MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
April 26, 2021
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Linda Escobedo, Susan Bates, Jane Hotchkiss, Terri Ackerman, 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. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: 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. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Not exercise the Town's right of first refusal on Monument Street Parcel 1371-4
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to not exercise the Town's right of first refusal on Monument Street Parcel 1371-4. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: 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 not exercise the Town's right of first refusal on Monument Street Parcel 1371-4. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
The maximum useful life of the departmental equipment listed below to be financed with the proceeds of (i) the $275,000 borrowing authorized by the vote of the Town passed September 13, 2020...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: that the maximum useful life of the departmental equipment listed below to be financed with the proceeds of (i) the $275,000 borrowing authorized by the vote of the Town passed September 13, 2020 (Article 11); (ii) the $900,000 borrowing authorized by the vote of the Town passed April 10, 2019 (Article 12); (iii) the $550,000 library equipment borrowing authorized by a vote of the Town passed April 8, 2019 (Article 7, Item No. 6); and (iv) a portion of the $1,000,000 borrowing allocable to Telecommunications equipment authorized by a vote of the Town passed April 26, 2017 (Article 24) is hereby determined pursuant to G.L. c. 44, §7(1) to be as follows: Maximum Item Amount Borrowed ' Useful Life Ambulance #2, Replacement $ 275,000 10 years Energy Recovery Units (CPS) $ 690,000 25 years A/C Chiller Replacement (Willard) $ 40,000 5 years Infrastructure Replacement (CPS) $ 100,000 5 years Library, Audio Visual Equipment $ 275,000 5 years Library, Furniture & Equipment $ 275,000 5 years Telecom, Underground Conduit $ 150,000 20 years Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: 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 maximum useful life of the departmental equipment listed below to be financed with the proceeds of (i) the $275,000 borrowing authorized by the vote of the Town passed September 13, 2020 (Article 11); (ii) the $900,000 borrowing authorized by the vote of the Town passed April 10, 2019 (Article 12); (iii) the $550,000 library equipment borrowing authorized by a vote of the Town passed April 8, 2019 (Article 7, Item No. 6); and (iv) a portion of the $1,000,000 borrowing allocable to Telecommunications equipment authorized by a vote of the Town passed April 26, 2017 (Article 24) is hereby determined pursuant to G.L. c. 44, §7(1) to be as follows: Maximum Item Amount Borrowed ' Useful Life Ambulance #2, Replacement $ 275,000 10 years Energy Recovery Units (CPS) $ 690,000 25 years A/C Chiller Replacement (Willard) $ 40,000 5 years Infrastructure Replacement (CPS) $ 100,000 5 years Library, Audio Visual Equipment $ 275,000 5 years Library, Furniture & Equipment $ 275,000 5 years Telecom, Underground Conduit $ 150,000 20 years Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Nominate Linda Escobedo as the Select Board representative to the Concord Municipal Affordable Housing Trust for a term to expire April 30, 2023
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to nominate Linda Escobedo as the Select Board representative to the Concord Municipal Affordable Housing Trust for a term to expire April 30, 2023. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: 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 nominate Linda Escobedo as the Select Board representative to the Concord Municipal Affordable Housing Trust for a term to expire April 30, 2023. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Accept the Town Manager Appointment of Mera Krishnan Tilley of 65 Woodland Road to the Board of Assessors for a term to expire on April 30, 2024
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to accept the Town Manager Appointment of Mera Krishnan Tilley of 65 Woodland Road to the Board of Assessors for a term to expire on April 30, 2024. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: 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 accept the Town Manager Appointment of Mera Krishnan Tilley of 65 Woodland Road to the Board of Assessors for a term to expire on April 30, 2024. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Adjourn
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to adjourn. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: 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. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: 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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