MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
June 7, 2021
10 recorded votes, 10 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.”
Open the public hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to open the public hearing. 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 open the public hearing. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Close the public hearing
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to close the public hearing. 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 close the public hearing. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Approve the Grant of Location Petition by Comcast of Massachusetts to install new coaxial cable along and across 1150 Main Street and Baker Avenue
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the Grant of Location Petition by Comcast of Massachusetts to install new coaxial cable along and across 1150 Main Street and Baker Avenue. 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 Grant of Location Petition by Comcast of Massachusetts to install new coaxial cable along and across 1150 Main Street and Baker Avenue. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Accept the Capital Planning Task Force Final Report and Recommendations with our gratitude
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to accept the Capital Planning Task Force Final Report and Recommendations with our gratitude. 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 Capital Planning Task Force Final Report and Recommendations with our gratitude. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Execute the Inter-Municipal Agreement and participate in the "Making the Connections" initiative
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to execute the Inter-Municipal Agreement and participate in the "Making the Connections" initiative. 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 execute the Inter-Municipal Agreement and participate in the "Making the Connections" initiative. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Aye Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Aye.”
Recommend affirmative action on Article 7 at the 2021 Annual Town Meeting
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 7 at the 2021 Annual Town Meeting. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Nay Ms. Bates: Nay Ms. Ackerman: Nay Ms. Hotchkiss: Nay Mr. Johnson: Nay
The minutes say “it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 7,” but the roll call that follows lists all five members as “Nay.” Showing the result only as the minutes word it; we will ask the town which is correct. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 7 at the 2021 Annual Town Meeting. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Nay Ms. Bates: Nay Ms. Ackerman: Nay Ms. Hotchkiss: Nay Mr. Johnson: Nay.”
The Select Board shall appoint and charge an independent citizen committee to study the Personnel Bylaw, the charge of the Personnel Board, and related documents and make recommendations for...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: that the Select Board shall appoint and charge an independent citizen committee to study the Personnel Bylaw, the charge of the Personnel Board, and related documents and make recommendations for appropriate changes thereto. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Nay Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Nay The chair declared that the motion passed on a vote of 3 to 2.
Yes: Ackerman, Escobedo, HotchkissNo: Bates, JohnsonThe minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: that the Select Board shall appoint and charge an independent citizen committee to study the Personnel Bylaw, the charge of the Personnel Board, and related documents and make recommendations for appropriate changes thereto. Roll call vote Ms. Escobedo: Aye Ms. Bates: Nay Ms. Ackerman: Aye Ms. Hotchkiss: Aye Mr. Johnson: Nay The chair declared that the motion passed on a vote of 3 to 2..”
Accept the appointment of Rebecca Lemaitre of 3 Abbott Lane to the Historical Commission as an Associate Member for a term to expire on April 30, 2022
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to accept the appointment of Rebecca Lemaitre of 3 Abbott Lane to the Historical Commission as an Associate Member for a term to expire on April 30, 2022. 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 appointment of Rebecca Lemaitre of 3 Abbott Lane to the Historical Commission as an Associate Member for a term to expire on April 30, 2022. 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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