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Cohasset Select Board · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting

July 25, 2023

10 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda

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Attendance

Present: Jean Healey Dippold, Paul Grady, Ellen Maher, Jack Creighton, Chris Plecs

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Others Participating: Christopher Senior, Town Manager

Go into Executive Session Exemption #3 —To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation of...

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

Go into Executive Session Exemption #3 —To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigation of...

From the minutes

“Motion moved by Select Member Grady, seconded by Select Member Maher. Roll Call Vote, All-aye..” (Motion: Grady, second: Maher)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Boards/Committees—

Appoint all three to the Alternative Energy Committee

Minutes, page 1

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To appoint all three to the Alternative Energy Committee

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Creighton to appoint all three to the Alternative Energy Committee, seconded by Select Member Plecs. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Creighton, second: Plecs)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Community Preservation Committee

Approve Deirdre Hobson as the Planning Board Rep., Virginia Najmi as the Housing Authority Rep. and Mark St. Onge as the Historical Commission Rep. to the Community Preservation Committee

Minutes, page 1

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To approve Deirdre Hobson as the Planning Board Rep., Virginia Najmi as the Housing Authority Rep. and Mark St. Onge as the Historical Commission Rep. to the Community Preservation Committee

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Grady to approve Deirdre Hobson as the Planning Board Rep., Virginia Najmi as the Housing Authority Rep. and Mark St. Onge as the Historical Commission Rep. to the Community Preservation Committee, seconded by Select Member Plecs. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Grady, second: Plecs)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Appoint Select Member Grady to CPC

Minutes, page 1

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To appoint Select Member Grady to CPC

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Maher to appoint Select Member Grady to CPC, seconded by Select Member Plecs. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Maher, second: Plecs)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Select Member Maher to appoint Select Member Grady to CPC, seconded by Select

Appoint Valerio Romano to the Conservation Commission

Minutes, page 2

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To appoint Valerio Romano to the Conservation Commission

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Creighton to appoint Valerio Romano to the Conservation Commission, seconded by Select Member Plecs. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Creighton, second: Plecs)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Elder Affairs

Appoint Marsha Silvia to Elder Affairs

Minutes, page 2

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To appoint Marsha Silvia to Elder Affairs

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Grady to appoint Marsha Silvia to Elder Affairs, seconded by Select Member Plecs. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Grady, second: Plecs)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Norfolk County Advisory Board

Appoint Diane Kennedy to the Norfolk County Advisory Board

Minutes, page 2

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To appoint Diane Kennedy to the Norfolk County Advisory Board

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Maher to appoint Diane Kennedy to the Norfolk County Advisory Board, seconded by Select Member Plecs. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Maher, second: Plecs)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Select Board Goals — Roads and Sidewalks — Mr. Jay Pimpare, 713 Jerusalem Rd., Chair of

The motion but wanted to solidify that there will be no parking on Cove to Whitehead and around the Island

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

The motion but wanted to solidify that there will be no parking on Cove to Whitehead and around the Island

From the minutes

“Select Member Grady moved the motion but wanted to solidify that there will be no parking on Cove to Whitehead and around the Island, seconded by Select Member Creighton. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Grady, second: Creighton)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

They have been looking at free cash, operating budgets, peer community data as well as

Adopt these two dates

Minutes, page 3

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To adopt these two dates

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Creighton to adopt these two dates, seconded by select member Grady. Roll Call Vote. All-aye..” (Motion: Creighton, second: Grady)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Approval of Minutes — 7/11/2023 — The Board postponed the approval of the 7/11/2023

Adjourn

Minutes, page 4

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To adjourn

From the minutes

“Motion by Select Member Creighton to adjourn, seconded by Select Member Grady. The vote was unanimous (5-0)..” (Motion: Creighton, second: Grady)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

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