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Hanover Select Board

How the Hanover Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. John Barry joined the board after the May 2018 town election; Brian Barthelmes left. On May 21, 2018 the board chose Emmanuel Dockter as Chairman and kept John C. Tuzik as Vice-Chairman (David R. Delaney chaired the start of that meeting). Covers 30 meetings, May 21 to May 13, 2019.

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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 budget
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What Town Meeting decided

In Hanover, 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 · May 4, 2026 4 votes: 4 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 4, 2026 Special Town Meeting.

Annual Town Meeting · May 4, 2026 46 votes: 41 passed, 2 failed, 2 no action, 1 referred

Sessions: May 4 and 5, 2026

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · December 8, 2025 5 votes: 3 passed, 2 no action

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the December 8, 2025 Special Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · May 5, 2025 3 votes: 3 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 5, 2025 Special Town Meeting.

Annual Town Meeting · May 5, 2025 47 votes: 43 passed, 1 failed, 1 no action, 2 referred

Sessions: May 5 and 6, 2025

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 2025 Annual Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · December 9, 2024 4 votes: 4 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the December 9, 2024 Special Town Meeting.

Special Town Meeting · May 6, 2024 2 votes: 2 passed

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 6, 2024 Special Town Meeting.

Annual Town Meeting · May 6, 2024 45 votes: 39 passed, 2 passed as amended, 4 referred

Sessions: May 6 and 7, 2024

Source: Town Clerk's journal of the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting.

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).

Members

John BarryMember · Elected townwide · at 25 of 30 meetingsDavid R. DelaneyMember · Elected townwide · at 24 of 30 meetingsJocelyn KeeganMember · Elected townwide · at 25 of 30 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: Select Board minutes from April 2, 2018 through September 8, 2026, as posted on the town website (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2021). Not here yet: minutes before April 2018 (the town posts those as web pages), minutes after September 8, 2026, and the February 20, 2024 minutes (the town’s link opens the February 5, 2024 minutes instead). Hanover’s minutes are written as narrative. Most votes before mid-2021, and many since, are recorded only as “The Board voted to …” with no count and no names; those show the result only, not how each member voted, and are not treated as unanimous. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous we show every member present as voting yes, and when they list a roll call (aye/nay by name), as most votes from late 2021 to 2025 do, we show each member’s vote as recorded. Where a roll call names a member the minutes list as absent or not yet arrived, lists a member twice, or does not match a stated count, we show the count only and add a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) are left out of that vote. Votes by other boards at joint meetings (Planning Board, School Committee, Board of Assessors, Bylaw Review Committee) are not included. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Monday, May 13, 2019 · Regular meeting0 recorded votes, 2 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, May 6, 2019 · Regular meeting0 recorded votes, 5 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, April 22, 2019 · Regular meeting1 recorded votes, 10 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, April 1, 2019 · Regular meeting0 recorded votes, 16 with disagreementAbsent: David R. DelaneyMonday, March 18, 2019 · Regular meeting1 recorded votes, 11 with disagreementAbsent: John Barry

Votes where members disagreed

Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.

May 13Approve the statement as amended (attached)Motion: to approve the statement as amended (attached).Passed · see note

May 13, 2019: Approve the statement as amended (attached)

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the statement as amended (attached).

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board reviewed the document and voted to approve the statement as amended (attached)..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

May 13Approve referring Article 36 back to the Selectmen to…Motion: to approve referring Article 36 back to the Selectmen to study…Passed · see note

May 13, 2019: Approve referring Article 36 back to the Selectmen to study re-use options

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve referring Article 36 back to the Selectmen to study re-use options.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board discussed the possibility of Article 36 failing and voted to approve referring Article 36 back to the Selectmen to study re-use options..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

May 6Approve the request of the Moderator to make the…Motion: to approve the request of the Moderator to make the motions.Passed · see note

May 6, 2019: Approve the request of the Moderator to make the motions

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the request of the Moderator to make the motions.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the request of the Moderator to make the motions..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

May 6Approve and signed the document (attached)Motion: to approve and signed the document (attached).Passed · see note

May 6, 2019: Approve and signed the document (attached)

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve and signed the document (attached).

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Traggorth Companies, LLC and voted to approve and signed the document (attached)..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

May 6Approve and signed the MOU with PECO Real Estate…Motion: to approve and signed the MOU with PECO Real Estate Partners.Passed · see note

May 6, 2019: Approve and signed the MOU with PECO Real Estate Partners

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve and signed the MOU with PECO Real Estate Partners.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve and signed the MOU with PECO Real Estate Partners..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

May 6Schedule a hearing on the violation for June 3,…Motion: to schedule a hearing on the violation for June 3, 2019…Passed · see note

May 6, 2019: Schedule a hearing on the violation for June 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To schedule a hearing on the violation for June 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to schedule a hearing on the violation for June 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Apr 22Approve the proclamation as presentedMotion: to approve the proclamation as presented.Passed · see note

April 22, 2019: Approve the proclamation as presented

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the proclamation as presented.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Chairman Dockter read the Board's proclamation (attached) to Leslie Molyneaux as the recipient of the 2019 Spirit of Hanover Award into the Meeting Minutes; the Board voted to approve the proclamation as presented..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Apr 22Approve the proclamation as presentedMotion: to approve the proclamation as presented.Passed · see note

April 22, 2019: Approve the proclamation as presented

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the proclamation as presented.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Chairman Dockter read the Board's proclamation (attached) recognizing the Hanover Visiting Nurses Association 90th anniversary into the Meeting Minutes; the Board voted to approve the proclamation as presented..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Apr 22Approve the renewal of the 2019 Junk Dealer Licenses,…Motion: to approve the renewal of the 2019 Junk Dealer Licenses, as…Passed · see note

April 22, 2019: Approve the renewal of the 2019 Junk Dealer Licenses, as listed: ecoATM, Inc. Avitabile Fine Jewelers NASR Jewelers 1775 Washington Street 1774 Washington Street 1775 Washington Street Hanover...

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the renewal of the 2019 Junk Dealer Licenses, as listed: ecoATM, Inc. Avitabile Fine Jewelers NASR Jewelers 1775 Washington Street 1774 Washington Street 1775 Washington Street Hanover Coin & Jewelry 803 Washington Street

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the renewal of the 2019 Junk Dealer Licenses, as listed: ecoATM, Inc. Avitabile Fine Jewelers NASR Jewelers 1775 Washington Street 1774 Washington Street 1775 Washington Street Hanover Coin & Jewelry 803 Washington Street.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Apr 22Approve the renewal of the Special Entertainment 2019 Bowling…Motion: to approve the renewal of the Special Entertainment 2019 Bowling Alley…Passed · see note

April 22, 2019: Approve the renewal of the Special Entertainment 2019 Bowling Alley License to Boston Bowl dba First Boston Tenpin, Inc

ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes

To approve the renewal of the Special Entertainment 2019 Bowling Alley License to Boston Bowl dba First Boston Tenpin, Inc.

The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.

From the minutes

“The Board voted to approve the renewal of the Special Entertainment 2019 Bowling Alley License to Boston Bowl dba First Boston Tenpin, Inc..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

From the Hanover 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: Jim Hoyes from his campaign site (hoyesforhanover.com); Vanessa O’Connor from her Select Board Facebook page (Hanover Selectwoman Vanessa O’Connor); Steve Louko from his campaign Facebook page (Steve Louko – Hanover Selectman); Rachel Hughes from a Hanover Community TV still (Hanover Woman’s Club Juniors Candidates Night, April 2025, with her on-screen name label). Members without a photo show initials.

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