MassVoter.com← Hopkinton Select BoardHopkinton Select Board · 2017–2018 Board · Regular meeting
May 8, 2018
2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Hopkinton ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: John Coutinho, Claire Wright, Todd Cestari, Brendan Tedstone, Brian Herr
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Means Tested TAX Exemption for Seniors
Approve the inclusion of the clause which allows the Board of Selectmen to renew the exemption rather than going through the legislative process
To approve the inclusion of the clause which allows the Board of Selectmen to renew the exemption rather than going through the legislative process
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Herr and SECONDED by Ms. Wright to approve the inclusion of the clause which allows the Board of Selectmen to renew the exemption rather than going through the legislative process. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Herr, second: Wright)
Enter into executive session to consider strategy relative to contract negotiations with non-union personnel, the Town Manager, 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, the Town Manager, 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, and to adjourn the meeting at the conclusion of 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, the Town Manager, 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, and to adjourn the meeting at the conclusion of 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).
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →