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7 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Absent: None
During the meeting:
Approve the Consent Agenda, as follows: Approve the Minutes of the 5/28/19 Select Board meeting; Accept a $100 donation to the Hopkinton Public Library Gift Frund from the Trails Club; Accept a...
To approve the Consent Agenda, as follows: Approve the Minutes of the 5/28/19 Select Board meeting; Accept a $100 donation to the Hopkinton Public Library Gift Frund from the Trails Club; Accept a $175 donation to the Veteran's Celebration Committee from Rev. Richard E. Cannon, St. John the Evangelist Church
Yes: Coutinho, LaFreniere, Nasrullah, TedstoneThe 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.
“MOVED by Mr. Coutinho and SECONDED by Mr. Nasrullah to approve the Consent Agenda, as follows: Approve the Minutes of the 5/28/19 Select Board meeting; Accept a $100 donation to the Hopkinton Public Library Gift Frund from the Trails Club; Accept a $175 donation to the Veteran's Celebration Committee from Rev. Richard E. Cannon, St. John the Evangelist Church. Vote to Approve: 4-0.” (Motion: Coutinho, second: Nasrullah)
Accept the donation
To accept the donation
Yes: Coutinho, LaFreniere, Nasrullah, TedstoneThe 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.
“MOVED by Mr. Coutinho and SECONDED by Ms. LaFreniere to accept the donation. Vote to Approve: 4-0..” (Motion: Coutinho, second: LaFreniere)
Affirm the Town Manager's appointment of Andrea Conboy as Children's Librarian
To affirm the Town Manager's appointment of Andrea Conboy as Children's Librarian
Yes: Coutinho, LaFreniere, Nasrullah, TedstoneThe 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.
“MOVED by Mr. Coutinho and SECONDED by Ms. LaFreniere to affirm the Town Manager's appointment of Andrea Conboy as Children's Librarian. Vote to Approve: 4-0..” (Motion: Coutinho, second: LaFreniere)
Affirm the Town Manager's appointment of Michael Connolly as Town Treasurer/Tax Collector to a term expiring 7/31/2019
To affirm the Town Manager's appointment of Michael Connolly as Town Treasurer/Tax Collector to a term expiring 7/31/2019
Yes: Coutinho, LaFreniere, Nasrullah, TedstoneThe 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.
“MOVED by Mr. Coutinho and SECONDED by Ms. LaFreniere to affirm the Town Manager's appointment of Michael Connolly as Town Treasurer/Tax Collector to a term expiring 7/31/2019. Vote to Approve: 4-0..” (Motion: Coutinho, second: LaFreniere)
Bond Anticipation NOTE
Bond Anticipation NOTE
“MOVED by Mr. Coutinho and SECONDED by Mr. Herr: To approve the sale of $4,518,918 2.40% percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the "Notes") of the Town dated June 17, 2019, payable December 12, 2019, to Piper Jaffray & Co. at par and accrued interest, if any, plus a premium of $17,668.97. Further Vote: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Notes, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated May 28, 2019, and a final Official Statement dated June 3, 2019, each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Vote: that the Town Treasurer and the Board of Selectmen be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a significant events disclosure undertaking in compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the Town, which undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Notes for the benefit of the holders of the Notes from time to time. Further Vote: that we authorize and direct the Town Treasurer to establish post issuance federal tax compliance procedures and continuing disclosure procedures in such forms as the Town Treasurer and bond counsel deem sufficient, or if such procedures are currently in place, to review and update said procedures, in order to monitor and maintain the tax-exempt status of the Notes and to comply with relevant securities laws. Further Vote: that each member of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk and the Town Treasurer be and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions, and execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined by them, or any of them, to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of the foregoing votes. I further certify that the votes were taken at a meeting open to the public, that no vote was taken by secret ballot, that a notice stating the place, date, time and agenda for the meeting (which agenda included the adoption of the above votes) was filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the municipal building that the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Notes were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25 as amended. Vote to Approve: 5-0..” (Motion: Coutinho, second: Herr)
Approve a MGL. c.138 § 15F Farmers Market License for Little Beehive Farm to sell mead at the Hopkinton Farmers Market on Sundays form 6/9/19 to 10/13/19
To approve a MGL. c.138 § 15F Farmers Market License for Little Beehive Farm to sell mead at the Hopkinton Farmers Market on Sundays form 6/9/19 to 10/13/19
“MOVED by Mr. Coutinho and SECONDED by Mr. Nasrullah to approve a MGL. c.138 § 15F Farmers Market License for Little Beehive Farm to sell mead at the Hopkinton Farmers Market on Sundays form 6/9/19 to 10/13/19. Vote to Approve: 5-0..” (Motion: Coutinho, second: Nasrullah)
Adjourn
To adjourn the meeting
“MOVED by Mr. Nasrullah and SECONDED by Mr. Herr to adjourn the meeting. Vote to Approve: 5-0..” (Motion: Nasrullah, second: Herr)
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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