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March 9, 2018
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: John Coutinho, Claire Wright, Todd Cestari, Brian Herr, Brendan Tedstone
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
CALL to Order
Give direction to the Town Manager to work with the School administration on a version of the budget that shows no more than a 5% tax impact on the average taxpayer, and which reflects roughly the...
To give direction to the Town Manager to work with the School administration on a version of the budget that shows no more than a 5% tax impact on the average taxpayer, and which reflects roughly the same proportional split as the FY18 budget
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Cestari and SECONDED by Ms. Wright to give direction to the Town Manager to work with the School administration on a version of the budget that shows no more than a 5% tax impact on the average taxpayer, and which reflects roughly the same proportional split as the FY18 budget. Vote to Approve: 5-0..” (Motion: Cestari, second: Wright)
Adjourn
To adjourn the meeting
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Herr and SECONDED by Mr. Tedstone to adjourn the meeting. Vote to Approve: 5-0..” (Motion: Herr, second: Tedstone)
From the Hopkinton Select Board’s official minutes in the town’s Laserfiche document archive (Agendas & Minutes). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Hopkinton Independent (photos by John Cardillo): Brian Herr and Joe Clark (May 2024), Shahidul Mannan and Matthew Kizner (May 2025); Amy Ritterbusch, Hopkinton Independent candidate questionnaire (June 2020).
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