August 12, 2025

1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF)

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Attendance

Present: Joe Clark, Shahidul Mannan, Amy Ritterbusch, Matthew Kizner, Brian Herr

Absent: None

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Convene in executive session to approve executive session minutes of June 17, 2025 and August 5, 2025; review a public records request for the release of executive session minutes of January 30,...

Minutes, page 7

ProceduralPassed · 4–0

To convene in executive session to approve executive session minutes of June 17, 2025 and August 5, 2025; review a public records request for the release of executive session minutes of January 30, 2018, to allow Elaine Lazarus, Lance DelPriore, and Bryan Bertram to participate in executive session; and not to convene in open session after the conclusion of the executive session

Yes: Clark, Kizner, Mannan, RitterbuschThe roll call does not list Brian Herr, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.

From the minutes

“MOVED by Matthew Kizner and SECONDED by Shahidul Mannan to convene in executive session to approve executive session minutes of June 17, 2025 and August 5, 2025; review a public records request for the release of executive session minutes of January 30, 2018, to allow Elaine Lazarus, Lance DelPriore, and Bryan Bertram to participate in executive session; and not to convene in open session after the conclusion of the executive session. ROLL CALL VOTE- Amy Ritterbusch-Yes, Matthew Kizner-Yes, Shahidul Mannan-Yes, Joe Clark-Yes. Vote to Approve: 4-0..” (Motion: Kizner, second: Mannan)

Read it in the official minutes, page 7 (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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