MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
January 25, 2021
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Linda Escobedo, Susan Bates, Terri Ackerman, Jane Hotchkiss, Matthew Johnson
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the consent agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Sign the PILOT Agreement for 18 affordable units in Concord
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: that the Select Board sign the PILOT Agreement for 18 affordable units in Concord. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: that the Select Board sign the PILOT Agreement for 18 affordable units in Concord. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Appoint Town Accountant, Mary Barrett, for a term retroactively beginning June 1, 2020, and set to expire May 31, 2023
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Town Accountant, Mary Barrett, for a term retroactively beginning June 1, 2020, and set to expire May 31, 2023. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Town Accountant, Mary Barrett, for a term retroactively beginning June 1, 2020, and set to expire May 31, 2023. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Approve the Town Manager appointments of Town Clerk Kaari Tari, Chief Financial Officer Kerry Lafleur and Assistant Town Accountant Erin Mulcahy for terms retroactively beginning June 1, 2020 and...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the Town Manager appointments of Town Clerk Kaari Tari, Chief Financial Officer Kerry Lafleur and Assistant Town Accountant Erin Mulcahy for terms retroactively beginning June 1, 2020 and set to expire May 31, 2021. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the Town Manager appointments of Town Clerk Kaari Tari, Chief Financial Officer Kerry Lafleur and Assistant Town Accountant Erin Mulcahy for terms retroactively beginning June 1, 2020 and set to expire May 31, 2021. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Appoint Kate Yoder of 79 Deer Grass Lane, and Margot Kimball of 21 Winthrop Street to the West Concord Cultural District Committee for terms to expire on April 30, 2023
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Kate Yoder of 79 Deer Grass Lane, and Margot Kimball of 21 Winthrop Street to the West Concord Cultural District Committee for terms to expire on April 30, 2023. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Abstain
Yes: Ackerman, Bates, Escobedo, HotchkissAbstained: JohnsonThe minutes call the vote unanimous; the member who abstained is shown abstaining. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to appoint Kate Yoder of 79 Deer Grass Lane, and Margot Kimball of 21 Winthrop Street to the West Concord Cultural District Committee for terms to expire on April 30, 2023. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Abstain.”
Adjourn to Executive Session with respect to collective bargaining for Concord Public Works Highway & Grounds, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn to Executive Session with respect to collective bargaining for Concord Public Works Highway & Grounds, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Town, and the chair so declares. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn to Executive Session with respect to collective bargaining for Concord Public Works Highway & Grounds, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Town, and the chair so declares. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
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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