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Municipal votes · 2023–2024 Board

Hull Select Board

How the Hull Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Jason McCann, Brian McCarthy and Jerry Taverna joined the board after the 2023 election; Donna Pursel and Domenico Sestito left. On June 14, 2023 the board chose Greg Grey as Chair, Irwin Nesoff as Vice Chair and Jason McCann as Clerk. Jennifer Constable appears in these minutes as Town Manager (staff), not as a board member. The town lists 13 meetings in this term with an agenda but no posted minutes. Covers 29 meetings, June 14 to May 22, 2024.

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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

Jason McCannClerk · Elected townwide · at 27 of 29 meetingsBrian McCarthyMember · Elected townwide · at 29 of 29 meetingsJerry TavernaMember · Elected townwide · at 27 of 29 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 22, 2024 · Regular meeting8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 5 members presentThursday, May 16, 2024 · Regular meeting5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAbsent: Jerry TavernaWednesday, May 1, 2024 · Regular meeting13 recorded votes, 5 with disagreementAll 5 members presentWednesday, April 24, 2024 · Regular meeting8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAbsent: Jason McCannWednesday, April 17, 2024 · Regular meeting8 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAbsent: Greg Grey

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 1Approve karaoke, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m. to…Motion: that the Select Board approve karaoke, indoor and exterior, from 10:00…Passed 4–1 · No: Taverna

May 1, 2024: Approve karaoke, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day but Tuesday and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Tuesdays

ApprovePassed · 4–1

That the Select Board approve karaoke, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day but Tuesday and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Tuesdays

Yes: Grey, McCann, McCarthy, NesoffNo: Taverna

From the minutes

“Motion McCann That the Select Board approve karaoke, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day but Tuesday and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Tuesdays Second McCarthy Vote 4-1-0 Grey – Aye Nesoff – Aye McCann – Aye McCarthy – Aye Taverna – No.” (Motion: McCann, second: McCarthy)

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

May 1Approve live music, indoor and exterior, Monday through Wednesday,…Motion: that the Select Board Approve live music, indoor and exterior, Monday…Failed 2–3 · No: Grey, McCann, Nesoff

May 1, 2024: Approve live music, indoor and exterior, Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00…

ApproveFailed · 2–3

That the Select Board Approve live music, indoor and exterior, Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Yes: McCarthy, TavernaNo: Grey, McCann, Nesoff

From the minutes

“Motion Taverna That the Select Board Approve live music, indoor and exterior, Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Second McCarthy Vote 2-3-0 Grey – No Nesoff – No McCann – No McCarthy – Aye Taverna - Aye.” (Motion: Taverna, second: McCarthy)

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

May 1Approve live music, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m.…Motion: that the Select Board approve live music, indoor and exterior, from…Passed 4–1 · No: Taverna

May 1, 2024: Approve live music, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on…

ApprovePassed · 4–1

That the Select Board approve live music, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Sunday

Yes: Grey, McCann, McCarthy, NesoffNo: Taverna

From the minutes

“Motion Nesoff That the Select Board approve live music, indoor and exterior, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. on Sunday Second McCann Vote 4-1-0 Nesoff – Aye McCann – Aye McCarthy – Aye Grey – Aye Taverna – No.” (Motion: Nesoff, second: McCann)

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

May 1Approve the Renewal of the Hull Yacht Club's Seasonal…Motion: to approve the Renewal of the Hull Yacht Club's Seasonal All…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: McCann

May 1, 2024: Approve the Renewal of the Hull Yacht Club's Seasonal All Alcohol License, Common Victualer License, and Entertainment License

ApprovePassed · 4–0

To approve the Renewal of the Hull Yacht Club's Seasonal All Alcohol License, Common Victualer License, and Entertainment License

Yes: Grey, McCarthy, Nesoff, TavernaAbstained: McCann

From the minutes

“Motion McCarthy To approve the Renewal of the Hull Yacht Club's Seasonal All Alcohol License, Common Victualer License, and Entertainment License Second Taverna Vote Unanimous (McCann abstained).” (Motion: McCarthy, second: Taverna)

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

May 1Accept the May 20, 2024 Annual Town Election Warrant…Motion: to accept the May 20, 2024 Annual Town Election Warrant as…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note

May 1, 2024: Accept the May 20, 2024 Annual Town Election Warrant as presented by Town Clerk, Lori West

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 4 present

To accept the May 20, 2024 Annual Town Election Warrant as presented by Town Clerk, Lori West

Greg Grey stepped aside (recused) from this vote.

From the minutes

“Motion McCann To accept the May 20, 2024 Annual Town Election Warrant as presented by Town Clerk, Lori West Second Taverna Vote Unanimous (Grey recused himself from the vote).” (Motion: McCann, second: Taverna)

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

Feb 21Submit an Estimated Seasonal Population of 11,556 for the…Motion: to submit an Estimated Seasonal Population of 11,556 for the Town…Passed 3–2 · No: McCarthy, Taverna

February 21, 2024: Submit an Estimated Seasonal Population of 11,556 for the Town of Hull to The Massachusetts Alcohol Beverage Control Commission

ApprovePassed · 3–2

To submit an Estimated Seasonal Population of 11,556 for the Town of Hull to The Massachusetts Alcohol Beverage Control Commission

Yes: Grey, McCann, NesoffNo: McCarthy, Taverna

From the minutes

“Motion McCann To submit an Estimated Seasonal Population of 11,556 for the Town of Hull to The Massachusetts Alcohol Beverage Control Commission Second Grey Vote 3-2-0 McCann – Aye Grey – Aye Nesoff – Aye McCarthy – No Taverna – No.” (Motion: McCann, second: Grey)

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

Feb 21Approve the request of Paul Paquin, Chair of the…Motion: to approve the request of Paul Paquin, Chair of the Conservation…Passed 4–1 · No: Taverna

February 21, 2024: Approve the request of Paul Paquin, Chair of the Conservation Commission, for a waiver of financial interest as permitted by G.L. c. 268A, sec. 19

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To approve the request of Paul Paquin, Chair of the Conservation Commission, for a waiver of financial interest as permitted by G.L. c. 268A, sec. 19

Yes: Grey, McCann, McCarthy, NesoffNo: Taverna

From the minutes

“Motion Nesoff To approve the request of Paul Paquin, Chair of the Conservation Commission, for a waiver of financial interest as permitted by G.L. c. 268A, sec. 19 Second McCann Vote 4-1-0 Nesoff – Aye McCann – Aye McCarthy – Aye Grey – Aye Taverna - No.” (Motion: Nesoff, second: McCann)

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

Feb 21Approve the request of McDevitt Enterprises, Inc. dba Jo's…Motion: to approve the request of McDevitt Enterprises, Inc. dba Jo's Nautical…Passed 4–1 · No: Nesoff

February 21, 2024: Approve the request of McDevitt Enterprises, Inc. dba Jo's Nautical for a Change of Hours in the All Alcohol General on Premises License to include Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to…

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To approve the request of McDevitt Enterprises, Inc. dba Jo's Nautical for a Change of Hours in the All Alcohol General on Premises License to include Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Yes: Grey, McCann, McCarthy, TavernaNo: Nesoff

From the minutes

“Motion Taverna To approve the request of McDevitt Enterprises, Inc. dba Jo's Nautical for a Change of Hours in the All Alcohol General on Premises License to include Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Second McCarthy Vote 4-1-0 Taverna – Aye McCarthy – Aye Nesoff – No McCann – Aye Grey - Aye.” (Motion: Taverna, second: McCarthy)

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

Feb 7Will post a notice for RFAs for Host Community…Motion: that the Select Board will post a notice for RFAs for…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: McCann

February 7, 2024: Will post a notice for RFAs for Host Community Agreements on or about April 1, 2024 with a return date of June 1, 2024

ApprovePassed · 4–0

That the Select Board will post a notice for RFAs for Host Community Agreements on or about April 1, 2024 with a return date of June 1, 2024

Yes: Grey, McCarthy, Nesoff, TavernaAbstained: McCann

From the minutes

“Motion Nesoff That the Select Board will post a notice for RFAs for Host Community Agreements on or about April 1, 2024 with a return date of June 1, 2024 Second McCarthy Vote 4-0-1 Nesoff – Aye McCarthy – Aye Grey – Aye Taverna – Aye McCann – Abstain.” (Motion: Nesoff, second: McCarthy)

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

Jan 31Appoint the following 2024 Election poll workers: Kathleen Bell,…Motion: to appoint the following 2024 Election poll workers: Kathleen Bell, Cyrille…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note

January 31, 2024: Appoint the following 2024 Election poll workers: Kathleen Bell, Cyrille Donlan, Ann Marie Dunn, Meghan Bennett, Terry McDonald, Jean Fisher, Cheryl Grey, Cindy Magnoli, Jennifer Olivieri,...

AppointPassed · Unanimous, 4 present

To appoint the following 2024 Election poll workers: Kathleen Bell, Cyrille Donlan, Ann Marie Dunn, Meghan Bennett, Terry McDonald, Jean Fisher, Cheryl Grey, Cindy Magnoli, Jennifer Olivieri, Kathleen Dunn, Dorothy Resnick, Maxine Nash, Paul Paquin, Dena Tompkins, Tim Dunn

Greg Grey stepped aside (recused) from this vote.

From the minutes

“Motion Nesoff To appoint the following 2024 Election poll workers: Kathleen Bell, Cyrille Donlan, Ann Marie Dunn, Meghan Bennett, Terry McDonald, Jean Fisher, Cheryl Grey, Cindy Magnoli, Jennifer Olivieri, Kathleen Dunn, Dorothy Resnick, Maxine Nash, Paul Paquin, Dena Tompkins, Tim Dunn Second Taverna Vote Unanimous*.” (Motion: Nesoff, second: Taverna)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (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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