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Cohasset Select Board
How the Cohasset Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Paul Grady joined after the May 2022 election; Keri Thompson left. Reorganized May 24, 2022: Jack Creighton chair (chosen over Corey Evans, 3 to 2), Jean Healey Dippold vice chair, Paul Grady clerk. Covers 35 meetings, May 24 to May 9, 2023.
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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 Cohasset ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
"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: Cohasset Select Board minutes (called the Board of Selectmen until 2020) from January 2, 2018 through September 22, 2026, from the town’s Agenda Center, which has minutes back to 2013. The town posts minutes for nearly every meeting; 32 meetings since 2018 have an agenda but no minutes (most in 2018–2022, plus July 28, 2026), and the June 12, 2018 minutes file would not open. We list every meeting without minutes. Most minutes are typed; 55 are scanned images, which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked by hand. Most votes are roll calls by name or recorded as unanimous, so we show each member’s vote. When the minutes give only a count that doesn’t match the members present, or only the result, we show that without guessing. Motions with no recorded result (including four 2021 and 2026 roll calls where each member answered “present”) are left out. When members chose between candidates for an office, we show the result and quote each member’s choice in a note. At joint meetings, only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. 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.
May 1Recommend Article #5 Borrowing Article for Town Hall to…Motion: to recommend Article #5 Borrowing Article for Town Hall to ATMFailed 2–2 · No: Dippold, Grady · Abstained: Creighton
May 1, 2023: Recommend Article #5 Borrowing Article for Town Hall to ATM
To recommend Article #5 Borrowing Article for Town Hall to ATM
Yes: Evans, KennedyNo: Dippold, GradyAbstained: CreightonTie vote; a motion needs a majority to pass.
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Evans to recommend Article #5 Borrowing Article for Town Hall to ATM, seconded by Select Member Kennedy. The Board had a brief discussion. Roll Call Vote; Corey Evans-Aye, Diane Kennedy- Aye, Jean Healey Dippold-Nay, Paul Grady-Nay, Jack Creighton abstained from the vote..” (Motion: Evans, second: Kennedy)
May 1Reaffirm the Select Boards recommendation to ATM for CPC…Motion: to reaffirm the Select Boards recommendation to ATM for CPC $1…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Kennedy
May 1, 2023: Reaffirm the Select Boards recommendation to ATM for CPC $1 million towards town hall restoration
To reaffirm the Select Boards recommendation to ATM for CPC $1 million towards town hall restoration
Yes: Creighton, Dippold, GradyAbstained: KennedyCorey Evans was not present for this vote. Diane Kennedy abstained.
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Dippold to reaffirm the Select Boards recommendation to ATM for CPC $1 million towards town hall restoration, seconded by Select Member Grady. Diane Kennedy stated she doesn't see the need to revote. Roll Call Vote; Jack Creighton-Aye, Jean Healey Dippold-Aye, Paul Grady- Aye. Diane Kennedy abstained from the vote and Corey Evans was not present..” (Motion: Dippold, second: Grady)
Apr 4Call the voteMotion: to call the votePassed 4–1 · No: Evans
April 4, 2023: Call the vote
To call the vote
Yes: Creighton, Dippold, Grady, KennedyNo: Evans
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Dippold to call the vote, seconded by Select Member Grady. Roll Call Vote, Paul Grady-Aye, Jean Healy Dippold-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Jack Creighton-Aye, Cory Evans-Nay..” (Motion: Dippold, second: Grady)
Apr 4For the Select Board to recommend the warrant article…Motion: for the Select Board to recommend the warrant article on the…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Evans
April 4, 2023: For the Select Board to recommend the warrant article on the floor of Annual Town Meeting
For the Select Board to recommend the warrant article on the floor of Annual Town Meeting
Yes: Creighton, Dippold, Grady, KennedyAbstained: Evans
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Dippold for the Select Board to recommend the warrant article on the floor of Annual Town Meeting, seconded by Select Member Grady. Roll Call Vote, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Paul Grady-Aye, Jean Healy Dippold-Aye, Jack Creighton-Aye, Corey Evans-abstained from the vote..” (Motion: Dippold, second: Grady)
Apr 4Move Town Hall Project article to Article #5 and…Motion: to move Town Hall Project article to Article #5 and to…Passed 3–2 · No: Evans, Kennedy
April 4, 2023: Move Town Hall Project article to Article #5 and to move the CPC article to Article #6 on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
To move Town Hall Project article to Article #5 and to move the CPC article to Article #6 on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Yes: Creighton, Dippold, GradyNo: Evans, Kennedy
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Dippold to move Town Hall Project article to Article #5 and to move the CPC article to Article #6 on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant, seconded by Select Member Grady. Roll Call Vote. Diane Kennedy-Nay, Jean Heally Dippold-Aye, Paul Grady- Aye, Corey Evans-Nay, Jack Creighton-Aye..” (Motion: Dippold, second: Grady)
Mar 28Put an article on the warrant for ATM for…Motion: to put an article on the warrant for ATM for town…Failed 2–3 · No: Creighton, Dippold, Grady
March 28, 2023: Put an article on the warrant for ATM for town hall borrowing
To put an article on the warrant for ATM for town hall borrowing
Yes: Evans, KennedyNo: Creighton, Dippold, Grady
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Evans to put an article on the warrant for ATM for town hall borrowing, seconded by Select Member Kennedy. Roll Call Vote; Corey Evans-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Aye, Paul Grady-Nay, Jean Healey Dippold-Nay, Jack Creighton- Nay. Motion failed..” (Motion: Evans, second: Kennedy)
Mar 28Call the questionMotion: to call the questionPassed 3–2 · No: Evans, Kennedy
March 28, 2023: Call the question
To call the question
Yes: Creighton, Dippold, GradyNo: Evans, KennedyCorey Evans then said the motion had not been seconded, and the Board voted again on a seconded motion to call the vote, which failed 2-3.
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Dippold to call the question. Roll Call Vote; Jean Healey Dippold-Aye, Jack Creighton-Aye, Paul Grady-Aye, Corey Evans-Nay, Diane Kennedy-Nay..” (Motion: Dippold)
Mar 28Call the voteMotion: to call the voteFailed 2–3 · No: Evans, Grady, Kennedy
March 28, 2023: Call the vote
To call the vote
Yes: Creighton, DippoldNo: Evans, Grady, Kennedy
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Dippold to call the vote, seconded by Chair Creighton. Roll Call Vote; Corey Evans-Nay, Diane Kennedy-Nay, Paul Grady-Nay, Jean Healey Dippold-Aye, Jack Creighton-Aye. Motion failed..” (Motion: Dippold, second: Creighton)
Mar 28Have a Special Town Meeting in the fall to…Motion: to have a Special Town Meeting in the fall to include…Passed 3–1 · No: Kennedy · Abstained: Evans
March 28, 2023: Have a Special Town Meeting in the fall to include but not limited to the big infrastructure projects such as town hall, fields & courts, schools, roads, and sidewalks
To have a Special Town Meeting in the fall to include but not limited to the big infrastructure projects such as town hall, fields & courts, schools, roads, and sidewalks
Yes: Creighton, Dippold, GradyNo: KennedyAbstained: Evans
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Dippold to have a Special Town Meeting in the fall to include but not limited to the big infrastructure projects such as town hall, fields & courts, schools, roads, and sidewalks, seconded by Select Member Grady. Roll Call Vote; Paul Grady-Aye, Jean Healey Dippold-Aye, Jack Creighton-Aye, Diane Kennedy-Nay. Corey Evans abstained from the vote stating he doesn't see the purpose. Motion passed..” (Motion: Dippold, second: Grady)
Mar 7Allow the Attorney General a 90-day extension to review…Motion: to allow the Attorney General a 90-day extension to review Nav…Passed 4–1 · No: Evans
March 7, 2023: Allow the Attorney General a 90-day extension to review Nav By-Law documents
To allow the Attorney General a 90-day extension to review Nav By-Law documents
Yes: Creighton, Dippold, Grady, KennedyNo: Evans
From the minutes
“Motion by Select Member Kennedy to allow the Attorney General a 90-day extension to review Nav By-Law documents, seconded by Select Member Grady. Roll Call Vote, Select Member Kennedy – aye, Select Member Grady-aye, Select Member Dippold-aye, Chair Creighton-aye, Select Member Evans-nay..” (Motion: Kennedy, second: Grady)
From the Cohasset Select Board’s official minutes, posted 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.
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