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Susan Bates
At-large · 3 terms in this record
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2021–2022 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2021–2022 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Bates as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.
Attendance
At the start of 35 of 38 Select Board meetings in 2021–2022 Board.
Missed
- Apr 4, 2022 · Regular: Absent
- Dec 16, 2021 · Joint: Absent
- Sep 13, 2021 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (38)
- May 1, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Apr 25, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Apr 11, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Apr 4, 2022 · Regular: Absent
- Mar 28, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 14, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 7, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Feb 28, 2022 · Special: Present
- Feb 28, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Feb 14, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Feb 7, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jan 31, 2022 · Special: Present
- Jan 24, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jan 20, 2022 · Special: Present
- Jan 8, 2022 · Special: Present
- Jan 3, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Dec 20, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Dec 16, 2021 · Joint: Absent
- Dec 13, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Dec 6, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Nov 22, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Nov 15, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Nov 8, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Oct 25, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Oct 18, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Oct 15, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Oct 4, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Sep 27, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Sep 20, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Sep 13, 2021 · Regular: Absent
- Sep 7, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Aug 16, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Aug 9, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Jul 26, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Jul 19, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Jul 12, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Jun 28, 2021 · Regular: Present
- Jun 21, 2021 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2021–2022 Board
May 1Approve the consent agendaMotion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · Bates: Yes
May 1, 2022: Approve the consent agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda.
Voted: Yes
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..”
May 1Approve Committee AppointmentsMotion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · Bates: Yes
May 1, 2022: Approve Committee Appointments
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve Committee Appointments.
Voted: Yes
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 Committee Appointments..”
May 1Ask Ms. Escobedo to submit this letter of support…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · Bates: Yes
May 1, 2022: Ask Ms. Escobedo to submit this letter of support to the appropriate legislative representatives on behalf of the Select Board
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to ask Ms. Escobedo to submit this letter of support to the appropriate legislative representatives on behalf of the Select Board.
Voted: Yes
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to ask Ms. Escobedo to submit this letter of support to the appropriate legislative representatives on behalf of the Select Board..”
Apr 25Approve the consent agendaMotion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Bates: Yes
April 25, 2022: Approve the consent agenda
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the consent agenda.
Voted: Yes
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..”
Apr 25Approve the application for a new license filed by…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Bates: Yes
April 25, 2022: Approve the application for a new license filed by the Emerson Umbrella, Inc. for an on-premises consumption of Wine & Malt beverages with the following conditions: 1
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the application for a new license filed by the Emerson Umbrella, Inc. for an on-premises consumption of Wine & Malt beverages with the following conditions: 1.
Voted: Yes
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 application for a new license filed by the Emerson Umbrella, Inc. for an on-premises consumption of Wine & Malt beverages with the following conditions: 1..”
Apr 25Approve the application for a new license filed by…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Bates: Yes
April 25, 2022: Approve the application for a new license filed by the Verrill Farm, LLC for an on- premises consumption of Wine & Malt beverages subject to the conditions established by the…
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the application for a new license filed by the Verrill Farm, LLC for an on- premises consumption of Wine & Malt beverages subject to the conditions established by the Special Permit issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals issued on March 29, 2019, and subject to the successful completion of a 304 inspection by the Building Inspector and the Fire Department.
Voted: Yes
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 application for a new license filed by the Verrill Farm, LLC for an on- premises consumption of Wine & Malt beverages subject to the conditions established by the Special Permit issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals issued on March 29, 2019, and subject to the successful completion of a 304 inspection by the Building Inspector and the Fire Department..”
Apr 25Recommend affirmative action on Article 18Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Bates: Yes
April 25, 2022: Recommend affirmative action on Article 18
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 18.
Voted: Yes
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 18..”
Apr 25Recommend affirmative action on Article 37, as amendedMotion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED:…Passed 4–1 · Bates: Not recorded
April 25, 2022: Recommend affirmative action on Article 37, as amended
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 37, as amended.
The minutes give the count as 4-1 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 37, as amended..”
Apr 25Recommend affirmative action on Article 46, as amended and…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED:…Passed 4–1 · Bates: Not recorded
April 25, 2022: Recommend affirmative action on Article 46, as amended and presented in the Select Board Meeting Packet
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 46, as amended and presented in the Select Board Meeting Packet.
The minutes give the count as 4-1 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only. The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was 4-1 VOTED: to recommend affirmative action on Article 46, as amended and presented in the Select Board Meeting Packet..”
Apr 25Approve the Select Board schedule for the remainder of…Motion: Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED:…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Bates: Yes
April 25, 2022: Approve the Select Board schedule for the remainder of calendar year 2022 as included in the board packet
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: to approve the Select Board schedule for the remainder of calendar year 2022 as included in the board packet.
Voted: Yes
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 Select Board schedule for the remainder of calendar year 2022 as included in the board packet..”
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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