MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
April 9, 2020
5 recorded votes, 5 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Michael Lawson, Linda Escobedo, Terri Ackerman, Jane Hotchkiss, Susan Bates
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Move that in accordance with Chapter 53, Section 11 of the Acts of 2020 signed by the Governor on April 3, 2020, the Select Board hereby waives the payment of interest and other penalty in the...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move that in accordance with Chapter 53, Section 11 of the Acts of 2020 signed by the Governor on April 3, 2020, the Select Board hereby waives the payment of interest and other penalty in the event of a late payment of any excise, tax, betterment assessment or apportionment thereof.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move that in accordance with Chapter 53, Section 11 of the Acts of 2020 signed by the Governor on April 3, 2020, the Select Board hereby waives the payment of interest and other penalty in the event of a late payment of any excise, tax, betterment assessment or apportionment thereof..”
Move to amend the charge of the Economic Vitality Committee by adding to the Duties Section, "Explore and recommend methods the Town and Community can take to support local businesses during the...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move to amend the charge of the Economic Vitality Committee by adding to the Duties Section, "Explore and recommend methods the Town and Community can take to support local businesses during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery."
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move to amend the charge of the Economic Vitality Committee by adding to the Duties Section, "Explore and recommend methods the Town and Community can take to support local businesses during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery.".”
Move to authorize the Hugh Cargill Trust Committee to increase the monthly and annual caps for financial assistance given to individual families
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move to authorize the Hugh Cargill Trust Committee to increase the monthly and annual caps for financial assistance given to individual families.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move to authorize the Hugh Cargill Trust Committee to increase the monthly and annual caps for financial assistance given to individual families..”
Move to add to APP 10, Section VII - Appointment Policies and Procedures, (b) Term of Office, that in the event of a declared emergency and if the Moderator reschedules Town Meeting after May 31,...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move to add to APP 10, Section VII - Appointment Policies and Procedures, (b) Term of Office, that in the event of a declared emergency and if the Moderator reschedules Town Meeting after May 31, all appointed members of committee whose terms would otherwise expire, shall remain in office until the close of the rescheduled Town Meeting.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Move to add to APP 10, Section VII - Appointment Policies and Procedures, (b) Term of Office, that in the event of a declared emergency and if the Moderator reschedules Town Meeting after May 31, all appointed members of committee whose terms would otherwise expire, shall remain in office until the close of the rescheduled Town Meeting..”
(the minutes do not state the motion)
Motion made and seconded, with a unanimous vote to adjourn.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion made and seconded, with a unanimous vote to adjourn..”
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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