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April 29, 2021
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Brendan Tedstone, Irfan Nasrullah, Brian Herr, Amy Ritterbusch
Absent: Mary Jo LaFreniere
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(1) create a new school building committee, to be named and known as the Hopkinton Elementary School Building Committee No. 2; (2) adopt for said committee the Hopkinton Elementary School Building...
To (1) create a new school building committee, to be named and known as the Hopkinton Elementary School Building Committee No. 2; (2) adopt for said committee the Hopkinton Elementary School Building Committee No. 2 charge, as presented; and (3) authorize the Town Manager and School Superintendent to post vacancies, interview candidates, and make recommendations for appointments to fill the membership of said committee. It was stated that the Select Board is the appointing authority for the Committee. Ms. Ritterbusch noted that the School Committee has an alternate member position on the Committee and asked if the Select Board should also. Joe Markey, School Committee and Chair, Elementary School Building Committee, stated that the charge is modeled on the current ESBC, and Select Board member attendance has been very good with few missed meetings
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Nasrullah and SECONDED by Mr. Herr to (1) create a new school building committee, to be named and known as the Hopkinton Elementary School Building Committee No. 2; (2) adopt for said committee the Hopkinton Elementary School Building Committee No. 2 charge, as presented; and (3) authorize the Town Manager and School Superintendent to post vacancies, interview candidates, and make recommendations for appointments to fill the membership of said committee. It was stated that the Select Board is the appointing authority for the Committee. Ms. Ritterbusch noted that the School Committee has an alternate member position on the Committee and asked if the Select Board should also. Joe Markey, School Committee and Chair, Elementary School Building Committee, stated that the charge is modeled on the current ESBC, and Select Board member attendance has been very good with few missed meetings. ROLL CALL: Mr. Nasrullah-Yes; Mr. Herr-Yes; Ms. Ritterbusch-Yes; Mr. Tedstone-Yes. Vote to Approve: Yes-4, No-0..” (Motion: Nasrullah, second: Herr)
FY22 Budget Update
Reconsider the Select Board's votes taken at its meetings on April 6 and 13, 2021 to recommend that the 2021 Annual Town Meeting vote to approve Articles 2, 3, 6, 14, and 15 of the 2021 Annual...
To reconsider the Select Board's votes taken at its meetings on April 6 and 13, 2021 to recommend that the 2021 Annual Town Meeting vote to approve Articles 2, 3, 6, 14, and 15 of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting Warrant by voting in favor of the proposed motions for those Articles as set forth in the draft Warrant Articles and Motions document presented to the Board on April 6 and 13, and, further, to: 1. Recommend that Town Meeting vote to approve Articles 2, 3, 6, and 15, as set forth in the proposed motions for those Articles in the Warrant Articles and Motions document presented to the Board at this meeting; and 2. Recommend that Town Meeting vote to take no action on Article 14
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Nasrullah and SECONDED by Mr. Herr to reconsider the Select Board's votes taken at its meetings on April 6 and 13, 2021 to recommend that the 2021 Annual Town Meeting vote to approve Articles 2, 3, 6, 14, and 15 of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting Warrant by voting in favor of the proposed motions for those Articles as set forth in the draft Warrant Articles and Motions document presented to the Board on April 6 and 13, and, further, to: 1. Recommend that Town Meeting vote to approve Articles 2, 3, 6, and 15, as set forth in the proposed motions for those Articles in the Warrant Articles and Motions document presented to the Board at this meeting; and 2. Recommend that Town Meeting vote to take no action on Article 14. ROLL CALL: Mr. Nasrullah-Yes; Mr. Herr-Yes; Ms. Ritterbusch-Yes; Mr. Tedstone-Yes. Vote to Approve: Yes-4, No-0..” (Motion: Nasrullah, second: Herr)
Adjourn
To adjourn the meeting
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mr. Nasrullah and SECONDED by Ms. Ritterbusch to adjourn the meeting. ROLL CALL: Mr. Nasrullah-Yes; Mr. Herr-Yes; Ms. Ritterbusch-Yes; Mr. Tedstone-Yes. Vote to Approve: Yes-4, No-0..” (Motion: Nasrullah, second: Ritterbusch)
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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