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Foxborough Select Board
How the Foxborough Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Same five members after the May 2026 town election (Stephanie McGowan was re-elected). On May 26, 2026 the board chose Bill Yukna as Chair, Amy LaBrache as Vice Chair and Mark S. Elfman as Clerk. Covers 9 meetings so far, May 26 to September 22, 2026.
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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 budgetYour Foxborough ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Foxborough Select Board: 9 out of 10 · Open
How easy Foxborough makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 5, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for nearly every meeting more than three months old.Full points: 2/2
- Each vote namedVotes list how each member voted (“Yes: … No: …”).Full points: 3/3
- Posted quicklyMinutes go up within about two weeks.Full points: 2/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes going back to 2009 are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website lists the members by name only, with no photos.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
- Member photos (+1): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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Members
ChairWilliam F. YuknaChair · Elected townwide · at 8 of 9 meetings
Vice-ChairAmy L. LaBracheVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 8 of 9 meetings
Mark S. ElfmanClerk · Elected townwide · at 8 of 9 meetings
Deborah A. GiardinoMember · Elected townwide · at 7 of 9 meetings
Stephanie A. McGowanMember · Elected townwide · at 9 of 9 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.
Attendance
22 full-board meetings so far this year, through September 22. Ties share a rank.
1Mark S. Elfman21 of 22 meetings95%2Amy L. LaBrache20 of 22 meetings91%2William F. Yukna20 of 22 meetings91%4Deborah A. Giardino18 of 22 meetings82%4Stephanie A. McGowan18 of 22 meetings82%25 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Mark S. Elfman25 of 25 meetings Every meeting100%1Dennis Keefe9 of 9 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%3William F. Yukna24 of 25 meetings96%4Amy L. LaBrache15 of 16 meetings · served from May94%5Stephanie A. McGowan23 of 25 meetings92%6Deborah A. Giardino22 of 25 meetings88%24 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Deborah A. Giardino15 of 15 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1William F. Yukna15 of 15 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Seth Ferguson9 of 9 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%1Leah Gibson9 of 9 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%5Dennis Keefe23 of 24 meetings96%6Mark S. Elfman22 of 24 meetings92%6Stephanie A. McGowan22 of 24 meetings92%22 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Mark S. Elfman22 of 22 meetings Every meeting100%1Seth Ferguson22 of 22 meetings Every meeting100%3Leah Gibson20 of 22 meetings91%3Dennis Keefe20 of 22 meetings91%3Stephanie A. McGowan20 of 22 meetings91%23 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Mark S. Elfman23 of 23 meetings Every meeting100%1Dennis Keefe14 of 14 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%3Seth Ferguson22 of 23 meetings96%3Leah Gibson22 of 23 meetings96%5Stephanie A. McGowan20 of 23 meetings87%27 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Christopher P. Mitchell11 of 11 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%2Mark S. Elfman26 of 27 meetings96%2Leah Gibson26 of 27 meetings96%2Edward T. O’Leary26 of 27 meetings96%5Seth Ferguson15 of 16 meetings · served from May94%6Stephanie A. McGowan25 of 27 meetings93%29 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Mark S. Elfman29 of 29 meetings Every meeting100%1Edward T. O’Leary29 of 29 meetings Every meeting100%1Stephanie A. McGowan16 of 16 meetings · served from Jun Every meeting100%1David S. Feldman13 of 13 meetings · served until Jun Every meeting100%5Leah Gibson27 of 29 meetings93%6Christopher P. Mitchell26 of 29 meetings90%32 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Edward T. O’Leary22 of 22 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%2David S. Feldman31 of 32 meetings97%3Mark S. Elfman30 of 32 meetings94%4Christopher P. Mitchell29 of 32 meetings91%5James J. DeVellis9 of 10 meetings · served until Apr90%6Leah Gibson26 of 32 meetings81%28 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Virginia M. Coppola10 of 10 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%2Mark S. Elfman27 of 28 meetings96%3Leah Gibson17 of 18 meetings · served from May94%4James J. DeVellis26 of 28 meetings93%4Christopher P. Mitchell26 of 28 meetings93%6David S. Feldman25 of 28 meetings89%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Select Board minutes (called the Board of Selectmen until early 2023) from January 9, 2018 through September 22, 2026: 232 meetings. Minutes from 2018 through September 8, 2026 come from the town website’s Select Board minutes page, which holds minutes back to 2009 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on); the September 22, 2026 minutes are the draft posted on the board’s Diligent meeting portal and have not yet been approved. Joint sessions are included, but only the Select Board’s own votes; votes of the Board of Health and the Planning Board at joint sessions are left out. Not here: executive-session minutes; minutes for 148 other dates the Diligent portal lists for the board since 2018 (about 115 of them are notices that a quorum of the board would attend another body’s meeting, mostly the Advisory Committee’s budget hearings, or a public event; the rest are mostly short sessions before Town Meeting, executive sessions and town manager interviews); and every meeting after September 22, 2026. All minutes are typed. Foxborough’s minutes give the mover and seconder for nearly every motion. In 2018 and 2019 they say “Final Resolution: Motion Carries 5-0-0” (sometimes with a list of the members voting yes); from 2019 to mid-2024 they usually say “by S. Ferguson, 2nd by M. Elfman. Approved, 5-0,” with roll calls by name during remote meetings; since September 2024 each vote lists the members by name (“Yes: Stephanie McGowan, Bill Yukna … / No: … / Not Present at Vote: …”). When the minutes list the vote by name, we show it that way. When they give a count with no dissent that matches the members present, or say every member voted in favor, we show every member present as voting yes, and when they name the members who voted no or abstained and the count adds up, everyone else present as voting yes. Where the minutes give only a split count without names, a list that leaves out a member who was there or does not match the count, or a count that does not match the members present, we show the count only and add a note. Votes with no count written down are shown with the result only. Members who stepped aside (recused), were not present for a vote, or had left are left out of that vote. Some minutes (September 2024 to May 2025, and three meetings in 2026) have no attendance list; for those, the members shown as present are the ones named in the votes. 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.
Jul 21Approve the 119 Morse Street Regulatory AgreementMotion: Motion to approve the 119 Morse Street Regulatory Agreement.Passed 4–1 · No: McGowan
July 21, 2026: Approve the 119 Morse Street Regulatory Agreement
Motion to approve the 119 Morse Street Regulatory Agreement.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, YuknaNo: McGowan
From the minutes
“**Motion to approve the 119 Morse Street Regulatory Agreement. Moved by: Mark Elfman; seconded by: Amy LaBrache Yes: Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache No: Stephanie McGowan Carried 4-1.” (Motion: Elfman, second: LaBrache)
Jul 21Authorize the Town Manager to approve any necessary nonsubstantive…Motion: Motion to authorize the Town Manager to approve any necessary nonsubstantive…Passed 4–1 · No: McGowan
July 21, 2026: Authorize the Town Manager to approve any necessary nonsubstantive revisions to the Regulatory Agreement that has been presented to the Select Board
Motion to authorize the Town Manager to approve any necessary nonsubstantive revisions to the Regulatory Agreement that has been presented to the Select Board.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, YuknaNo: McGowan
From the minutes
“**Motion to authorize the Town Manager to approve any necessary nonsubstantive revisions to the Regulatory Agreement that has been presented to the Select Board. Moved by: Mark Elfman; seconded by: Amy LaBrache Yes: Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache No: Stephanie McGowan Carried 4-1.” (Motion: Elfman, second: LaBrache)
May 26Approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of…Motion: Motion to approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of…Passed · see note
May 26, 2026: Approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Foxborough and the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO, CLC (Unit B, Non-Supervisors)
Motion to approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Foxborough and the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO, CLC (Unit B, Non-Supervisors).
The minutes give the result but not a count or how each member voted. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“**Motion to approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Foxborough and the United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO, CLC (Unit B, Non-Supervisors). Moved by: Amy LaBrache; seconded by: Mark Elfman Motion Carries.” (Motion: LaBrache, second: Elfman)
May 26Reappoint the Boards, Committee & Commission members as readMotion: Motion to reappoint the Boards, Committee & Commission members as read.Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
May 26, 2026: Reappoint the Boards, Committee & Commission members as read
Motion to reappoint the Boards, Committee & Commission members as read.
Stephanie A. McGowan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“**Motion to reappoint the Boards, Committee & Commission members as read. Moved by: Amy LaBrache; seconded by: Mark Elfman Yes: Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache Motion Carries. Stephanie McGowan left the room. 4-0.” (Motion: LaBrache, second: Elfman)
May 26Appoint Bill Yukna as ChairMotion: Motion to appoint Bill Yukna as Chair.Passed 5–0 · see note
May 26, 2026: Appoint Bill Yukna as Chair
Motion to appoint Bill Yukna as Chair.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, McGowan, YuknaStephanie A. McGowan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“**Motion to appoint Bill Yukna as Chair. Moved by: Stephanie McGowan; seconded by: Mark Elfman Yes: Stephanie McGowan, Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache Motion Carries 5-0.” (Motion: McGowan, second: Elfman)
May 26Appoint Amy LaBrache as Vice ChairMotion: Motion to appoint Amy LaBrache as Vice Chair.Passed 5–0 · see note
May 26, 2026: Appoint Amy LaBrache as Vice Chair
Motion to appoint Amy LaBrache as Vice Chair.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, McGowan, YuknaStephanie A. McGowan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“**Motion to appoint Amy LaBrache as Vice Chair. Moved by: Debbie Giardino; seconded by: Mark Elfman Yes: Stephanie McGowan, Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache Motion Carries 5-0.” (Motion: Giardino, second: Elfman)
May 26Appoint Mark Elfman as ClerkMotion: Motion to appoint Mark Elfman as Clerk.Passed 5–0 · see note
May 26, 2026: Appoint Mark Elfman as Clerk
Motion to appoint Mark Elfman as Clerk.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, McGowan, YuknaStephanie A. McGowan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“**Motion to appoint Mark Elfman as Clerk. Moved by: Amy LaBrache; seconded by: Stephanie McGowan Yes: Stephanie McGowan, Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache.” (Motion: LaBrache, second: McGowan)
May 26Approve a Use of Public Way Application for the…Motion: Motion to approve a Use of Public Way Application for the…Passed 5–0 · see note
May 26, 2026: Approve a Use of Public Way Application for the Foxborough Founders Day Parade on June 6, 2026 from 9am to Noon
Motion to approve a Use of Public Way Application for the Foxborough Founders Day Parade on June 6, 2026 from 9am to Noon. Parade route to start at 132 Central Street, Mechanic Street, Railroad Avenue and to end on South Street.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, McGowan, YuknaStephanie A. McGowan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“**Motion to approve a Use of Public Way Application for the Foxborough Founders Day Parade on June 6, 2026 from 9am to Noon. Parade route to start at 132 Central Street, Mechanic Street, Railroad Avenue and to end on South Street. Moved by: Amy LaBrache; seconded by: Mark Elfman Yes: Stephanie McGowan, Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache Motion Carries 5-0.” (Motion: LaBrache, second: Elfman)
May 26Approve & sign FY26 to FY28 integrated contract for…Motion: Motion to approve & sign FY26 to FY28 integrated contract for…Passed 5–0 · see note
May 26, 2026: Approve & sign FY26 to FY28 integrated contract for Foxborough Police, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local 379
Motion to approve & sign FY26 to FY28 integrated contract for Foxborough Police, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local 379.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, McGowan, YuknaStephanie A. McGowan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“**Motion to approve & sign FY26 to FY28 integrated contract for Foxborough Police, Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local 379. Moved by: Amy LaBrache; seconded by: Mark Elfman Yes: Stephanie McGowan, Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache Carried 5-0.” (Motion: LaBrache, second: Elfman)
May 26Accept the donation in the amount of $2500 to…Motion: Motion to accept the donation in the amount of $2500 to…Passed 5–0 · see note
May 26, 2026: Accept the donation in the amount of $2500 to the Foxborough Police Department from the Manos, Smith, Hardiman and Page Families and the Foxboro VFW for the 2026 Youth Police…
Motion to accept the donation in the amount of $2500 to the Foxborough Police Department from the Manos, Smith, Hardiman and Page Families and the Foxboro VFW for the 2026 Youth Police Academy.
Yes: Elfman, Giardino, LaBrache, McGowan, YuknaStephanie A. McGowan was not present for this vote.
From the minutes
“**Motion to accept the donation in the amount of $2500 to the Foxborough Police Department from the Manos, Smith, Hardiman and Page Families and the Foxboro VFW for the 2026 Youth Police Academy. Moved by: Amy LaBrache; seconded by: Mark Elfman Yes: Stephanie McGowan, Bill Yukna, Debbie Giardino, Mark Elfman, and Amy LaBrache Motion Carries 5-0.” (Motion: LaBrache, second: Elfman)
From the Foxborough Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Select Board minutes page and its Diligent meeting portal. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: WJAR NBC 10 (Bill Yukna), The Foxboro Reporter, photo by Mark Stockwell (Amy LaBrache), The Sun Chronicle (Mark Elfman), and stills from Foxboro Cable Access videos: “Around Foxborough #44 – Stephanie McGowan for the Foxborough Board of Selectmen” (2020) and the Foxboro Jaycees Candidates Night, April 11, 2024 (Deb Giardino).
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