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Concord Select Board
How the Concord Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Wendy Rovelli and Cameron McKennitt joined the board after the March 2024 town election (first meeting May 13, 2024). On May 13, 2024 the board unanimously chose Mary Hartman as Chair and Mark Howell as Clerk. Terri Ackerman’s last meeting was June 4, 2025. Covers 35 meetings, May 13 to June 4, 2025.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetBoard years
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Members
Terri AckermanMember · At-large · at 33 of 35 meetingsMark HowellClerk · At-large · at 34 of 35 meetings
Cameron McKennittMember · At-large · at 35 of 35 meetings
Wendy RovelliMember · At-large · at 34 of 35 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Concord Select Board minutes from January 8, 2018 through August 31, 2026: 342 meetings and 2,592 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to 2008; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. The board was already called the Select Board throughout this period. All the minutes loaded are typed documents with searchable text. Not here: executive-session minutes (including released executive-session minutes that some files append after the open-session minutes); agendas posted in place of minutes; cancelled or postponed meetings; meetings of two-member Select Board subcommittees (the Committee Volunteer and Flag Policy subcommittees); the Concord Housing Roundtable, site visits, a liquor-licensing training session and other boards’ hearings that members attended, where the minutes record no Select Board deliberation or vote; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them the open session of March 26, 2018, April 11 and April 30, 2019, October 15, 2019, December 7, 2019, July 7, 2020, October 23 and November 6 and 17, 2021, and February 7, 2022); and meetings after August 31, 2026 (the September 14, 18 and 28, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Concord’s minutes usually say “Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED,” which is shown as every member present voting yes; they named the mover only from 2025 on. From 2020 to 2023 most votes were roll calls by name, and when a member voted no or abstained the minutes usually name the member (“The motion passed 4-1-0, with Ms. Ackerman voting nay”). Where the minutes say only “it was VOTED” or “MOVED” with no count or names (common in 2018 and 2019) we show the result only (155 votes); where a split count names no one (“by a margin of 3-1 with one member opposed”) we show the count only, with a note (37 votes). A few roll calls contradict the word “unanimously” in the same sentence; those show the result only, with a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) or whom a roll call lists as “Not Present” are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late or left early are shown only in the votes they were there for. In 2021 and 2024 several sets of minutes record the board’s positions on Town Meeting articles in a table (“Affirmative Action – 5-0-0”); each row is shown as a vote. At joint meetings only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Jun 4Approve the meeting minutes as included on the Select…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 4, 2025: Approve the meeting minutes as included on the Select Board meeting agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the meeting minutes as included on the Select Board meeting agenda.
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 meeting minutes as included on the Select Board meeting agenda..”
Jun 3Approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of the…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 3, 2025: Approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of the noted meeting minutes
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of the noted meeting minutes.
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 exception of the noted meeting minutes..”
Jun 3Approve the committee appointments as included on the Select…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 3, 2025: Approve the committee appointments as included on the Select Board meeting agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the committee appointments as included on the Select Board meeting agenda.
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 committee appointments as included on the Select Board meeting agenda..”
Jun 3Designate Town Manager Kerry Lafleur to draft the response…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 3, 2025: Designate Town Manager Kerry Lafleur to draft the response to the complainant and the Division of Open Governance, and for Mr. Howell to sign the letter as Clerk of the…
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to designate Town Manager Kerry Lafleur to draft the response to the complainant and the Division of Open Governance, and for Mr. Howell to sign the letter as Clerk of the Board.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to designate Town Manager Kerry Lafleur to draft the response to the complainant and the Division of Open Governance, and for Mr. Howell to sign the letter as Clerk of the Board..”
May 27Approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of the…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 27, 2025: Approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of the September 30, 2024 meeting minutes
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of the September 30, 2024 meeting minutes.
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 exception of the September 30, 2024 meeting minutes..”
May 27Appoint to appoint the following to the Land Use…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 27, 2025: Appoint to appoint the following to the Land Use Working Group for terms to expire at the completion of the work outlined in the charge: i
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to appoint to appoint the following to the Land Use Working Group for terms to expire at the completion of the work outlined in the charge: i.
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 to appoint the following to the Land Use Working Group for terms to expire at the completion of the work outlined in the charge: i..”
May 27Appoint Mary Hartman of 16 Concord Greene to the…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: to…Passed 4–1 · No: Ackerman
May 27, 2025: Appoint Mary Hartman of 16 Concord Greene to the Land Use Working Group as the Select Board representative for a term to expire at the completion of the work outlined…
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: to appoint Mary Hartman of 16 Concord Greene to the Land Use Working Group as the Select Board representative for a term to expire at the completion of the work outlined in the charge. The motion passed 4-1-0, with Ms. Ackerman voting nay.
Yes: Hartman, Howell, McKennitt, RovelliNo: AckermanThe minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: to appoint Mary Hartman of 16 Concord Greene to the Land Use Working Group as the Select Board representative for a term to expire at the completion of the work outlined in the charge. The motion passed 4-1-0, with Ms. Ackerman voting nay..”
May 27Approve the design for the painting of switchboxes at…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 27, 2025: Approve the design for the painting of switchboxes at Sudbury and Thoreau as included in the Select Board meeting packet
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the design for the painting of switchboxes at Sudbury and Thoreau as included in the Select Board meeting packet.
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 design for the painting of switchboxes at Sudbury and Thoreau as included in the Select Board meeting packet..”
May 27Approve the Grant of Location request for Comcast for…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 27, 2025: Approve the Grant of Location request for Comcast for 936 Elm Street with the terms and conditions provided by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Concord Public Works as included in…
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY voted: to approve the Grant of Location request for Comcast for 936 Elm Street with the terms and conditions provided by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Concord Public Works as included in the Select Board meeting packet.
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 request for Comcast for 936 Elm Street with the terms and conditions provided by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Concord Public Works as included in the Select Board meeting packet..”
May 27Approve the Grant of Location requests for National Grid…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: to…Passed 3–1 · No: Ackerman
May 27, 2025: Approve the Grant of Location requests for National Grid at 475 - 806 Monument Street, 3 - 46 Pond Street, and 21 - 92 Old Bridge Road with the terms…
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: to approve the Grant of Location requests for National Grid at 475 - 806 Monument Street, 3 - 46 Pond Street, and 21 - 92 Old Bridge Road with the terms and conditions provided by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Concord Public Works as included in the Select Board meeting packet. The motion passed 3-1-0, with Ms. Ackerman voting nay.
Yes: Hartman, Howell, RovelliNo: AckermanThe minutes say Cameron McKennitt stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: to approve the Grant of Location requests for National Grid at 475 - 806 Monument Street, 3 - 46 Pond Street, and 21 - 92 Old Bridge Road with the terms and conditions provided by Concord Municipal Light Plant and Concord Public Works as included in the Select Board meeting packet. The motion passed 3-1-0, with Ms. Ackerman voting nay..”
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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