MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2018–2019 Board · Regular meeting
October 29, 2018
9 recorded votes, 9 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Thomas McKean, Michael Lawson, Jane Hotchkiss, Alice Kaufman, Linda Escobedo
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
CONSENT AGENDA
Approve the consent agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To approve the consent agenda.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To approve the consent agenda..”
CHAIR'S REPORT
Support the OARS/NRC request to install paddler access signs located on Town-owned lands as described in request dated 9/26/18
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To support the OARS/NRC request to install paddler access signs located on Town-owned lands as described in request dated 9/26/18.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To support the OARS/NRC request to install paddler access signs located on Town-owned lands as described in request dated 9/26/18..”
DISCUSS POSSIBLE PERMANENT MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Approve the Concord Center Cultural District Committee charge as drafted with the amended date of 2012
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To approve the Concord Center Cultural District Committee charge as drafted with the amended date of 2012.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To approve the Concord Center Cultural District Committee charge as drafted with the amended date of 2012..”
Amend the Town Manager Search Committee charge as discussed to strike Section C.1
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To amend the Town Manager Search Committee charge as discussed to strike Section C.1.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To amend the Town Manager Search Committee charge as discussed to strike Section C.1..”
MISCELLANEOUS/CORRESPONDENCE
Move to authorize the Chair to sign and transmit congratulatory letters to Concord Boy Scout Troop 132 members: Aidan Edmonson and Justin Reed for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: Move to authorize the Chair to sign and transmit congratulatory letters to Concord Boy Scout Troop 132 members: Aidan Edmonson and Justin Reed for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: Move to authorize the Chair to sign and transmit congratulatory letters to Concord Boy Scout Troop 132 members: Aidan Edmonson and Justin Reed for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout..”
Move to authorize the Chair to sign and transmit MassPIRG Electric Bus Statement of Support
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: Move to authorize the Chair to sign and transmit MassPIRG Electric Bus Statement of Support.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: Move to authorize the Chair to sign and transmit MassPIRG Electric Bus Statement of Support..”
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Appoint Arthur Schwope of 281 Holden Wood Road to the Conservation Restriction Stewardship Committee for term to expire May 31, 2021 and Jane Wells of 51 Chestnut Street to the Conservation...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To Appoint Arthur Schwope of 281 Holden Wood Road to the Conservation Restriction Stewardship Committee for term to expire May 31, 2021 and Jane Wells of 51 Chestnut Street to the Conservation Restriction Stewardship Committee for term to expire May 31, 2020; Peggy Briggs of 253 Elm Street, Jeffery Collins of 55 Highland Street, Bouzha Cookman of 94 Hubbard Street, James DiGiovanni of 269 Laws Brook Road, Pauline Reeve of 429 Williams Road, Steve Verrill of 415 Plainfield Road, Deena Whitfield of 67 Whit's End Road, Alice Kaufman of 1615 Lowell Road, and Michael Lawson of 1695 Lowell Road to the Town Manager Search Committee for terms to expire May 31, 2019
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To Appoint Arthur Schwope of 281 Holden Wood Road to the Conservation Restriction Stewardship Committee for term to expire May 31, 2021 and Jane Wells of 51 Chestnut Street to the Conservation Restriction Stewardship Committee for term to expire May 31, 2020; Peggy Briggs of 253 Elm Street, Jeffery Collins of 55 Highland Street, Bouzha Cookman of 94 Hubbard Street, James DiGiovanni of 269 Laws Brook Road, Pauline Reeve of 429 Williams Road, Steve Verrill of 415 Plainfield Road, Deena Whitfield of 67 Whit's End Road, Alice Kaufman of 1615 Lowell Road, and Michael Lawson of 1695 Lowell Road to the Town Manager Search Committee for terms to expire May 31, 2019.”
APPOINT ELECTION OFFICERS
Appoint Election Officers as listed on Town Clerk's memo dated 10/26/18
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To Appoint Election Officers as listed on Town Clerk's memo dated 10/26/18.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board UNANIMOUSLY MOVED: To Appoint Election Officers as listed on Town Clerk's memo dated 10/26/18..”
Adjourn
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to adjourn the meeting for the evening.
The minutes record the result but no count or names. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“On a motion duly made and seconded, it was: VOTED: to adjourn the meeting for the evening..”
From the Concord Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): The Concord Bridge — Wendy Rovelli and Cameron McKennitt (Celeste Katz Marston, April 2024), Paul Boehm and Mary Hartman (January 2025), Dean Banfield (courtesy photo, March 2026). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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