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Hudson Select Board
How the Hudson Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Scott Duplisea was re-elected at the June 29, 2020 town election; the same five members served. The minutes of the reorganization (likely July 13, 2020) are not posted, so the officers are not shown. On December 7, 2020 the board voted 4-0 to change its name from Board of Selectmen to Select Board (and on January 4, 2021 scheduled a public hearing on it); from January 2021 its minutes call it the “Board of Selectmen who, by vote, prefer to be referred to as the Select Board.” Joseph Durant’s and John Parent’s last meeting with posted minutes was April 26, 2021. Covers 21 meetings, July 20 to April 26, 2021.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetBoard years
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Members
Scott DupliseaMember · At-large · at 20 of 21 meetingsJoseph DurantMember · At-large · at 21 of 21 meetingsFred LucyMember · At-large · at 21 of 21 meetingsJohn ParentMember · At-large · at 21 of 21 meetingsJames QuinnMember · At-large · at 19 of 21 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Hudson Select Board minutes from January 8, 2018 through September 9, 2026: 191 meetings and 3,202 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to 2017; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. The board was the Board of Selectmen until it voted on December 7, 2020 to call itself the Select Board; from January 2021 its minutes say “Board of Selectmen who, by vote, prefer to be referred to as the Select Board.” All the minutes loaded have searchable text except two: the July 29, 2024 minutes are a scan and the February 28, 2022 file has unreadable text, so both were read with text recognition; two older files were posted as Word documents. Not here: executive-session minutes; cancelled meetings; and meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes. Many of those gaps fall in 2019 to 2024, when the town moved its records to a new website and some meeting pages list a minutes file that was never posted (among them June 17, 2019, January 6 and 13, June 1, 22 and 29, July 13 and December 21, 2020, March 16, May 17, June 7, July 12 and 26 and August 9, 2021, January 10, June 6 and 16, July 25 and August 15, 2022, January 9 and 23, March 13, April 24 and June 5, 2023, and February 26, March 11 and June 3, 2024); April 13 and August 10, 2026 also have no minutes posted, and meetings after September 9, 2026 are not posted yet. Until December 2024 Hudson’s minutes say “On a motion by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 5-0 to …” and name members who abstain or vote no in the next sentence (“Mr. Lucy abstained”); a count that matches the members present is shown as every member present voting yes. Since December 2024 the minutes name the mover and seconder and list no votes and abstentions by name (“Motion Carries 4-0-1 – Abstained: Scott Duplisea”). Budget hearings are recorded in tables (department, amount, mover, seconder, vote); each row is shown as a vote (225 rows). Some counts do not agree with the names in the same sentence (for example “voted 4-0-1 … Mr. Lucy opposed”); those votes show the count only, with a note quoting both. Where a split count names no one, or the count does not match the members present, we show the count only, with a note (75 votes); where the minutes say only “the Board voted” with no count, or the count is misprinted, we show the result only (22 votes). Members who stepped aside (recused), arrived late or left early are shown only in the votes they were there for. At joint meetings with other boards only the Select Board members’ votes are shown, and choices between candidates where members picked different people show the result only. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Apr 26F to note the retirement of Dawn Jacobs as…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Duplisea, seconded by Mr. Parent, the…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 26, 2021: F to note the retirement of Dawn Jacobs as Assistant Town Clerk, effective May 31, 2021
On a motion by Mr. Duplisea, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 4-0-1f to note the retirement of Dawn Jacobs as Assistant Town Clerk, effective May 31, 2021. Mr. Durant against.
The count and the names in the minutes do not agree: they give the count as 4-0-1 (“voted 4-0-1”) and also say “Mr. Durant against”, with 5 members present (Joseph Durant, John Parent, Scott Duplisea, James Quinn and Fred Lucy). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Duplisea, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 4-0-1f to note the retirement of Dawn Jacobs as Assistant Town Clerk, effective May 31, 2021. Mr. Durant against..” (Motion: Duplisea, second: Parent)
Apr 26Approve the increase of water and sewer rates at…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the…Passed · see note
April 26, 2021: Approve the increase of water and sewer rates at 21% and 11% respectively
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted to approve the increase of water and sewer rates at 21% and 11% respectively.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted to approve the increase of water and sewer rates at 21% and 11% respectively..” (Motion: Durant, second: Lucy)
Mar 8Apply for the SAFER GrantMotion: On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Duplisea, the…Passed 3–0 · see note
March 8, 2021: Apply for the SAFER Grant
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Duplisea, the Board voted 3-0-2 by roll call to apply for the SAFER Grant. Mr. Quinn and Mr. Lucy voted against.
The count and the names in the minutes do not agree: they give the count as 3-0-2 (“voted 3-0-2”) and also say “Mr. Quinn and Mr. Lucy voted against”, with 5 members present (Joseph Durant, Scott Duplisea, Fred Lucy, John Parent and James Quinn). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Duplisea, the Board voted 3-0-2 by roll call to apply for the SAFER Grant. Mr. Quinn and Mr. Lucy voted against..” (Motion: Parent, second: Duplisea)
Feb 22Approve the public session minutes of February 8, 2021Motion: On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parent, the…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 22, 2021: Approve the public session minutes of February 8, 2021
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve the public session minutes of February 8, 2021.
Yes: Durant, Lucy, Parent, QuinnScott Duplisea arrived after this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve the public session minutes of February 8, 2021..” (Motion: Lucy, second: Parent)
Feb 22Approve the appointment of Brian Niemi as Fulltime Firefighter,…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 22, 2021: Approve the appointment of Brian Niemi as Fulltime Firefighter, effective February 23, 2021
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve the appointment of Brian Niemi as Fulltime Firefighter, effective February 23, 2021.
Yes: Durant, Lucy, Parent, QuinnScott Duplisea arrived after this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve the appointment of Brian Niemi as Fulltime Firefighter, effective February 23, 2021..” (Motion: Durant, second: Lucy)
Feb 22Approve the appointment of Janet Saluk to the Council…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 22, 2021: Approve the appointment of Janet Saluk to the Council on Aging for a term to expire on December 31, 2021
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve the appointment of Janet Saluk to the Council on Aging for a term to expire on December 31, 2021.
Yes: Durant, Lucy, Parent, QuinnScott Duplisea arrived after this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve the appointment of Janet Saluk to the Council on Aging for a term to expire on December 31, 2021..” (Motion: Durant, second: Lucy)
Feb 22Approve and authorize the singing of a contract with…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 22, 2021: Approve and authorize the singing of a contract with Lapan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $49,500 for plumbing services related to the Centennial Beach Renovation Project
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve and authorize the singing of a contract with Lapan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $49,500 for plumbing services related to the Centennial Beach Renovation Project.
Yes: Durant, Lucy, Parent, QuinnScott Duplisea arrived after this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve and authorize the singing of a contract with Lapan Mechanical Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $49,500 for plumbing services related to the Centennial Beach Renovation Project..” (Motion: Parent, second: Lucy)
Feb 22Approve and authorize the signing of a contract with…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the…Passed 4–0 · see note
February 22, 2021: Approve and authorize the signing of a contract with the Director of Public Works Eric Ryder
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve and authorize the signing of a contract with the Director of Public Works Eric Ryder.
Yes: Durant, Lucy, Parent, QuinnScott Duplisea arrived after this vote and is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 4-0 by roll call to approve and authorize the signing of a contract with the Director of Public Works Eric Ryder..” (Motion: Parent, second: Durant)
Feb 8Approve the public session minutes of February 3, 2021Motion: On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Duplisea
February 8, 2021: Approve the public session minutes of February 3, 2021
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0-1 by roll call to approve the public session minutes of February 3, 2021. Mr. Duplisea abstained.
Yes: Durant, Lucy, Parent, QuinnAbstained: Duplisea
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0-1 by roll call to approve the public session minutes of February 3, 2021. Mr. Duplisea abstained..” (Motion: Durant, second: Lucy)
Feb 8Approve the budget for Public Works Various ($7,578,927)Motion: Public Works Various 19 $7,578,927 Parent Durant 5-0Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
February 8, 2021: Approve the budget for Public Works Various ($7,578,927)
Public Works Various 19 $7,578,927 Parent Durant 5-0
One row of the budget-hearing table in the minutes (department, amount, mover, seconder and vote).
From the minutes
“Public Works Various 19 $7,578,927 Parent Durant 5-0.” (Motion: Parent, second: Durant)
From the Hudson Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Community Advocate — Michele Tousignant Dufour (Paul Hopkins, August 2026), Lauren DuBreuil and Patrick Thayer (candidate photos, May 2025), Steven Sharek and Diane Bemis (candidate photos, May 2024). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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