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July 9, 2024
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
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Present: Brian Herr, Mary Jo LaFreniere, Shahidul Mannan, Amy Ritterbusch, Joe Clark
Absent: None
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Inclusive Playground Designer Selection
Delegate authority to the School Committee to appoint appropriate individuals to serve on the Designer Selection Board for the Inclusive Playground project
To delegate authority to the School Committee to appoint appropriate individuals to serve on the Designer Selection Board for the Inclusive Playground project
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mary Jo LaFreniere and SECONDED by Shahidul Mannan to delegate authority to the School Committee to appoint appropriate individuals to serve on the Designer Selection Board for the Inclusive Playground project. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: LaFreniere, second: Mannan)
Consent Agenda
Approve Consent Agenda, consisting of the following items: 1) approve the Minutes of the June 4, 2024 and June 18, 2024 meetings; 2) accept a gift of $4000 from the Hopkinton Library Foundation to...
To approve Consent Agenda, consisting of the following items: 1) approve the Minutes of the June 4, 2024 and June 18, 2024 meetings; 2) accept a gift of $4000 from the Hopkinton Library Foundation to the Public Library to fund the children's Music & Movement program; 3) authorize budget line item transfers for FY2024; the line item transfers of $389,536 in total total are transferred from Tree Warden, Fire, Police, Facilities and Employee Benefits to Town Hall, Fire, Police, Facilities, Health, Legal, Waste Collection, Parks & Rec., Liability Insurance, Schools and IT. The Appropriation Committee has approved the transfers; 4) accept the resignations of Nicole Mousad from the Cultural Council and Julia Kurys Degan as an election worker; 5) Accept the deed for the purchase of the Colella property located at 0 Hayden Rowe, and to authorize the Interim Town Manager and Town Counsel to take any actions necessary to effectuate the acquisition of the property, including executing any documents and settlement agreements
From the minutes
“MOVED by Mary Jo LaFreniere and SECONDED by Joe Clark to approve Consent Agenda, consisting of the following items: 1) approve the Minutes of the June 4, 2024 and June 18, 2024 meetings; 2) accept a gift of $4000 from the Hopkinton Library Foundation to the Public Library to fund the children's Music & Movement program; 3) authorize budget line item transfers for FY2024; the line item transfers of $389,536 in total total are transferred from Tree Warden, Fire, Police, Facilities and Employee Benefits to Town Hall, Fire, Police, Facilities, Health, Legal, Waste Collection, Parks & Rec., Liability Insurance, Schools and IT. The Appropriation Committee has approved the transfers; 4) accept the resignations of Nicole Mousad from the Cultural Council and Julia Kurys Degan as an election worker; 5) Accept the deed for the purchase of the Colella property located at 0 Hayden Rowe, and to authorize the Interim Town Manager and Town Counsel to take any actions necessary to effectuate the acquisition of the property, including executing any documents and settlement agreements. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: LaFreniere, second: Clark)
Selection of the New Town Manager
Appoint Elaine Lazarus as the new Town Manager for Hopkinton, pending the successful negotiation of a contract
To appoint Elaine Lazarus as the new Town Manager for Hopkinton, pending the successful negotiation of a contract
From the minutes
“MOVED by Shahidul Mannan and SECONDED by Amy Ritterbusch to appoint Elaine Lazarus as the new Town Manager for Hopkinton, pending the successful negotiation of a contract. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0..” (Motion: Mannan, second: Ritterbusch)
Enter executive session to approve the Minutes of the 5/21/24 Executive Session; to review a Public Records Request for the release of executive session minutes of 8/2/22, 9/13/22, 10/11/22,...
To enter executive session to approve the Minutes of the 5/21/24 Executive Session; to review a Public Records Request for the release of executive session minutes of 8/2/22, 9/13/22, 10/11/22, 11/1/22, 11/15/22, 11/21/22, 11/28/22, 12/20/22, 1/10/23, 1/24/23, 2/7/23, 2/14/23, 2/28/23, 3/14/23, 3/28/23, 4/4/23, 4/11/23, 4/25/23, 5/9/23, 5/23/23, 6/6/23, 7/11/23, 7/20/23, 8/1/23, 9/5/23, 9/19/23, 10/10/23, 10/17/23, 11/7/23, 11/27/23, 12/5/23, 12/19/23, 1/9/24, 1/30/24, 2/8/24, 2/13/24, 2/27/24, 3/6/24, 3/12/24, 3/26/24, 4/16/24, 5/21/24; to allow Elaine Lazarus to participate in the executive session; and not to reconvene in Open Session at the conclusion of Executive Session
From the minutes
“MOVED by Joe Clark and SECONDED by Shahidul Mannan to enter executive session to approve the Minutes of the 5/21/24 Executive Session; to review a Public Records Request for the release of executive session minutes of 8/2/22, 9/13/22, 10/11/22, 11/1/22, 11/15/22, 11/21/22, 11/28/22, 12/20/22, 1/10/23, 1/24/23, 2/7/23, 2/14/23, 2/28/23, 3/14/23, 3/28/23, 4/4/23, 4/11/23, 4/25/23, 5/9/23, 5/23/23, 6/6/23, 7/11/23, 7/20/23, 8/1/23, 9/5/23, 9/19/23, 10/10/23, 10/17/23, 11/7/23, 11/27/23, 12/5/23, 12/19/23, 1/9/24, 1/30/24, 2/8/24, 2/13/24, 2/27/24, 3/6/24, 3/12/24, 3/26/24, 4/16/24, 5/21/24; to allow Elaine Lazarus to participate in the executive session; and not to reconvene in Open Session at the conclusion of Executive Session. ROLL CALL VOTE: Shahidul Mannan-Yes; Mary Jo Lafreniere-Yes; Amy Ritterbusch- Yes; Joe Clark-Yes; Brian Herr-Yes. Vote to Approve: Yes-5, No-0.” (Motion: Clark, second: Mannan)
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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