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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, 2024. John Jeffries resigned in October 2024; on October 31, 2024 the Board made Robyn Hunter Chair and David Haviland Clerk. The Board had two members until May 2025. Covers 24 meetings, May 23 to April 29, 2025.
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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
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Members
David HavilandMember · Elected townwide · at 24 of 24 meetings
Robyn HunterClerk · Elected townwide · at 24 of 24 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.
Mar 31Approve the May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting Warrant…Motion: to approve the May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting Warrant as…Passed · see note
March 31, 2025: Approve the May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting Warrant as amended
To approve the May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting Warrant as amended
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Chair Hunter moved to approve the May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting Warrant as amended. Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Mar 31Approve the municipal services agreement between the Town of…Motion: to approve the municipal services agreement between the Town of Dover…Passed · see note
March 31, 2025: Approve the municipal services agreement between the Town of Dover and Aponte and Aponte dated March 31, 2025, and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the agreement
To approve the municipal services agreement between the Town of Dover and Aponte and Aponte dated March 31, 2025, and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the agreement
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Chair Hunter moved to approve the municipal services agreement between the Town of Dover and Aponte and Aponte dated March 31, 2025, and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the agreement. Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Mar 31Appoint Jared Aponte as the Town of Dover's acting…Motion: to appoint Jared Aponte as the Town of Dover's acting town…Passed · see note
March 31, 2025: Appoint Jared Aponte as the Town of Dover's acting town accountant
To appoint Jared Aponte as the Town of Dover's acting town accountant
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Chair Hunter moved to appoint Jared Aponte as the Town of Dover's acting town accountant. Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Mar 25Approve Eversource's petition and plan for the purpose of…Motion: to approve Eversource's petition and plan for the purpose of obtaining…Passed · see note
March 25, 2025: Approve Eversource's petition and plan for the purpose of obtaining a grant of location to install approximately 49 feet of conduit under Fox Run Road, northwesterly, and approximately 400 feet...
To approve Eversource's petition and plan for the purpose of obtaining a grant of location to install approximately 49 feet of conduit under Fox Run Road, northwesterly, and approximately 400 feet northeast of Morningside Drive
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Ms. Hunter moved to approve Eversource's petition and plan for the purpose of obtaining a grant of location to install approximately 49 feet of conduit under Fox Run Road, northwesterly, and approximately 400 feet northeast of Morningside Drive; Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by a roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Mar 25Adopt the regulations for the stormwater management and erosion…Motion: to adopt the regulations for the stormwater management and erosion as…Passed · see note
March 25, 2025: Adopt the regulations for the stormwater management and erosion as edited and further that non-substantive changes in numbering of this regulation be permitted in order that it be in compliance...
To adopt the regulations for the stormwater management and erosion as edited and further that non-substantive changes in numbering of this regulation be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the number formatting of the Dover Town Code
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Ms. Hunter moved to adopt the regulations for the stormwater management and erosion as edited and further that non-substantive changes in numbering of this regulation be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the number formatting of the Dover Town Code; Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by a roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Mar 25Approve Fennig McCreedy Architectural's ad service proposal 05, construction…Motion: to approve Fennig McCreedy Architectural's ad service proposal 05, construction schedule…Passed · see note
March 25, 2025: Approve Fennig McCreedy Architectural's ad service proposal 05, construction schedule extension, and ad service proposal 06 beyond basic services, however, this amount is not to exceed $4,500...
To approve Fennig McCreedy Architectural's ad service proposal 05, construction schedule extension, and ad service proposal 06 beyond basic services, however, this amount is not to exceed $4,500 dollars for the community center building project
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Ms. Hunter moved to approve Fennig McCreedy Architectural's ad service proposal 05, construction schedule extension, and ad service proposal 06 beyond basic services, however, this amount is not to exceed $4,500 dollars for the community center building project; Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by a roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Mar 25Reopen the May 5, 2025 annual town meeting warrant…Motion: to reopen the May 5, 2025 annual town meeting warrant to…Passed · see note
March 25, 2025: Reopen the May 5, 2025 annual town meeting warrant to insert a warrant article to amend general bylaws, groundwater protection districts, and then to close the warrant
To reopen the May 5, 2025 annual town meeting warrant to insert a warrant article to amend general bylaws, groundwater protection districts, and then to close the warrant
The minutes say the motion passed but do not give the vote count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Ms. Hunter moved to reopen the May 5, 2025 annual town meeting warrant to insert a warrant article to amend general bylaws, groundwater protection districts, and then to close the warrant; Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by a roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Mar 25Approve the consent agenda as presentedMotion: to approve the consent agenda as presentedPassed · see note
March 25, 2025: 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
“Ms. Hunter moved to approve the consent agenda as presented; Mr. Haviland seconded, and it was approved by a roll-call vote..” (Motion: Hunter, second: Haviland)
Aug 19Approve PCO 16 - Changes Exterior Siding/Ceilings per ASI-…Motion: to approve PCO 16 - Changes Exterior Siding/Ceilings per ASI- 007…Passed 2–1 · No: Haviland
August 19, 2024: Approve PCO 16 - Changes Exterior Siding/Ceilings per ASI- 007 in the amount of $42,034.67
To approve PCO 16 - Changes Exterior Siding/Ceilings per ASI- 007 in the amount of $42,034.67
Yes: Hunter, JeffriesNo: Haviland
From the minutes
“John Jeffries moved to approve PCO 16 - Changes Exterior Siding/Ceilings per ASI- 007 in the amount of $42,034.67. Robyn Hunter seconded the motion. The motion passed with Mr. Jeffries and Ms. Hunter voting in favor and Mr. Haviland voting against..” (Motion: Jeffries, second: Hunter)
Aug 19Approve PCO 39 - Concrete Curb around FP per…Motion: to approve PCO 39 - Concrete Curb around FP per RFI-045…Passed 2–1 · No: Haviland
August 19, 2024: Approve PCO 39 - Concrete Curb around FP per RFI-045 in an amount not to exceed $4,742.67
To approve PCO 39 - Concrete Curb around FP per RFI-045 in an amount not to exceed $4,742.67
Yes: Hunter, JeffriesNo: Haviland
From the minutes
“John Jeffries moved to approve PCO 39 - Concrete Curb around FP per RFI-045 in an amount not to exceed $4,742.67. Robyn Hunter seconded the motion. The motion passed with Mr. Jeffries and Ms. Hunter voting in favor and Mr. Haviland 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.
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