May 21, 2024

2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF)

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Attendance

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Present: Brian Herr, Mary Jo LaFreniere, Amy Ritterbusch, Shahidul Mannan, Joe Clark

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Hide procedural votes (adjourning, waiving the rules, taking items together)

Approve the Minutes of the April 16, 2024 executive session meeting

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · 3–0

To approve the Minutes of the April 16, 2024 executive session meeting

Yes: LaFreniere, Mannan, RitterbuschAbstained: Clark, Herr

From the minutes

“MOVED by Amy Ritterbusch and SECONDED by Shahidul Mannan to approve the Minutes of the April 16, 2024 executive session meeting. ROLL CALL: Shahidul Mannan-Yes; Amy Ritterbusch-Yes; Mary Jo LaFreniere-Yes; Brian Herr-Abstain; Joe Clark-Abstain. Vote to Approve: Yes-3, No-0, Abstain-2..” (Motion: Ritterbusch, second: Mannan)

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

Exit executive session

Minutes, page 1

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To exit executive session

From the minutes

“MOVED by Shahidul Mannan and SECONDED by Amy Ritterbusch to exit executive session. ROLL CALL: Brian Herr-Yes; Shahidul Mannan-Yes; Joe Clark-Yes; Amy Ritterbusch-Yes; Mary Jo LaFreniere-Yes. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Mannan, second: Ritterbusch)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (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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