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Holliston Former Select Board member

John Cronin

At-large · 1 term in this record

John J. Cronin

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Record at a glance · 2023–2024 Board

18 of 19meetings attended (95%) · whole board 95%
119votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
3no votes (3% of votes cast) · whole board <1%
3 of 3split votes where Cronin was in the minority
0abstained
1term in this record
How these numbers work
  • Counted from the official minutes, for 2023–2024 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
  • Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Cronin as present or absent at the start.
  • Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
  • Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
  • A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
  • “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.

These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.

Attendance

At the start of 18 of 19 Select Board meetings in 2023–2024 Board.

Missed

Every meeting (19)

Votes where members disagreed · 2023–2024 Board

Apr 24Approve and authorize $750,000 to be set aside for…Motion: B. Sparrell made a motion to approve and authorize $750,000 to…Passed 2–1 · Cronin: No

April 24, 2024: Approve and authorize $750,000 to be set aside for a Special Education cost for a Warrant Article on the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting

ApprovePassed · 2–1

B. Sparrell made a motion to approve and authorize $750,000 to be set aside for a Special Education cost for a Warrant Article on the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting. T. Hein second. J. Cronin opposed. Vote 2-0-1.

Voted: No

Yes: Hein, SparrellNo: CroninThe minutes record “J. Cronin opposed. Vote 2-0-1.”; John Cronin is shown voting no and the other members present yes. (The third number in this count is the no vote, as the minutes name him as opposed.)

From the minutes

“B. Sparrell made a motion to approve and authorize $750,000 to be set aside for a Special Education cost for a Warrant Article on the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting. T. Hein second. J. Cronin opposed. Vote 2-0-1..” (Motion: Sparrell, second: Hein)

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

Apr 24Approve Article #28, Library Grant Match as presentedMotion: B. Sparrell made a motion to approve Article #28, Library Grant…Passed 2–1 · Cronin: No

April 24, 2024: Approve Article #28, Library Grant Match as presented

ApprovePassed · 2–1

B. Sparrell made a motion to approve Article #28, Library Grant Match as presented. T. Hein second. J. Cronin opposed. Vote 2-0-1.

Voted: No

Yes: Hein, SparrellNo: CroninThe minutes record “J. Cronin opposed. Vote 2-0-1.”; John Cronin is shown voting no and the other members present yes. (The third number in this count is the no vote, as the minutes name him as opposed.)

From the minutes

“B. Sparrell made a motion to approve Article #28, Library Grant Match as presented. T. Hein second. J. Cronin opposed. Vote 2-0-1..” (Motion: Sparrell, second: Hein)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Mar 25Approve a One Day Beer & Wine License for…Motion: T. Hein made a motion to approve a One Day Beer…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · Cronin: Yes

March 25, 2024: Approve a One Day Beer & Wine License for the Memorial Day Event on May 27, 2024 form 11:00am - 3:00pm for the Holliston Lions Club at the Historical Society

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 2 present

T. Hein made a motion to approve a One Day Beer & Wine License for the Memorial Day Event on May 27, 2024 form 11:00am - 3:00pm for the Holliston Lions Club at the Historical Society. J. Cronin second. Vote 2-0. B. Sparrell second. Vote 2-0. B. Sparrell absent.

Voted: Yes

After “J. Cronin second. Vote 2-0.” the minutes repeat “B. Sparrell second. Vote 2-0.”, although B. Sparrell is listed as absent for the whole meeting; J. Cronin is shown as the seconder. The result is printed twice in the minutes (“B. Sparrell second. Vote 2-0.”).

From the minutes

“T. Hein made a motion to approve a One Day Beer & Wine License for the Memorial Day Event on May 27, 2024 form 11:00am - 3:00pm for the Holliston Lions Club at the Historical Society. J. Cronin second. Vote 2-0. B. Sparrell second. Vote 2-0. B. Sparrell absent..” (Motion: Hein, second: Cronin)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Mar 18Approve the ambulance rate proposals, as presentedMotion: T. Hein made a motion to approve the ambulance rate proposals,…Passed 2–1 · Cronin: No

March 18, 2024: Approve the ambulance rate proposals, as presented

ApprovePassed · 2–1

T. Hein made a motion to approve the ambulance rate proposals, as presented. B. Sparrell second. Vote 2-0-1. J. Cronin opposed.

Voted: No

Yes: Hein, SparrellNo: CroninThe minutes record “Vote 2-0-1. J. Cronin opposed.”; John Cronin is shown voting no and the other members present yes. (The third number in this count is the no vote, as the minutes name him as opposed.)

From the minutes

“T. Hein made a motion to approve the ambulance rate proposals, as presented. B. Sparrell second. Vote 2-0-1. J. Cronin opposed..” (Motion: Hein, second: Sparrell)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Jan 17Approve the Senior Tax Work Off Program and the…Motion: B. Sparrell made a motion to approve the Senior Tax Work…Passed 3–0 · Cronin: Not recorded

January 17, 2024: Approve the Senior Tax Work Off Program and the Veterans Tax Work Off Program as amended and presented this evening

ApprovePassed · 3–0

B. Sparrell made a motion to approve the Senior Tax Work Off Program and the Veterans Tax Work Off Program as amended and presented this evening. T. Hein second. Vote 3-0. J. Cronin absent.

The minutes record “Vote 3-0. J. Cronin absent.” John Cronin is listed as absent for the whole meeting and only two members were present, so the count and the members present do not match; the count only is shown.

From the minutes

“B. Sparrell made a motion to approve the Senior Tax Work Off Program and the Veterans Tax Work Off Program as amended and presented this evening. T. Hein second. Vote 3-0. J. Cronin absent..” (Motion: Sparrell, second: Hein)

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

Votes with no disagreement (120)

    From the Holliston Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Holliston Reporter — Tina Hein (candidate photo, May 2025); Holliston Hub (HCAT) “Just Thinking” candidate videos — Benjamin Sparrell (2026) and Damon Dimmick. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.

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