MassVoter.com← Concord Select BoardConcord Select Board · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting
May 15, 2023
6 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Henry Dane, Mary Hartman, Terri Ackerman, Linda Escobedo, Mark Howell
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Mark Howell arrived after the meeting began (6:15 p.m.).
Every vote, in order
Nominate Henry Dane as Chair of the Select Board
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to nominate Henry Dane as Chair of the Select Board. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye
Yes: Ackerman, Dane, Escobedo, HartmanMark Howell arrived at 6:15 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting. 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 Henry Dane as Chair of the Select Board. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye.”
Nominate Mary Hartman as Clerk of the Select Board
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to nominate Mary Hartman as Clerk of the Select Board. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye
Yes: Ackerman, Dane, Escobedo, HartmanMark Howell arrived at 6:15 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting. 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 Mary Hartman as Clerk of the Select Board. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye.”
Approve the Consent Agenda with the discussed amendments to the April 3, 2023 and April 10, 2023 meeting minutes
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Consent Agenda with the discussed amendments to the April 3, 2023 and April 10, 2023 meeting minutes. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye
Yes: Ackerman, Dane, Escobedo, HartmanMark Howell arrived at 6:15 p.m., after this vote, and is not shown voting. 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 with the discussed amendments to the April 3, 2023 and April 10, 2023 meeting minutes. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye.”
Approve the Seasonal Outdoor Restaurant Seating applications for 80 Thoreau and Nosh by Concord Market with the proposed requirements by Town departments as included in the Select Board meeting packet
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Seasonal Outdoor Restaurant Seating applications for 80 Thoreau and Nosh by Concord Market with the proposed requirements by Town departments as included in the Select Board meeting packet. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - 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 Seasonal Outdoor Restaurant Seating applications for 80 Thoreau and Nosh by Concord Market with the proposed requirements by Town departments as included in the Select Board meeting packet. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”
Select Shannon McAndrew, Senior Administrative Assistant as the designee to receive and compile the Town Manager Evaluation forms and to adopt the Town Manager Evaluation Form timeline as included...
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to select Shannon McAndrew, Senior Administrative Assistant as the designee to receive and compile the Town Manager Evaluation forms and to adopt the Town Manager Evaluation Form timeline as included in the Select Board meeting packet. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - 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 select Shannon McAndrew, Senior Administrative Assistant as the designee to receive and compile the Town Manager Evaluation forms and to adopt the Town Manager Evaluation Form timeline as included in the Select Board meeting packet. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - Aye.”
Adjourn
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to adjourn the meeting. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - 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 the meeting. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Dane - Aye Ms. Hartman - Aye Ms. Ackerman - Aye Ms. Escobedo - Aye Mr. Howell - 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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