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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. Jeffrey Hardy and Aaron Cunningham joined the board after the April 2025 town election; George Dixon and Virginia Crocker Timmins left it (their last meeting was March 24, 2025). On April 3, 2025 the board chose Erin Drew as Chair, Patrick Maloney as Vice Chair and Aaron Cunningham as Clerk (each 5-0). Erin Drew resigned in late 2025 (her last meeting was November 17, 2025); on December 1, 2025 the board chose Patrick Maloney as Chair, Patricia Wojtas as Vice Chair and Aaron Cunningham as Clerk (4-0) and decided not to hold a special election. Covers 27 meetings, April 3 to March 30, 2026.
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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
Vice-ChairPatricia WojtasVice Chair · At-large · at 27 of 27 meetings
Aaron CunninghamClerk · At-large · at 27 of 27 meetings
Jeffrey HardyMember · At-large · at 23 of 27 meetingsPatrick MaloneyChair · At-large · at 25 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 30Re-appoint Lawrence MacDonald as the representative to the Nashoba…Motion: Upon motion duly made by Select Board Vice Chair Wojtas and…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 30, 2026 (Joint meeting): Re-appoint Lawrence MacDonald as the representative to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee
Upon motion duly made by Select Board Vice Chair Wojtas and Board Member Hardy,
This was a joint vote with another board (count 9-0, including the other board’s members); the Select Board members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Upon motion duly made by Select Board Vice Chair Wojtas and Board Member Hardy, it was unanimously voted by acclamation to re-appoint Lawrence MacDonald as the representative to the Nashoba Valley Technical District School Committee. Motion carries 9-0, unanimous..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Hardy)
Mar 9Approve the meeting minutes for February 26, 2026, as…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Wojtas to approve the meeting minutes for…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Maloney
March 9, 2026: Approve the meeting minutes for February 26, 2026, as presented
MOTION: by Vice Chair Wojtas to approve the meeting minutes for February 26, 2026, as presented. Seconded by Board Member Hardy.
Yes: Cunningham, Hardy, WojtasAbstained: Maloney
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Wojtas to approve the meeting minutes for February 26, 2026, as presented. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Motion carries 3-0 with Chair Maloney abstaining..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Hardy)
Dec 22Approve the joint meeting minutes for the Select Board,…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Wojtas to approve the joint meeting minutes…Passed 3–0 · see note
December 22, 2025: Approve the joint meeting minutes for the Select Board, School Committee and Town Moderator meeting of December 8, 2025 as amended
MOTION: by Vice Chair Wojtas to approve the joint meeting minutes for the Select Board, School Committee and Town Moderator meeting of December 8, 2025 as amended. Seconded by Board Member Hardy.
Yes: Cunningham, Maloney, WojtasThe minutes say Jeffrey Hardy did not vote.
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Wojtas to approve the joint meeting minutes for the Select Board, School Committee and Town Moderator meeting of December 8, 2025 as amended. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Motion carries 3-0, unanimous; Board Member Hardy did not vote, as he was not in attendance for that meeting..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Hardy)
Dec 8Nominate Chuck FidlerMotion: MOTION: by Select Board Member Wojtas to nominate Chuck Fidler. Seconded…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
December 8, 2025 (Special meeting): Nominate Chuck Fidler
MOTION: by Select Board Member Wojtas to nominate Chuck Fidler. Seconded by School Committee Chair King.
This was a joint vote with another board (count 6-0, including the other board’s members); the Select Board members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Select Board Member Wojtas to nominate Chuck Fidler. Seconded by School Committee Chair King. Motion carries, 6-0, unanimous..” (Motion: Wojtas)
Nov 17Approve the regular meeting minutes of October 27, 2025…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to approve the regular meeting minutes…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Hardy
November 17, 2025: Approve the regular meeting minutes of October 27, 2025 as presented
MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to approve the regular meeting minutes of October 27, 2025 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Hardy.
Yes: Cunningham, Drew, Maloney, WojtasAbstained: Hardy
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to approve the regular meeting minutes of October 27, 2025 as presented. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Motion carries 4-0, with Board Member Hardy abstaining..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Hardy)
Sep 22Recommend not to approve Article 34Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend not to approve Article…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Cunningham
September 22, 2025: Recommend not to approve Article 34
MOTION: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend not to approve Article 34. Seconded by Board Member Hardy.
Yes: Drew, Hardy, WojtasAbstained: Cunningham
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend not to approve Article 34. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Motion carries 3-0, with Clerk Cunningham abstaining..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Hardy)
Sep 22Recommend approval of Article 2Motion: MOTION: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 2.…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Hardy
September 22, 2025: Recommend approval of Article 2
MOTION: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 2. Seconded by Board Member Hardy.
Yes: Cunningham, Drew, WojtasAbstained: Hardy
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Board Member Wojtas to recommend approval of Article 2. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Motion carries 3-0, with Board Member Hardy abstaining..” (Motion: Wojtas, second: Hardy)
Sep 8Direct the Town Manager to enter into the contract…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to direct the Town Manager to…Passed 4–1 · No: Wojtas
September 8, 2025: Direct the Town Manager to enter into the contract for the proposal and quotation of Capital Strategic Solutions of Hudson, MA as presented
MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to direct the Town Manager to enter into the contract for the proposal and quotation of Capital Strategic Solutions of Hudson, MA as presented. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Roll call vote: Chair Drew-Y, Vice Chair Maloney-Y, Clerk Cunningham- Y, Board Member Hardy-Y and Board Member Wojtas-N.
Yes: Cunningham, Drew, Hardy, MaloneyNo: Wojtas
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to direct the Town Manager to enter into the contract for the proposal and quotation of Capital Strategic Solutions of Hudson, MA as presented. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Roll call vote: Chair Drew-Y, Vice Chair Maloney-Y, Clerk Cunningham- Y, Board Member Hardy-Y and Board Member Wojtas-N. Motion carries 4-1..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Hardy)
Aug 11Support the recommendation of the Chelmsford Recycling Committee by…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to support the recommendation of the…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Drew
August 11, 2025: Support the recommendation of the Chelmsford Recycling Committee by submitting a letter of support to the legislature to support House Bill H886, an Act relative to Paint Recycling, and Senate...
MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to support the recommendation of the Chelmsford Recycling Committee by submitting a letter of support to the legislature to support House Bill H886, an Act relative to Paint Recycling, and Senate Bill S647, an Act relative to Paint Recycling as presented this evening. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Roll call vote: Vice Chair Maloney-Y, Clerk Cunningham-Y, Board Member Wojtas-Y, Board Member Hardy-Y and Chair Drew-A.
Yes: Cunningham, Hardy, Maloney, WojtasAbstained: Drew
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to support the recommendation of the Chelmsford Recycling Committee by submitting a letter of support to the legislature to support House Bill H886, an Act relative to Paint Recycling, and Senate Bill S647, an Act relative to Paint Recycling as presented this evening. Seconded by Board Member Hardy. Roll call vote: Vice Chair Maloney-Y, Clerk Cunningham-Y, Board Member Wojtas-Y, Board Member Hardy-Y and Chair Drew-A. Motion carries 4-0, with Chair Drew abstaining..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Hardy)
May 19Authorize the Town Manager to enter into negotiations for…Motion: MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to authorize the Town Manager to…Passed 4–1 · No: Drew
May 19, 2025: Authorize the Town Manager to enter into negotiations for electricity aggregation for a period of three years with the greener middle option being the preferred default option by the Board
MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to authorize the Town Manager to enter into negotiations for electricity aggregation for a period of three years with the greener middle option being the preferred default option by the Board. Seconded by Clerk Cunningham. Roll call vote: Chair Drew-N, Vice Chair Maloney-Y, Clerk Cunningham-Y, Board Member Wojtas-Y and Board Member Hardy-Y.
Yes: Cunningham, Hardy, Maloney, WojtasNo: Drew
From the minutes
“MOTION: by Vice Chair Maloney to authorize the Town Manager to enter into negotiations for electricity aggregation for a period of three years with the greener middle option being the preferred default option by the Board. Seconded by Clerk Cunningham. Roll call vote: Chair Drew-N, Vice Chair Maloney-Y, Clerk Cunningham-Y, Board Member Wojtas-Y and Board Member Hardy-Y. Motion carries 4-1..” (Motion: Maloney, second: Cunningham)
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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