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May 7, 2018
7 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: John Coutinho, Claire Wright, Todd Cestari, Brendan Tedstone, Brian Herr
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Annual Town Meeting Articles
Reconsider the Board's prior vote due the additional information
To reconsider the Board's prior vote due the additional information
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Herr and SECONDED by Mr. Tedstone to reconsider the Board's prior vote due the additional information. Vote to Approve: 5-0..” (Motion: Herr, second: Tedstone)
Recommend the article as modified, with the amounts indicated from water and sewer retained earnings
To recommend the article as modified, with the amounts indicated from water and sewer retained earnings
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Herr and SECONDED by Mr. Tedstone to recommend the article as modified, with the amounts indicated from water and sewer retained earnings. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Herr, second: Tedstone)
CWMP
Reconsider the Board's prior vote due the additional information
To reconsider the Board's prior vote due the additional information
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Herr and SECONDED by Mr. Tedstone to reconsider the Board's prior vote due the additional information. Vote to Approve: 5-0..” (Motion: Herr, second: Tedstone)
Recommend that town meeting take no action on the article
To recommend that town meeting take no action on the article
From the minutes
“MOVED by Ms. Wright and SECONDED by Mr. Tedstone to recommend that town meeting take no action on the article. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Wright, second: Tedstone)
Authorize the Town Manager to sign the Purchase and Sale Agreement for 0 and 39 Cedar Street
To authorize the Town Manager to sign the Purchase and Sale Agreement for 0 and 39 Cedar Street
From the minutes
“MOVED by Ms. Wright and SECONDED by Mr. Cestari to authorize the Town Manager to sign the Purchase and Sale Agreement for 0 and 39 Cedar Street. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Wright, second: Cestari)
Approve the PILOT Agreement with Clean Energy Collective for property at 147 Lumber Street
To approve the PILOT Agreement with Clean Energy Collective for property at 147 Lumber Street
Yes: Cestari, Coutinho, Tedstone, WrightThe minutes say Brian Herr had not yet arrived or had left the room when this vote was taken; the count (4-0) matches the members in the room, so this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Cestari and SECONDED by Ms. Wright to approve the PILOT Agreement with Clean Energy Collective for property at 147 Lumber Street. Vote to Approve: Yes-4, No-0..” (Motion: Cestari, second: Wright)
Executive Session
Enter into executive session to consider strategy relative to contract negotiations with non-union personnel, Norman Khumalo, as an open meeting may have detrimental effects on the bargaining...
The Chair entertained a motion to enter into executive session to consider strategy relative to contract negotiations with non-union personnel, Norman Khumalo, as an open meeting may have detrimental effects on the bargaining position of the Board, and to reconvene in open session at the annual town meeting
From the minutes
“The Chair entertained a motion to enter into executive session to consider strategy relative to contract negotiations with non-union personnel, Norman Khumalo, as an open meeting may have detrimental effects on the bargaining position of the Board, and to reconvene in open session at the annual town meeting. MOVED by Mr. Herr and SECONDED by Mr. Cestari. ROLL CALL: Mr. Coutinho-Yes; Ms. Wright-Yes; Mr. Herr-Yes; Mr. Cestari-Yes; Mr. Tedstone-Yes. VOTE to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Herr, second: Cestari)
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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