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Chelmsford Select Board
How the Chelmsford Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. On June 8, 2020 the board chose Kenneth Lefebvre as Chairman, Virginia Crocker Timmins as Vice Chairman and George Dixon as Clerk. The board was renamed the Select Board during this term (the minutes use the new name from August 31, 2020). Emily Antul’s last meeting was January 11, 2021; from January 25, 2021 the minutes list four members. Covers 27 meetings, June 8 to March 29, 2021.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Chelmsford ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
Patricia WojtasMember · At-large · at 27 of 27 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Chelmsford Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until August 2020) from January 8, 2018 through August 24, 2026: 282 meetings and 2,533 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to 2013 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on). All the minutes are typed documents with searchable text. Joint meetings with other boards (School Committee, Finance Committee, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Board of Health, Housing Authority and others) are included when they are in the board’s minutes; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. Not here: executive-session minutes (released executive-session minutes attached to some files are left out, except February 15, 2024, where they are the only minutes posted); September 9, 2024 (the file posted for that date is the November 4, 2024 minutes); July 9, 2026 (a joint executive session with the Zoning Board of Appeals; agenda only); January 29, 2020 (a Vision and Values Committee public input session, not a board meeting); and meetings after August 24, 2026 (the September 14, September 28 and October 5, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Chelmsford’s minutes record most votes as “Motion carries 5-0, unanimous” with the members present listed at the top, and since 2020 many votes as roll calls by name (“Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Vice Chair Hardy-Y, Clerk Boisvert-Y, Board Member Cunningham-Y and Board Member Kurland-Y”). Split votes name the members who voted no or abstained. Where a count does not match the members present and the minutes do not say who voted which way, or a roll call does not match its count, we show the count only, with a note (21 votes). Two officer elections were a choice between two nominees (April 2023 and April 2024); they show the count, with the minutes’ record of who chose whom in the note. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Mar 29Approve the Select Board Regular Session Minutes from January…Motion: MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the Select…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Dixon
March 29, 2021: Approve the Select Board Regular Session Minutes from January 11, 2021
MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the Select Board Regular Session Minutes from January 11, 2021. Board Member Wojtas seconded the motion. A roll call was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Abstained Chair Lefebvre: Aye
Yes: Lefebvre, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Dixon
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the Select Board Regular Session Minutes from January 11, 2021. Board Member Wojtas seconded the motion. A roll call was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Abstained Chair Lefebvre: Aye The motion carried 3 - 0..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Wojtas)
Mar 29Approve the Tri-Board Regular Session Minutes from January 11,…Motion: MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the Tri-Board…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Dixon
March 29, 2021: Approve the Tri-Board Regular Session Minutes from January 11, 2021
MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the Tri-Board Regular Session Minutes from January 11, 2021. Board Member Wojtas seconded the motion. A roll call was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Abstained Chair Lefebvre: Aye
Yes: Lefebvre, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Dixon
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the Tri-Board Regular Session Minutes from January 11, 2021. Board Member Wojtas seconded the motion. A roll call was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Abstained Chair Lefebvre: Aye The motion carried 3 - 0..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Wojtas)
Mar 8Nominate Sam Poulten to the Nashoba Valley Technical District…Motion: MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to nominate Sam Poulten…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 8, 2021: Nominate Sam Poulten to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee for a three-year term to expire on March 31, 2024
MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to nominate Sam Poulten to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee for a three-year term to expire on March 31, 2024. Board Member Dixon seconded the motion. Discussion: Sam Poulten thanked the Board for the opportunity and said he felt the Nashoba Valley Technical District was totally integrated with the Chelmsford Public Schools. He added he was open to any suggestions or comments the Select Board had in the future. A roll call of the School Committee was taken, which resulted as follows: Chair King: Aye Committee Member Santos: Aye Committee Member Moses: Aye Committee Member Doherty: Aye A roll call of the Select Board was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chair Lefebvre: Aye
This was a joint vote with another board; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to nominate Sam Poulten to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee for a three-year term to expire on March 31, 2024. Board Member Dixon seconded the motion. Discussion: Sam Poulten thanked the Board for the opportunity and said he felt the Nashoba Valley Technical District was totally integrated with the Chelmsford Public Schools. He added he was open to any suggestions or comments the Select Board had in the future. A roll call of the School Committee was taken, which resulted as follows: Chair King: Aye Committee Member Santos: Aye Committee Member Moses: Aye Committee Member Doherty: Aye A roll call of the Select Board was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chair Lefebvre: Aye The motion carried 8- 0..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
Mar 8Approve the award of the disposal of street sweeping…Motion: MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the award…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Lefebvre
March 8, 2021: Approve the award of the disposal of street sweeping and catch basin clean debris to W.L. French Excavating Corporation as presented
MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the award of the disposal of street sweeping and catch basin clean debris to W.L. French Excavating Corporation as presented. Board Member Dixon seconded the motion. A roll call of the Select Board was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chair Lefebvre: Abstained
Yes: Dixon, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Lefebvre
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Timmins made a motion to approve the award of the disposal of street sweeping and catch basin clean debris to W.L. French Excavating Corporation as presented. Board Member Dixon seconded the motion. A roll call of the Select Board was taken, which resulted as follows: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chair Lefebvre: Abstained The motion carried 3 - 0. 8..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
Nov 30Approve the Alteration of Premises for the All Alcoholic…Motion: Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the Alteration of Premises…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Antul
November 30, 2020: Approve the Alteration of Premises for the All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant License for Middlesex Foods, Inc. DBA Princeton Station, at 147 Princeton St., as presented
Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the Alteration of Premises for the All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant License for Middlesex Foods, Inc. DBA Princeton Station, at 147 Princeton St., as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Abstained Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye
Yes: Dixon, Lefebvre, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Antul
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the Alteration of Premises for the All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant License for Middlesex Foods, Inc. DBA Princeton Station, at 147 Princeton St., as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Abstained Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye Motion carries, unanimous, 4-0..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
Nov 30Support the Permanent Building Committee's request to issue an…Motion: Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to support the Permanent Building Committee's…Passed 4–1 · No: Dixon
November 30, 2020: Support the Permanent Building Committee's request to issue an RFP for the renovation of the North Fire Station to include the use of 54 Richardson Rd. Award is to be…
Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to support the Permanent Building Committee's request to issue an RFP for the renovation of the North Fire Station to include the use of 54 Richardson Rd. Award is to be contingent upon a published opinion from a licensed site professional to include continuous monitoring updates, and any suggested mitigation efforts. Seconded by Board Member Antul. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Opposed Chairman Lefebvre: Aye
Yes: Antul, Lefebvre, Timmins, WojtasNo: Dixon
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to support the Permanent Building Committee's request to issue an RFP for the renovation of the North Fire Station to include the use of 54 Richardson Rd. Award is to be contingent upon a published opinion from a licensed site professional to include continuous monitoring updates, and any suggested mitigation efforts. Seconded by Board Member Antul. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Aye Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Opposed Chairman Lefebvre: Aye Motion carries, 4-1..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Antul)
Nov 30Approve the lease at Sunny Meadow Farm to Max…Motion: Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the lease at Sunny…Passed 4–0 · see note
November 30, 2020: Approve the lease at Sunny Meadow Farm to Max Jordan, as presented
Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the lease at Sunny Meadow Farm to Max Jordan, as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Not available. Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye
Yes: Dixon, Lefebvre, Timmins, WojtasThe roll call does not list Emily Antul, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the lease at Sunny Meadow Farm to Max Jordan, as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Not available. Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye Motion carries, 4-0..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
Nov 16Approve a Roadside Vendor's License for the Central Congregational…Motion: Motion: by Board Member Dixon to approve a Roadside Vendor's License…Passed 4–0 · see note
November 16, 2020: Approve a Roadside Vendor's License for the Central Congregational Church from November 26, 2020 to December 23, 2020, to be exercised at 1 Worthen St., as presented
Motion: by Board Member Dixon to approve a Roadside Vendor's License for the Central Congregational Church from November 26, 2020 to December 23, 2020, to be exercised at 1 Worthen St., as presented. Seconded by Board Member Wojtas. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Aye Board Member Timmins: Recused Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye
Yes: Antul, Dixon, Lefebvre, WojtasVirginia Crocker Timmins stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Dixon to approve a Roadside Vendor's License for the Central Congregational Church from November 26, 2020 to December 23, 2020, to be exercised at 1 Worthen St., as presented. Seconded by Board Member Wojtas. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Aye Board Member Timmins: Recused Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye Motion carries, unanimous, 4-0..” (Motion: Dixon, second: Wojtas)
Nov 2Approve the Regular Session Meeting Minutes of July 13,…Motion: Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the Regular Session Meeting…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Antul
November 2, 2020: Approve the Regular Session Meeting Minutes of July 13, 2020, as amended
Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the Regular Session Meeting Minutes of July 13, 2020, as amended. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Abstained Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye
Yes: Dixon, Lefebvre, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Antul
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Timmins to approve the Regular Session Meeting Minutes of July 13, 2020, as amended. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Wojtas: Aye Board Member Antul: Abstained Board Member Timmins: Aye Board Member Dixon: Aye Chairman Lefebvre: Aye Motion carries, unanimous, 4-0..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
Oct 5Recommend approval of Article 11, Transfer Free Cash to…Motion: Motion: by Select Board Member Timmins to recommend approval of Article…Failed 1–3 · No: Lefebvre, Timmins, Wojtas
October 5, 2020: Recommend approval of Article 11, Transfer Free Cash to Reduce Fiscal Year 2021 Property Tax Levy, as presented
Motion: by Select Board Member Timmins to recommend approval of Article 11, Transfer Free Cash to Reduce Fiscal Year 2021 Property Tax Levy, as presented. Seconded by Select Board Member Dixon. Discussion: Board member Timmons is against this Motion because the Town is already putting $2.9 million against the tax levy. Future discussions can be had about how to reduce the tax limits. Roll Call: Select Board Member Wojtas: No Select Board Member Dixon: Aye Select Board Member Timmins: No Chairman Lefebvre: No
Yes: DixonNo: Lefebvre, Timmins, Wojtas
From the minutes
“Motion: by Select Board Member Timmins to recommend approval of Article 11, Transfer Free Cash to Reduce Fiscal Year 2021 Property Tax Levy, as presented. Seconded by Select Board Member Dixon. Discussion: Board member Timmons is against this Motion because the Town is already putting $2.9 million against the tax levy. Future discussions can be had about how to reduce the tax limits. Roll Call: Select Board Member Wojtas: No Select Board Member Dixon: Aye Select Board Member Timmins: No Chairman Lefebvre: No Motion fails, 1-3..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
From the Chelmsford Select Board’s official minutes in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Chelmsford, Select Board page (official board photo, captioned by name; cropped by MassVoter).
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