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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. Patrick Maloney joined the board after the April 2024 town election, filling the empty seat. On April 4, 2024 the board chose Patricia Wojtas as Chair (3-2 over Virginia Crocker Timmins), Erin Drew as Vice Chair and Patrick Maloney as Clerk. Covers 26 meetings, April 4 to March 24, 2025.
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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
ChairPatricia WojtasChair · At-large · at 26 of 26 meetingsVice-ChairErin DrewVice Chair · At-large · at 26 of 26 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.
Feb 24Approve the one day beer and wine license for…Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to approve the one day beer…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 24, 2025: Approve the one day beer and wine license for St. John's Evangelist Church at 115 Middlesex Street for March 15, 2025 as presented
MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to approve the one day beer and wine license for St. John's Evangelist Church at 115 Middlesex Street for March 15, 2025 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Y and Board Member Dixon-Y.
Yes: Dixon, Maloney, Timmins, WojtasThe roll call does not list Erin Drew, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to approve the one day beer and wine license for St. John's Evangelist Church at 115 Middlesex Street for March 15, 2025 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Y and Board Member Dixon-Y. Motion carries 4-0, unanimous..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
Feb 24Approve the one day all alcoholic beverages license for…Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to approve the one day all…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 24, 2025: Approve the one day all alcoholic beverages license for Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church at 180 Old Westford Road for March 22, 2025 as presented
MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to approve the one day all alcoholic beverages license for Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church at 180 Old Westford Road for March 22, 2025 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Y and Board Member Dixon-Y.
Yes: Dixon, Maloney, Timmins, WojtasThe roll call does not list Erin Drew, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to approve the one day all alcoholic beverages license for Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church at 180 Old Westford Road for March 22, 2025 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Dixon. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Y and Board Member Dixon-Y. Motion carries 4-0, unanimous..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Dixon)
Feb 24Approve the Select Board meeting minutes of February 3,…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board meeting…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Maloney
February 24, 2025: Approve the Select Board meeting minutes of February 3, 2025 as amended
MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board meeting minutes of February 3, 2025 as amended. Seconded by Clerk Maloney. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Vice Chair Drew-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Abstain and Board Member Dixon-Y.
Yes: Dixon, Drew, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Maloney
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board meeting minutes of February 3, 2025 as amended. Seconded by Clerk Maloney. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Vice Chair Drew-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Abstain and Board Member Dixon-Y. Motion carries 4-0..” (Motion: Drew, second: Maloney)
Feb 24Approve the Select Board minutes of February 10, 2025…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board minutes…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Maloney
February 24, 2025: Approve the Select Board minutes of February 10, 2025 with amendments
MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board minutes of February 10, 2025 with amendments. Seconded by Clerk Maloney. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Vice Chair Drew-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Abstain and Board Member Dixon-Y.
Yes: Dixon, Drew, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Maloney
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board minutes of February 10, 2025 with amendments. Seconded by Clerk Maloney. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Vice Chair Drew-Y, Board Member Timmins-Y, Clerk Maloney-Abstain and Board Member Dixon-Y. Motion carries 4-0..” (Motion: Drew, second: Maloney)
Dec 9Authorize the Town Manager to establish the FY26 operating…Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to authorize the Town Manager to…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
December 9, 2024 (Joint meeting): Authorize the Town Manager to establish the FY26 operating budget at a funding level of $168.4 million
MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to authorize the Town Manager to establish the FY26 operating budget at a funding level of $168.4 million. Seconded by School Committee Member Moses. Roll call vote: Those in favor: Select Board Members: Clerk Maloney, Board Member Dixon, Board Member Timmins, Vice Chair Drew and Chair Wojtas; School Committee Members: Chair King, Ms. Mackinnon, Ms. Santos, Ms. Lebeaux and Mr. Moses; Finance Committee Members: Chair Clancy, Mr. Chase, Ms. Goodland, Mr. Goselin, Mr. Kovalck, Ms. MacDonald and Ms. Tanini.
This was a joint vote with another board (count 17-0, including the other board’s members); the Select Board members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Timmins to authorize the Town Manager to establish the FY26 operating budget at a funding level of $168.4 million. Seconded by School Committee Member Moses. Roll call vote: Those in favor: Select Board Members: Clerk Maloney, Board Member Dixon, Board Member Timmins, Vice Chair Drew and Chair Wojtas; School Committee Members: Chair King, Ms. Mackinnon, Ms. Santos, Ms. Lebeaux and Mr. Moses; Finance Committee Members: Chair Clancy, Mr. Chase, Ms. Goodland, Mr. Goselin, Mr. Kovalck, Ms. MacDonald and Ms. Tanini. Motion carries 17-0, unanimous..” (Motion: Timmins)
Nov 18Adopt a residential factor of 0.96997%, a levy shift…Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Timmins that the Select Board adopt a…Passed 4–1 · No: Maloney
November 18, 2024: Adopt a residential factor of 0.96997%, a levy shift of 1.17 for FY2025
MOTION: by Board Member Timmins that the Select Board adopt a residential factor of 0.96997%, a levy shift of 1.17 for FY2025. Seconded by Vice Chair Drew.
Yes: Dixon, Drew, Timmins, WojtasNo: Maloney
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Timmins that the Select Board adopt a residential factor of 0.96997%, a levy shift of 1.17 for FY2025. Seconded by Vice Chair Drew. Motion carries 4-1 with Clerk Maloney voting not in favor..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Drew)
Nov 18Adopt a small commercial exemption for FY2025 to apply…Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Timmins that the Select Board adopt a…Passed 4–1 · No: Maloney
November 18, 2024: Adopt a small commercial exemption for FY2025 to apply to the commercial property classification at a rate of 10%
MOTION: by Board Member Timmins that the Select Board adopt a small commercial exemption for FY2025 to apply to the commercial property classification at a rate of 10%. Seconded by Vice Chair Drew.
Yes: Dixon, Drew, Timmins, WojtasNo: Maloney
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Timmins that the Select Board adopt a small commercial exemption for FY2025 to apply to the commercial property classification at a rate of 10%. Seconded by Vice Chair Drew. Motion carries 4-1, with Clerk Maloney voting not in favor..” (Motion: Timmins, second: Drew)
Nov 18Approve the Select Board regular meeting minutes of October…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board regular…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Maloney
November 18, 2024: Approve the Select Board regular meeting minutes of October 28, 2024 as presented
MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board regular meeting minutes of October 28, 2024 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Timmins.
Yes: Dixon, Drew, Timmins, WojtasAbstained: Maloney
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to approve the Select Board regular meeting minutes of October 28, 2024 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Timmins. Motion carries 4-0-1, with Clerk Maloney abstaining..” (Motion: Drew, second: Timmins)
Oct 28Approve the roadside vendor license for the Central Congregational…Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Dixon to approve the roadside vendor license…Passed 3–0 · see note
October 28, 2024: Approve the roadside vendor license for the Central Congregational Church at 1 Worthen St. from November 29th to December 23, 2024
MOTION: by Board Member Dixon to approve the roadside vendor license for the Central Congregational Church at 1 Worthen St. from November 29th to December 23, 2024. Seconded by Vice Chair Drew. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Vice Chair Drew-Y, and Board Member Dixon-Y.
Yes: Dixon, Drew, WojtasThe roll call does not list Virginia Crocker Timmins, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Dixon to approve the roadside vendor license for the Central Congregational Church at 1 Worthen St. from November 29th to December 23, 2024. Seconded by Vice Chair Drew. Roll call vote: Chair Wojtas-Y, Vice Chair Drew-Y, and Board Member Dixon-Y. Motion carries 3-0, unanimous..” (Motion: Dixon, second: Drew)
Sep 23Recommend approval of Article 16 to fall town meeting…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to recommend approval of Article 16…Passed 4–1 · No: Maloney
September 23, 2024: Recommend approval of Article 16 to fall town meeting as presented
MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to recommend approval of Article 16 to fall town meeting as presented. Seconded by Clerk Maloney. Discussion ensued. Clerk Maloney stated that, notwithstanding that he is in favor of giving the fire department and entire group everything that they need to be safe and live safely and provide correctly for the community, he stated his opinion that it does not fix the problem. He expects that the fire department will be back in front of the Select Board asking for manpower. The Town would be better suited to go to the three-station model staffed appropriately. Board Member Timmins responded that the study committee had looked in-depth at the three-station model with the third station in the vicinity of Route 110 and Hunt Rd., but found that the response time of eight minutes was unacceptable including response times for the second due company that would not arrive in time to provide water on scene before the first due company truck runs out of water. Vice Chair Drew stated that the eight-minute response time was unacceptable to her. Clerk Maloney reiterated his concern giving the fire department the right equipment and buildings does not solve the problem. .
Yes: Dixon, Drew, Timmins, WojtasNo: Maloney
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Drew to recommend approval of Article 16 to fall town meeting as presented. Seconded by Clerk Maloney. Discussion ensued. Clerk Maloney stated that, notwithstanding that he is in favor of giving the fire department and entire group everything that they need to be safe and live safely and provide correctly for the community, he stated his opinion that it does not fix the problem. He expects that the fire department will be back in front of the Select Board asking for manpower. The Town would be better suited to go to the three-station model staffed appropriately. Board Member Timmins responded that the study committee had looked in-depth at the three-station model with the third station in the vicinity of Route 110 and Hunt Rd., but found that the response time of eight minutes was unacceptable including response times for the second due company that would not arrive in time to provide water on scene before the first due company truck runs out of water. Vice Chair Drew stated that the eight-minute response time was unacceptable to her. Clerk Maloney reiterated his concern giving the fire department the right equipment and buildings does not solve the problem. . Motion carries 4-1, with Clerk Maloney opposed..” (Motion: Drew, second: Maloney)
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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