MassVoter.com← DoverMunicipal votes · 2023–2024 Board
Dover Board of Selectmen
How the Dover Board of Selectmen voted, from the Board of Selectmen’s official minutes. 3 Selectmen elected townwide for three-year terms, one seat each year. Officers voted May 23, 2023. Chair Robert Springett died in late 2023 (his last meeting was November 30, 2023). On December 11, 2023 the Board voted that Robyn Hunter would be Chair through February 29, 2024 and John Jeffries Chair from March 1, 2024. David Haviland won a special election on March 5, 2024 to fill the rest of Mr. Springett’s term and first sat on March 7, 2024. Covers 27 meetings, May 23 to May 2, 2024.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
What does the Board of Selectmen 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 Board of Selectmen, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetBoard years
Coming up
No upcoming meeting is posted yet. Check the official calendar →
Under the state Open Meeting Law, boards post notice at least 48 hours ahead, not counting weekends and legal holidays.
Members
David HavilandMember · Elected townwide · at 4 of 4 meetings · from Mar 2024
Robyn HunterMember · Elected townwide · at 27 of 27 meetingsJohn JeffriesClerk · Elected townwide · at 27 of 27 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: Dover Board of Selectmen minutes from January 11, 2018 through June 30, 2026, from the town’s Agenda Center. The town has not posted minutes for any meeting after June 30, 2026, or for eight earlier 2026 meetings (January 27, March 24, April 28, May 4, May 12, May 28, June 9 and June 15); in all, about 58 meetings since 2018 have an agenda online but no minutes. We list every meeting without minutes, and MassVoter is asking the town for them. Most minutes since 2020 are typed; about 70 from 2018 to early 2020 are scanned images, which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked by hand. Most Dover votes are recorded as unanimous or as a roll call by name, so we show each member’s vote. When the minutes give only the result, or a count without names (two 2-1 votes in 2019), we show that without guessing. Eleven motions that have no recorded vote are left out. Minutes of other committees filed in the same place (the Town Meeting Review, Board Membership Size and Police Chief Screening committees) are not loaded. 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.
Oct 19Approve the Conflict Waiver for the Town of Dover…Motion: to approve the Conflict Waiver for the Town of Dover and…Passed 2–1 · No: Jeffries
October 19, 2023: Approve the Conflict Waiver for the Town of Dover and Pulte Homes of New England and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign said Waiver. Roll-call vote: Mr. Springett-aye
To approve the Conflict Waiver for the Town of Dover and Pulte Homes of New England and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign said Waiver. Roll-call vote: Mr. Springett-aye
Yes: Hunter, SpringettNo: Jeffries
From the minutes
“Mr. Springett moved and Ms. Hunter seconded to approve the Conflict Waiver for the Town of Dover and Pulte Homes of New England and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign said Waiver. Roll-call vote: Mr. Springett-aye; Ms. Hunter-aye; Mr. Jeffries-nay..” (Motion: Springett, second: Hunter)
Aug 23Approve the Consent Agenda, as presentedMotion: to approve the Consent Agenda, as presentedPassed · see note
August 23, 2023: Approve the Consent Agenda, as presented
To approve the Consent Agenda, as presented
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Mr. Springett moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as presented, seconded by Ms. Hunter; it was approved by roll call vote..” (Motion: Springett, second: Hunter)
Aug 9Respond to the Open Meeting Law complaint by finding…Motion: to respond to the Open Meeting Law complaint by finding that…Passed 2–1 · No: Jeffries
August 9, 2023: Respond to the Open Meeting Law complaint by finding that there is no violation on either allegation and to delegate to the Town Administrator and Town Counsel responsibility for documenting…
To respond to the Open Meeting Law complaint by finding that there is no violation on either allegation and to delegate to the Town Administrator and Town Counsel responsibility for documenting this response to those required to be provided notice of the Board’s response
Yes: Hunter, SpringettNo: Jeffries
From the minutes
“Mr. Springett moved to respond to the Open Meeting Law complaint by finding that there is no violation on either allegation and to delegate to the Town Administrator and Town Counsel responsibility for documenting this response to those required to be provided notice of the Board’s response; Ms. Hunter seconded. The motion passed 2-1, with Mr. Jeffries voting against the motion..” (Motion: Springett, second: Hunter)
Jun 28Approve Item 3 of the Consent Agenda as presentedMotion: to approve Item 3 of the Consent Agenda as presentedPassed · see note
June 28, 2023: Approve Item 3 of the Consent Agenda as presented
To approve Item 3 of the Consent Agenda as presented
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Mr. Springett moved and Ms. Hunter seconded to approve Item 3 of the Consent Agenda as presented; it was approved by roll-call vote..” (Motion: Springett, second: Hunter)
Jun 7Approve and support Dover Planning Board moving forward to…Motion: to approve and support Dover Planning Board moving forward to address…Passed 2–1 · No: Springett
June 7, 2023 (Joint meeting): Approve and support Dover Planning Board moving forward to address the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act with the intent of a bylaw being presented at the May 2025 annual…
To approve and support Dover Planning Board moving forward to address the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act with the intent of a bylaw being presented at the May 2025 annual town meeting
Yes: Hunter, JeffriesNo: Springett
From the minutes
“Mr. Jeffries moved to approve and support Dover Planning Board moving forward to address the requirements of the MBTA Communities Act with the intent of a bylaw being presented at the May 2025 annual town meeting; Robyn Hunter seconded; the motion passed 2-1 with Bob Springett voting against..” (Motion: Jeffries, second: Hunter)
From the Dover Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Selectmen present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →