How the Duxbury Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Same five members; Amy MacNab was re-elected in March 2025. On March 24, 2025 the board chose Brian Glennon as Chair, Amy MacNab as Vice Chair and Fernando Guitart as Clerk (each 5:0:0). The town has posted no minutes between April 14 and July 14, 2025, or between September 15 and October 27, 2025. Covers 24 meetings, March 24 to March 14, 2026.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
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.
In Duxbury, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Special Town Meeting · June 16, 2025 10 votes: 9 passed, 1 indefinitely postponed
Art. 2Zoning: replace accessory apartment rules with new rules for protected-use accessory dwelling units (ADUs)Passed“motion carried. · Yes - 296; No - 44”
Art. 20Historic district bylaw: new section 12.6.3 letting the town repair its own historic buildings without a Commission meetingPassed“Motion carried. · Yes – 79; No – 17”
Art. 26Community Preservation: $841,380, with $280,460 each reserved for open space, housing and historic resourcesPassed“Motion carried. · Yes – 78; No – 3”
Not here yet: the March 14, 2026 Annual Town Meeting and any Special Town Meeting held after June 30, 2025 (Duxbury prints its Town Meeting votes only in its fiscal-year Annual Town Report, and the FY2026 report is not posted yet).
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
"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: Select Board (called the Board of Selectmen until 2022) minutes from January 8, 2018 through July 20, 2026, as posted on the town website. Not here: minutes the town has not posted, including every meeting between April 14 and July 14, 2025 (the board met at least on June 9, 2025), between September 15 and October 27, 2025 (it met at least on October 6, 10 and 17, 2025), between March 30 and May 18, 2026 (it met at least on April 28, 2026) and after July 20, 2026, plus the June 26, 2018, April 22, 2022, May 2, 2022 and March 25, 2024 meetings, whose minutes the board approved; executive-session minutes; and sessions where members only attended another board’s meeting. The posted files for March 25, April 1, April 22 and October 7, 2019 and February 7, 2022 are missing pages, so some votes from those meetings are not shown. Most minutes from 2018 to 2024 are scanned copies; we read them with text recognition (OCR) and checked the odd cases against the page images. Votes the members took as Water & Sewer Commissioners are included. Duxbury’s minutes name the mover and seconder of every motion and give the vote as a count of yes, no and abstain (for example 4:0:1), usually naming any member who voted no or abstained; many votes, especially from 2020 to 2022 and in 2025 and 2026, are roll calls with each member’s vote by name. When the count matches the members present (for example 3:0:0 with three present) we show every member present as voting yes; when the minutes name who voted no or abstained and the count adds up, we show each member’s vote. Where the minutes give only a count without names, a roll call names a member the minutes list as absent, or the names and the count do not match, we show the count only and add a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) or had not yet arrived are left out of that vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Mar 2Support and recommends the approval of the March 14,…Motion: that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 2, 2026: Support and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Annual Town Meeting Article #5A regarding Operating Budget, as presented
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Annual Town Meeting Article #5A regarding Operating Budget, as presented
Michael McGee had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Mr. Guitart moved that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Annual Town Meeting Article #5A regarding Operating Budget, as presented. Seconded by Ms. Ladd Fiorini Vote: 4:0:0* *(Mr. McGee left the meeting prior to this vote. Since he was the only remote SB participant, votes are no longer required to be roll call votes.).” (Motion: Guitart, second: Fiorini)
Mar 2Support and recommends the approval of the March 14,…Motion: that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 2, 2026: Support and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #2 regarding Unpaid Bills, as presented
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #2 regarding Unpaid Bills, as presented
Michael McGee had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Guitart moved that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #2 regarding Unpaid Bills, as presented. Seconded by Ms. Ladd Fiorini Vote: 4:0:0.” (Motion: Guitart, second: Fiorini)
Mar 2Support and recommends the approval of the March 14,…Motion: that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 2, 2026: Support and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #3 regarding OPEB, as presented
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #3 regarding OPEB, as presented
Michael McGee had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Guitart moved that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #3 regarding OPEB, as presented. Seconded by Ms. Ladd Fiorini Vote: 4:0:0.” (Motion: Guitart, second: Fiorini)
Mar 2Support and recommends the approval of the March 14,…Motion: that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 2, 2026: Support and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #5 regarding Accrued Liabilities and Compensated Absences Fund, as presented
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #5 regarding Accrued Liabilities and Compensated Absences Fund, as presented
Michael McGee had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Guitart moved that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #5 regarding Accrued Liabilities and Compensated Absences Fund, as presented. Seconded by Ms. Ladd Fiorini Vote: 4:0:0.” (Motion: Guitart, second: Fiorini)
Mar 2Support and recommends the approval of the March 14,…Motion: that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 2, 2026: Support and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #6 regarding Matching Grant Fund, as presented
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #6 regarding Matching Grant Fund, as presented
Michael McGee had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Guitart moved that the Selectboard supports and recommends the approval of the March 14, 2026 Special Town Meeting Article #6 regarding Matching Grant Fund, as presented. Seconded by Ms. Ladd Fiorini Vote: 4:0:0.” (Motion: Guitart, second: Fiorini)
Mar 2Declare a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for the commercial…Motion: that the Selectboard declares a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for the…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 2, 2026: Declare a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for the commercial harvesting of quahog clams for the month of March in accordance with the attached regulations
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That the Selectboard declares a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for the commercial harvesting of quahog clams for the month of March in accordance with the attached regulations
Michael McGee had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Mr. Guitart moved that the Selectboard declares a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for the commercial harvesting of quahog clams for the month of March in accordance with the attached regulations. Seconded by Ms. Ladd Fiorini Vote: 4:0:0.” (Motion: Guitart, second: Fiorini)
Jan 12Move the date of our Annual Town Meeting from…Motion: to move the date of our Annual Town Meeting from March…Passed 3–1 · No: McGee
January 12, 2026: Move the date of our Annual Town Meeting from March to May commencing with the 2027 Annual Town Meeting (keeping Selectboard Goal #9)
ApprovePassed · 3–1
To move the date of our Annual Town Meeting from March to May commencing with the 2027 Annual Town Meeting (keeping Selectboard Goal #9)
Yes: Fiorini, Glennon, GuitartNo: McGee
From the minutes
“Mr. Guitart moved to move the date of our Annual Town Meeting from March to May commencing with the 2027 Annual Town Meeting (keeping Selectboard Goal #9). Seconded by Mr. McGee Roll Call Vote: Mr. Glennon-Aye; Mr. Guitart-Aye; Mr. McGee-Nay; and Ms. Ladd Fiorini-Aye (Mr. McGee Nay.” (Motion: Guitart, second: McGee)
Jan 12Put together an article recommending the moving of the…Motion: to put together an article recommending the moving of the date…Passed 3–1 · No: McGee
January 12, 2026: Put together an article recommending the moving of the date of Annual Town Meeting from March to the 2nd Monday in May (can re-vote contingent upon electronic voting vendor availability)…
ApprovePassed · 3–1
To put together an article recommending the moving of the date of Annual Town Meeting from March to the 2nd Monday in May (can re-vote contingent upon electronic voting vendor availability) and the Annual Town Election the 3rd Saturday in May
Yes: Fiorini, Glennon, GuitartNo: McGee
From the minutes
“Mr. Guitart moved to put together an article recommending the moving of the date of Annual Town Meeting from March to the 2nd Monday in May (can re-vote contingent upon electronic voting vendor availability) and the Annual Town Election the 3rd Saturday in May. Seconded by Mr. McGee Roll Call Vote: Mr. Glennon-Aye; Mr. Guitart-Aye; Mr. McGee-Nay; and Ms. Ladd Fiorini-Aye (Mr. McGee Nay.” (Motion: Guitart, second: McGee)
Dec 15Grant to Mr. Peter Andrew (Friends of the Council…Motion: that Mr. Peter Andrew, as a representative of the Friends of…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
December 15, 2025: Grant to Mr. Peter Andrew (Friends of the Council on Aging): permission to hold the 14th Annual Duxbury Half Marathon to raise money for the Senior Center's Programs, on Saturday,…
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That Mr. Peter Andrew, as a representative of the Friends of the Council on Aging, is granted permission to hold the 14th Annual Duxbury Half Marathon to raise money for the Senior Center's Programs, on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM (and ending at approximately 11:00am), beginning and ending at the Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street as described in the application materials and contingent upon the conditions of the permit
Cynthia Ladd Fiorini had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Mr. Guitart moved that Mr. Peter Andrew, as a representative of the Friends of the Council on Aging, is granted permission to hold the 14th Annual Duxbury Half Marathon to raise money for the Senior Center's Programs, on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM (and ending at approximately 11:00am), beginning and ending at the Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street as described in the application materials and contingent upon the conditions of the permit. Seconded by: Ms. MacNab Vote: 4:0:0.” (Motion: Guitart, second: MacNab)
Dec 15Declare a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for: 1) The…Motion: that the Selectboard declare a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for: 1)…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
December 15, 2025: Declare a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for: 1) The commercial harvesting of softshell clams for the month of JANUARY. Regulations as attached. (Please see Attachment B & C) 2) The…
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
That the Selectboard declare a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for: 1) The commercial harvesting of softshell clams for the month of JANUARY. Regulations as attached. (Please see Attachment B & C) 2) The commercial harvesting of quahog clams for the month of JANUARY. Regulations as attached. (Please see Attachment A & C)
Cynthia Ladd Fiorini had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“Motion: Mr. Guitart moved that the Selectboard declare a temporary Bonus Shellfish Season for: 1) The commercial harvesting of softshell clams for the month of JANUARY. Regulations as attached. (Please see Attachment B & C) 2) The commercial harvesting of quahog clams for the month of JANUARY. Regulations as attached. (Please see Attachment A & C) Seconded by: Ms. MacNab Vote: 4:0:0.” (Motion: Guitart, second: MacNab)
From the Duxbury Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: stills from The Local Seen (Duxbury’s local cable) candidate videos (Amy MacNab 2022; Fernando Guitart and Cynthia Ladd Fiorini 2024; Brian Glennon and Michael McGee 2026). Former members show initials.