February 8, 2024

2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF)

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Attendance

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Present: Muriel Kramer, Shahidul Mannan, Mary Jo LaFreniere, Amy Ritterbusch, Irfan Nasrullah

Absent: None

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CALL to Order

Enter into executive session pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a) Purpose 1 to continue the Loudermill Hearing to consider and act on the recommendation of the Police Chief to terminate Police Union...

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To enter into executive session pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a) Purpose 1 to continue the Loudermill Hearing to consider and act on the recommendation of the Police Chief to terminate Police Union member Timothy Brennan, to allow Norman Khumalo, Joseph Bennett, Bryan Bertram, Donna Brewer, Nicholas Anastasopoulous, Elaine Lazarus, Timothy Brennan and Daniel Fogarty to participate, and not to return to open session. Roll call vote: Muriel Kramer - Yes, Shahidul Mannan - Yes, Mary Jo LaFreniere - Yes, Amy Ritterbusch - Yes, Irfan Nasrullah - Yes

From the minutes

“MOVED by Shahidul Mannan and SECONDED by Mary Jo LaFreniere to enter into executive session pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a) Purpose 1 to continue the Loudermill Hearing to consider and act on the recommendation of the Police Chief to terminate Police Union member Timothy Brennan, to allow Norman Khumalo, Joseph Bennett, Bryan Bertram, Donna Brewer, Nicholas Anastasopoulous, Elaine Lazarus, Timothy Brennan and Daniel Fogarty to participate, and not to return to open session. Roll call vote: Muriel Kramer - Yes, Shahidul Mannan - Yes, Mary Jo LaFreniere - Yes, Amy Ritterbusch - Yes, Irfan Nasrullah - Yes. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Mannan, second: LaFreniere)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Exit executive session. Roll call vote: Muriel Kramer - Yes, Shahidul Mannan - Yes, Mary Jo LaFreniere - Yes, Amy Ritterbusch - Yes, Irfan Nasrullah - Yes

Minutes, page 3

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To exit executive session. Roll call vote: Muriel Kramer - Yes, Shahidul Mannan - Yes, Mary Jo LaFreniere - Yes, Amy Ritterbusch - Yes, Irfan Nasrullah - Yes

From the minutes

“MOVED by Shahidul Mannan and SECONDED by Irfan Nasrullah to exit executive session. Roll call vote: Muriel Kramer - Yes, Shahidul Mannan - Yes, Mary Jo LaFreniere - Yes, Amy Ritterbusch - Yes, Irfan Nasrullah - Yes. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Mannan, second: Nasrullah)

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

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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