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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. Mark Carota joined the board after the April 2021 town election. On April 8, 2021 the board chose Virginia Crocker Timmins as Chair, Kenneth Lefebvre as Vice Chair and Mark Carota as Clerk. Covers 48 meetings, April 8 to March 28, 2022.
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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 47 of 48 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 14Joint Meeting With School Committee And Town ModeratorMotion: roll call vote to appoint Ms. Jeannotte as an alternate member.…Passed 8–0 · see note
March 14, 2022 (Joint meeting): Joint Meeting With School Committee And Town Moderator
Roll call vote to appoint Ms. Jeannotte as an alternate member. Ms. Wojtas-Y, Mr. Lefebvre-Y, Mr. Dixon-Y, Chair Timmins-Y, Chair King-Y, Mr. Doherty-Y and Ms. Santos-Y.
The minutes give the count as 8-0, but the roll call reads: Patricia Wojtas yes, Kenneth Lefebvre yes, George Dixon yes, Virginia Crocker Timmins yes. Showing the count only. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“roll call vote to appoint Ms. Jeannotte as an alternate member. Ms. Wojtas-Y, Mr. Lefebvre-Y, Mr. Dixon-Y, Chair Timmins-Y, Chair King-Y, Mr. Doherty-Y and Ms. Santos-Y. Motion carries 8-0, unanimous..”
Feb 14Approve the above regular session minutesMotion: Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the above regular session…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Dixon
February 14, 2022: Approve the above regular session minutes
Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the above regular session minutes. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
Yes: Carota, Lefebvre, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Dixon
From the minutes
“Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the above regular session minutes. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0, with Board Member Dixon abstaining..” (Motion: Lefebvre, second: Carota)
Jan 24Approve the development agreement between Maple Multi- Family Land…Motion: Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to approve the development agreement between…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve the development agreement between Maple Multi- Family Land SE, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and 255 Princeton Street Realty Holdings LLC with the Town of Chelmsford dated January...
Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to approve the development agreement between Maple Multi- Family Land SE, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and 255 Princeton Street Realty Holdings LLC with the Town of Chelmsford dated January 24, 2022, contingent on the Board's favorable vote to support the proposed zoning amendment included on the warrant for the Special Town Meeting on February 24, 2022. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
Yes: Carota, Dixon, Timmins, WojtasKenneth Lefebvre stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to approve the development agreement between Maple Multi- Family Land SE, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and 255 Princeton Street Realty Holdings LLC with the Town of Chelmsford dated January 24, 2022, contingent on the Board's favorable vote to support the proposed zoning amendment included on the warrant for the Special Town Meeting on February 24, 2022. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0, with Vice Chair Lefebvre having recused himself from the vote..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Carota)
Jan 24Approve the development agreement between SCG Development Partners LLC…Motion: Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to approve the development agreement between…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve the development agreement between SCG Development Partners LLC of Peabody Massachusetts with the Town of Chelmsford dated January 24, 2022, contingent on the Board's favorable vote to...
Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to approve the development agreement between SCG Development Partners LLC of Peabody Massachusetts with the Town of Chelmsford dated January 24, 2022, contingent on the Board's favorable vote to support the proposed zoning amendment included on the warrant for the Special Town Meeting on February 24, 2022. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
Yes: Carota, Dixon, Timmins, WojtasKenneth Lefebvre stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to approve the development agreement between SCG Development Partners LLC of Peabody Massachusetts with the Town of Chelmsford dated January 24, 2022, contingent on the Board's favorable vote to support the proposed zoning amendment included on the warrant for the Special Town Meeting on February 24, 2022. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0, with Vice Chair Lefebvre having recused himself from the vote..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Carota)
Jan 24Recommend approval of Article 5Motion: Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 5.…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Lefebvre
January 24, 2022: Recommend approval of Article 5
Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 5. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
Yes: Carota, Dixon, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Lefebvre
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 5. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0, with Vice Chair Lefebvre abstaining..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Carota)
Jan 24Recommend approval of Article 6Motion: Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 6.…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Lefebvre
January 24, 2022: Recommend approval of Article 6
Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 6. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
Yes: Carota, Dixon, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Lefebvre
From the minutes
“Motion: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 6. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0, with Vice Chair Lefebvre abstaining..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Carota)
Jan 24Approve the funding of Items 30 and 31 designated…Motion: Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Items…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve the funding of Items 30 and 31 designated above; each item in the amount of $1,000/month for a period of five years
Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Items 30 and 31 designated above; each item in the amount of $1,000/month for a period of five years. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
George Dixon had left the meeting or had not yet arrived, according to the minutes, and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Items 30 and 31 designated above; each item in the amount of $1,000/month for a period of five years. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0..” (Motion: Lefebvre, second: Carota)
Jan 24Approve the funding of Item 60 designated above in…Motion: Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve the funding of Item 60 designated above in the amount of $150,000
Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item 60 designated above in the amount of $150,000. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
George Dixon had left the meeting or had not yet arrived, according to the minutes, and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item 60 designated above in the amount of $150,000. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0..” (Motion: Lefebvre, second: Carota)
Jan 24Approve the funding of Item 44 designated above in…Motion: Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve the funding of Item 44 designated above in the amount of $35,000; Item 45 designated above in the amount of $200,000; Item 46 designated above in the amount of…
Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item 44 designated above in the amount of $35,000; Item 45 designated above in the amount of $200,000; Item 46 designated above in the amount of $265,000; and Item 48 designated above in the amount of $349,900. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
George Dixon had left the meeting or had not yet arrived, according to the minutes, and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item 44 designated above in the amount of $35,000; Item 45 designated above in the amount of $200,000; Item 46 designated above in the amount of $265,000; and Item 48 designated above in the amount of $349,900. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0..” (Motion: Lefebvre, second: Carota)
Jan 24Approve the funding of Item 61 designated above in…Motion: Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve the funding of Item 61 designated above in the amount of $17,457
Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item 61 designated above in the amount of $17,457. Seconded by Board Member Carota.
George Dixon had left the meeting or had not yet arrived, according to the minutes, and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Motion: by Vice Chair Lefebvre to approve the funding of Item 61 designated above in the amount of $17,457. Seconded by Board Member Carota. Motion carries 4-0..” (Motion: Lefebvre, second: Carota)
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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