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Municipal votes · 2020–2021 Board

Hull Select Board

How the Hull Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Donna Pursel joined the board after the June 2020 election (held late because of COVID-19); Kevin Richardson left. On June 25, 2020 the board chose Jennifer Constable as Chair, Greg Grey as Vice Chair and Donna Pursel as Clerk. Most 2020-2021 meetings were held remotely. The town lists 9 meetings in this term with an agenda but no posted minutes. The minutes for April 21, 2021 are listed by the town but could not be loaded. Covers 26 meetings, June 25 to May 12, 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 budget
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From the agendas Hull posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.

What Town Meeting decided

In Hull, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.

Annual Town Meeting · May 4, 2026 51 votes: 46 passed, 3 failed, 2 other
  • Art. 1 Accept the annual town reports Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 2 Assume liability for state work on tidal and non-tidal waters (M.G.L. c. 91, § 29) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 3 Allow contracts with state agencies to build or maintain seawalls and shore areas Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 4 Allow contracts with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 5 Allow compensating balance agreements Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 6 Appropriate Municipal Light Plant sales income to the Light Plant Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 7 Set salaries of elected officials Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 8 General government and school budgets Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 9 Harbormaster enterprise budget Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 10 Sewer enterprise budget Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 11 Cable enterprise budget Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 12 Board of Assessors: accept M.G.L. c. 59, § 21A Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 13A Community Preservation Fund allocations Passed “PASS”
  • 13B(a) Community Preservation: George Washington Boulevard community gardens beautification Passed “PASS”
  • 13B(b) Community Preservation: Lifesaving Museum outdoor space improvements Passed “PASS”
  • 13B(c) Community Preservation: Village Park playground and basketball court Passed “PASS”
  • 13B(d) Community Preservation: Lifesaving Museum boathouse restoration Passed “PASS”
  • 13B(e) Community Preservation: Paragon Carousel clock tower restoration Passed “PASS”
  • 13B(f) Community Preservation: historical Town records at the fire station Passed “PASS”
  • 13B(g) Community Preservation: Hull Community Housing Trust Fund Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 14 Increase the retirement cost-of-living (COLA) base Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 15 Stabilization Fund Other
  • Art. 16 Utility easement Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 17 Artwalk easement Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 18 Capital request: Department of Public Works (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 19 Use of Crescent Beach seawall settlement proceeds Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 20 Capital request: Fire Department (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 21 Capital request: Manomet and Samoset resurfacing (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 22 Capital request: roadway paving (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 23 Capital request: landfill assessment and closure (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 24 Senior Center relocation Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 25 Public safety building facility design (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 26 Town Hall closure and relocation (2/3 vote) Other
  • Art. 27 Town-wide coastal infrastructure (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 28 Capital emergency replacement reserve account Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 29 Home rule petition: contracts Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 30 Contract extension: operation and maintenance (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 31 Zoning: non-conforming uses (Sec. 410-6.2B(6)(b)) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 32 Zoning: Flexible Plan Development (Sec. 410-4.3) (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 33 Zoning: Commercial A, B and C districts (Sec. 410-3.6) (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 34 Zoning: Nantasket Beach Overlay District (Sec. 410-3.12) (2/3 vote) Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 35 By-law: powers and duties of the Capital Improvement Planning Committee (Sec. 111-4) Failed “FAIL”
  • Art. 36 Annual budget for town boards, committees, commissions and councils Failed “FAIL”
  • Art. 37 Replace a section of stairs at Western Avenue Failed “FAIL”
  • Art. 38 Permanent traffic direction changes in the Nantasket Beach Overlay District Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 39 Recording and public access to open meetings Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 40 Ask the Legislature to amend the Charter to remove the Town Manager from Light Plant operations and restore the Light Board Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 41 Legal review of citizen petition articles Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 42 Remote public access to town board and committee meetings Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 43 Repeal Article 11 of the May 2018 Annual Town Meeting Passed “PASS”
  • Art. 44 Eminent domain at James Avenue Wharf and James Avenue Beach Passed “PASS”

Source: Town Clerk's 2026 Annual Town Meeting results sheet.

Annual Town Meeting · May 5, 2025 56 votes: 47 passed, 6 failed, 3 no action

Sessions: May 5, 6 and 7, 2025

Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the 2025 Annual Town Meeting.

Not here yet: the May 6, 2024 Annual Town Meeting (only the warrant is posted, no minutes or results), and the full minutes of the May 4, 2026 Annual Town Meeting (only the Clerk's results sheet is posted, and it leaves the results of Articles 15 and 26 blank).

Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).

Members

Donna PurselClerk · Elected townwide · at 26 of 26 meetingsJohn ReillyMember · Elected townwide · at 24 of 26 meetingsDomenico SestitoMember · Elected townwide · at 20 of 26 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: Select Board minutes from January 2018 through September 22, 2026, as posted on the town’s Agenda Center (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2021). Not here yet: years before 2018; meetings the town lists without posted minutes (several each year, including October 2025 to early January 2026); and the April 21, 2021 minutes, which could not be loaded. One set of minutes (January 8, 2025) is a scanned document, which we read with text recognition. Most votes are recorded in a table with the mover, the seconder and the result. When the minutes say “Unanimous” we show every member present as voting yes. Many votes also list each member’s vote by name. Some votes, mostly from 2025 and 2026, give only a count such as “3-2-0” without names; those show the count only. Where the names in the minutes do not match the count, or a roll call leaves out a member who was present, we show the count only and add a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) or were out of the room for a vote are left out of that vote, as the minutes record. Votes by other boards at joint meetings (School Committee, Planning Board, Hull Redevelopment Authority, Library Trustees, Board of Assessors) and votes taken in executive session are not included. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 · Regular meeting8 recorded votes, 3 with disagreementAbsent: Jennifer ConstableWednesday, April 28, 2021 · Regular meeting7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAbsent: Domenico SestitoThursday, April 22, 2021 · Regular meeting2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreementAbsent: Greg GreyWednesday, April 14, 2021 · Regular meeting5 recorded votes, 1 with disagreementAbsent: Domenico SestitoWednesday, March 31, 2021 · Regular meeting8 recorded votes, 2 with disagreementAll 5 members present

Votes where members disagreed

Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.

May 12Appoint John Reilly as the Board of Selectmen's representative…Motion: to appoint John Reilly as the Board of Selectmen's representative to…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Reilly

May 12, 2021: Appoint John Reilly as the Board of Selectmen's representative to the Planning Committee for School Consolidation

AppointPassed · 3–0

To appoint John Reilly as the Board of Selectmen's representative to the Planning Committee for School Consolidation

Yes: Grey, Pursel, SestitoAbstained: Reilly

From the minutes

“Motion Grey To appoint John Reilly as the Board of Selectmen's representative to the Planning Committee for School Consolidation Second Sestito Vote 3-0-1 Grey – Aye Sestito – Aye Reilly – Abstain Pursel – Aye.” (Motion: Grey, second: Sestito)

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

May 12Appoint John Reilly as an interim representative of the…Motion: to appoint John Reilly as an interim representative of the Board…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Reilly

May 12, 2021: Appoint John Reilly as an interim representative of the Board of Selectmen to the Zoning Bylaw Committee

AppointPassed · 3–0

To appoint John Reilly as an interim representative of the Board of Selectmen to the Zoning Bylaw Committee

Yes: Grey, Pursel, SestitoAbstained: Reilly

From the minutes

“Motion Sestito To appoint John Reilly as an interim representative of the Board of Selectmen to the Zoning Bylaw Committee Second Pursel Vote 3-0-1 Sestito – Aye Pursel – Aye Grey – Aye Reilly – Abstain.” (Motion: Sestito, second: Pursel)

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

May 12Approve the parking license for 50 cars from May…Motion: to approve the parking license for 50 cars from May 27,…Passed 3–1 · No: Sestito

May 12, 2021: Approve the parking license for 50 cars from May 27, 2021 through September 5, 2021, Monday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m

ApprovePassed · 3–1

To approve the parking license for 50 cars from May 27, 2021 through September 5, 2021, Monday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Yes: Grey, Pursel, ReillyNo: Sestito

From the minutes

“Motion Reilly To approve the parking license for 50 cars from May 27, 2021 through September 5, 2021, Monday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Second Pursel Vote 3-1-0 Reilly – Aye Pursel – Aye Sestito – Nay Grey – Aye.” (Motion: Reilly, second: Pursel)

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

Apr 22Layout, relocate and alter Atlantic Avenue and intersecting streets…Motion: to move to layout, relocate and alter Atlantic Avenue and intersecting…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note

April 22, 2021: Layout, relocate and alter Atlantic Avenue and intersecting streets as shown on the plan entitled Atlantic Avenue Layout Plan dated March 17, 2021, with a scale of 1" equal to…

Adopt orderPassed · Unanimous, 3 present

To move to layout, relocate and alter Atlantic Avenue and intersecting streets as shown on the plan entitled Atlantic Avenue Layout Plan dated March 17, 2021, with a scale of 1" equal to 10', prepared by CHA Consultants, Inc. referenced herein and further that the Board of Selectmen adopts the report and order regarding same as presented this evening.

From the minutes

“Motion Sestito To move to layout, relocate and alter Atlantic Avenue and intersecting streets as shown on the plan entitled Atlantic Avenue Layout Plan dated March 17, 2021, with a scale of 1" equal to 10', prepared by CHA Consultants, Inc. referenced herein and further that the Board of Selectmen adopts the report and order regarding same as presented this evening. Second Pursel Vote Unanimous Sestito – Aye Pursel - Aye Constable – Aye.” (Motion: Sestito, second: Pursel)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Apr 14Extend the Board's review period on the Latitude 42…Motion: to extend the Board's review period on the Latitude 42 application…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Reilly

April 14, 2021: Extend the Board's review period on the Latitude 42 application for a Host Community Agreement for an additional 60 days beyond the 60 day extension approved by the Board on…

ApprovePassed · 3–0

To extend the Board's review period on the Latitude 42 application for a Host Community Agreement for an additional 60 days beyond the 60 day extension approved by the Board on March 30, 2021 including but not limited to those dates relative to expert consultants, consultation with other Boards, agencies, officials and entities, discretionary meetings with the business and the Board's conclusion concerning the HCA and any other dates concerning the right to make further extensions

Yes: Constable, Grey, PurselAbstained: ReillyNote in the minutes: "Reilly recused himself from this vote for reasons that are on file at the Town Clerk's Office."

From the minutes

“Motion Grey To extend the Board's review period on the Latitude 42 application for a Host Community Agreement for an additional 60 days beyond the 60 day extension approved by the Board on March 30, 2021 including but not limited to those dates relative to expert consultants, consultation with other Boards, agencies, officials and entities, discretionary meetings with the business and the Board's conclusion concerning the HCA and any other dates concerning the right to make further extensions Second Pursel Vote 3-0-1 Grey – Aye Pursel – Aye Constable - Aye Reilly – Abstain* *Reilly recused himself from this vote for reasons that are on file at the Town Clerk's Office..” (Motion: Grey, second: Pursel)

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

Mar 31Approve the reduction in polling hours, expansion of options…Motion: to approve the reduction in polling hours, expansion of options for…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Grey

March 31, 2021: Approve the reduction in polling hours, expansion of options for voting by mail, and the official ballot for the May 22, 2021 Annual Town Election as presented by Town Clerk,…

AppointPassed · 4–0

To approve the reduction in polling hours, expansion of options for voting by mail, and the official ballot for the May 22, 2021 Annual Town Election as presented by Town Clerk, Lori West

Yes: Constable, Pursel, Reilly, SestitoAbstained: GreyNote in the minutes: "Grey recused himself from the vote as he is on the ballot for this election."

From the minutes

“Motion Sestito To approve the reduction in polling hours, expansion of options for voting by mail, and the official ballot for the May 22, 2021 Annual Town Election as presented by Town Clerk, Lori West Second Pursel Vote 4-0-1 Sestito – Aye Pursel – Aye Grey – Abstain* Reilly – Aye Constable – Aye *Grey recused himself from the vote as he is on the ballot for this election..” (Motion: Sestito, second: Pursel)

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

Mar 31Allow 75 cars in the Triangle Lot, 425 in…Motion: to allow 75 cars in the Triangle Lot, 425 in the…Passed 3–2 · No: Pursel, Sestito

March 31, 2021: Allow 75 cars in the Triangle Lot, 425 in the middle lot, and 100 in the Phipps Street lot with the stipulations that were presented earlier by John Reilly and…

ApprovePassed · 3–2

To allow 75 cars in the Triangle Lot, 425 in the middle lot, and 100 in the Phipps Street lot with the stipulations that were presented earlier by John Reilly and with the added stipulation that an additional 100 spots be designated for Hull residents with municipal stickers in either the Triangle Lot or the Phipps Street lot

Yes: Constable, Grey, ReillyNo: Pursel, Sestito

From the minutes

“Motion Grey To allow 75 cars in the Triangle Lot, 425 in the middle lot, and 100 in the Phipps Street lot with the stipulations that were presented earlier by John Reilly and with the added stipulation that an additional 100 spots be designated for Hull residents with municipal stickers in either the Triangle Lot or the Phipps Street lot Second Constable Vote 3-2-0 Grey – Aye Constable – Aye Pursel – No Sestito – No Reilly - Aye.” (Motion: Grey, second: Constable)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Mar 17Change the name of the Board of Selectmen to…Motion: to change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Select…Passed 3–2 · No: Reilly, Sestito

March 17, 2021: Change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Select Board

ApprovePassed · 3–2

To change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Select Board

Yes: Constable, Grey, PurselNo: Reilly, Sestito

From the minutes

“Motion Grey To change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Select Board Second Pursel Vote 3-2-0 Grey – Aye Pursel – Aye Reilly – No Sestito – No Constable – Aye.” (Motion: Grey, second: Pursel)

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

Mar 17Change the name of the Board of Selectmen to…Motion: to change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Town…Failed 2–3 · No: Constable, Grey, Pursel

March 17, 2021: Change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Town Executive Commission

ApproveFailed · 2–3

To change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Town Executive Commission.

Yes: Reilly, SestitoNo: Constable, Grey, Pursel

From the minutes

“Motion Reilly To change the name of the Board of Selectmen to Town Executive Commission. Second Sestito Vote 2-3-0 Reilly – Aye Sestito – Aye Grey – No Pursel – No Constable – No.” (Motion: Reilly, second: Sestito)

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

Mar 17That members of the Select Board shall be called…Motion: that members of the Select Board shall be called Select Board…Passed 3–2 · No: Reilly, Sestito

March 17, 2021: That members of the Select Board shall be called Select Board Member

ApprovePassed · 3–2

That members of the Select Board shall be called Select Board Member

Yes: Constable, Grey, PurselNo: Reilly, Sestito

From the minutes

“Motion Grey That members of the Select Board shall be called Select Board Member Second Pursel Vote 3-2-0 Grey – Aye Pursel – Aye Reilly – No Sestito – No Constable – Aye.” (Motion: Grey, second: Pursel)

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

From the Hull Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: Greg Grey (May 2024), Irwin Nesoff and Brian McCarthy (May 2025) and Susan Short Green (April 2026) from The Hull Times candidate statements; Jerry Taverna from Hull Community Television’s 2026 candidate statements video. Former members show initials.

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