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Hull Select Board
How the Hull Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Same five members. On June 5, 2024 the board chose Irwin Nesoff as Chair, Greg Grey as Vice Chair and Jason McCann as Clerk. The town lists agendas but no minutes for June 17, 2024, June 27, 2024, March 5, 2025, May 5, 2025. Covers 35 meetings, June 5 to May 14, 2025.
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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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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
- Art. 1 Accept the annual town reports Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 2 Assume liability for state work on tidal and non-tidal waters (M.G.L. c. 91, § 29) Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 3 Allow contracts with state agencies to build or maintain seawalls and shore areas Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 4 Allow contracts with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 5 Allow compensating balance agreements Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 6 Appropriate Municipal Light Plant sales income to the Light Plant Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 7 Set salaries of elected officials (e.g. Select Board chair $3,000, Town Clerk $26,000) Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 8 FY2026 operating and capital budget of $52,620,653 Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote”
- Art. 9 Harbormaster enterprise budget Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 10 Sewer enterprise budget Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 11 Cable enterprise budget Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 12 Pay prior fiscal year unpaid bills Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 13A Community Preservation: $70,000 each to historic, housing and open space reserves; $20,000 for committee expenses Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 196 to 26 · 196 to 26”
- 13B(a) Community Preservation: $530,000 ($310,000 general fund, $220,000 open space reserve) to improve Jones Park Passed “The motion passed by a voice vote.”
- 13B(b) Community Preservation: $137,500 to restore the Lifesaving Museum boathouse, 199 Main Street Passed “The motion passed by a voice vote.”
- 13B(c) Community Preservation: $25,000 for a Historic Preservation Plan Passed “The motion passed by a voice vote.”
- 13B(d) Community Preservation: $111,000 for Lifesaving Museum exterior paint and lighting Passed “The motion passed by a voice vote.”
- 13B(e) Community Preservation: $125,000 to replace the Paragon Carousel roof Passed “The motion passed by a voice vote.”
- 13B(f) Community Preservation: exterior painting of St. Nicholas United Methodist Church (amount printed as "$35,00") Passed “The motion passed by a voice vote.”
- 13B(g) Community Preservation: $100,000 to assess and restore historic Town documents Passed “The motion passed by a voice vote.”
- Art. 14 Increase the retirement cost-of-living (COLA) base Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 15 Transfer $150,000 from Overlay Surplus to the Stabilization Fund Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 119 to 12 · 119 to 12”
- Art. 16 Transfer $206,541 from free cash to the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “The article passed by a vote of 91 to 12 · 91 to 12”
- 17(a) Take by eminent domain the Beach Avenue strip next to 33 Malta Street (parcel 25-077); $7,100 from free cash Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 233 to 81 · 233 to 81”
- 17(b) Take by eminent domain the Beach Avenue strip next to parcel 27-012; $7,100 from free cash Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 235 to 83 · 235 to 83”
- 17(c) Take by eminent domain the Beach Avenue strip next to 169 Beach Avenue (parcel 19-050); $5,000 from free cash Failed “The motion failed by a vote of 156 to 162 · 156 to 162”
- Art. 18 Borrow $17,960,000 for sewer and wastewater plant projects (Mass. Clean Water Trust) Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 105 to 30 · 105 to 30”
- 19(a) Accept yearly CPI increases for veterans' and other personal tax exemptions Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 127 to 9 · 127 to 9”
- 19(b) Accept a 50% increase in personal tax exemption amounts (Clause 22J) Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 125 to 10 · 125 to 10”
- 20(a) Create a Special Injury Leave Indemnity Fund; $100,000 from free cash Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 141 to 17 · 141 to 17”
- 20(b) Create a Workers' Compensation Fund; $100,000 from free cash Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 134 to 21 · 134 to 21”
- 20(c) Create an Employment Liability Reserve Fund; $100,000 from free cash Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 138 to 22 · 138 to 22”
- 21(a) Transfer $100,000 from free cash for state unemployment assessments Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 100 to 18 · 100 to 18”
- 21(b) Transfer $250,000 from free cash for local matching shares of grants Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 103 to 16 · 103 to 16”
- Art. 22 Accept the law on pay for certified municipal treasurers or collectors (M.G.L. c. 41, § 108P) Passed “The motion passed by a unanimous voice vote.”
- Art. 23 Transfer $500,000 from free cash for DPW fencing, transportation, Draper Ave. pump station, garage and salt shed Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 146 to 13 · 146 to 13”
- Art. 24 Borrow $1,500,000 for a fire ambulance and pumper truck Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 130 to 5 · 130 to 5”
- Art. 25 Create a Hull Community Housing Trust Fund (M.G.L. c. 44, § 55C) Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 126 to 6 · 126 to 6”
- Art. 26 Ask the Legislature to let the Town set its own parking fine schedule Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 123 to 12 · 123 to 12”
- Art. 27 Amend the general by-law on speaking at Town Meeting (Sec. 56-11) Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 135 to 22 · 135 to 22”
- Art. 28 Zoning: accessory dwelling unit rules Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 126 to 41 · 126 to 41”
- Art. 29 Zoning: signs, billboards and other projections Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 130 to 14 · 130 to 14”
- Art. 30 Amend the sewer by-laws (Chapter 344) Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 109 to 22 · 109 to 22”
- Art. 31 Repeal the 2018 by-law that banned non-medical marijuana establishments Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 113 to 9 · 113 to 9”
- Art. 32 Citizen petition: rezone listed parcels near protected areas as Public Open Space (amended to drop conservation trust land) Failed “The motion failed by a vote of 64 to 127. · 64 to 127”
- Art. 33 Citizen petition: require all units in new 4+ unit developments to be affordable (inclusionary zoning) Failed “The motion failed by a vote of 29 to 123 · 29 to 123”
- Art. 34 Amend zoning Article III, Section 410-3.5.A (no motion was made) No action “there was no motion provided for this Article”
- Art. 35 Citizen petition: remove the word "rental" from a business district permitted use (Sec. 410-3.5A) Failed “The motion failed by a vote of 59 to 51 (2/3 vote required). · 59 to 51”
- Art. 36 Citizen petition: repeal the Flexible Plan Development zoning by-law (Sec. 410-4.3) Failed “The motion failed by a vote of 71 to 70 (2/3 vote required). · 71 to 70”
- Art. 37 Citizen petition: remove the Town Manager as Light Plant manager and restore the Light Board's authority Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 116 to 83 · 116 to 83”
- Art. 38 Citizen petition: set a Town Meeting quorum of 150 voters Failed “The motion failed by a vote of 22 to 95 · 22 to 95”
- 39(a) Citizen petition: adopt a 3% community impact fee on professionally managed short-term rentals Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 173 to 16 · 173 to 16”
- 39(b) Citizen petition: adopt a 3% community impact fee on short-term rental units in owner-occupied 2-3 family homes Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 168 to 15 · 168 to 15”
- Art. 40 Citizen petition: 3% community impact fee (second version) No action “made a motion to vote No Action on Article 40”
- Art. 41 Citizen petition: raise the local room occupancy tax from 4% to 6% (same as Art. 42) No action “Vote on the Motion for No Action on Article 41: The motion passed by a vote of 121 to 10. · 121 to 10”
- Art. 42 Citizen petition: raise the local room occupancy tax from 4% to 6% Passed “The motion passed by a vote of 134 to 6 · 134 to 6”
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
ChairIrwin NesoffChair · Elected townwide · at 31 of 35 meetings
Vice-ChairGreg GreyVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 30 of 35 meetings
Brian McCarthyMember · Elected townwide · at 34 of 35 meetings
Jerry TavernaMember · Elected townwide · at 31 of 35 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.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Mar 12Maintain the 900-car limit in the HRA parking lots…Motion: to maintain the 900-car limit in the HRA parking lots for…Passed 4–1 · No: Grey
March 12, 2025: Maintain the 900-car limit in the HRA parking lots for the 2025 season with the condition that the HRA will work with the Plover Ambassadors to distribute information on the…
To maintain the 900-car limit in the HRA parking lots for the 2025 season with the condition that the HRA will work with the Plover Ambassadors to distribute information on the plovers to the public
Yes: McCann, McCarthy, Nesoff, TavernaNo: Grey
From the minutes
“Motion Nesoff To maintain the 900-car limit in the HRA parking lots for the 2025 season with the condition that the HRA will work with the Plover Ambassadors to distribute information on the plovers to the public Second McCarthy Vote 4-1-0 Nesoff – Aye McCarthy – Aye Taverna – Aye McCann – Aye Grey - No.” (Motion: Nesoff, second: McCarthy)
Oct 16That the alcohol license at the premises of 173…Motion: that the alcohol license at the premises of 173 Main Street…Passed 2–1 · No: Nesoff
October 16, 2024: That the alcohol license at the premises of 173 Main Street is not detrimental to the educational activities of the Hull High School, subject to the following conditions: To approve…
That the alcohol license at the premises of 173 Main Street is not detrimental to the educational activities of the Hull High School, subject to the following conditions: To approve the application of PF Hospitality, Inc., dba Shipwreck'd, Lillian Parker, Manager, regarding the premises described. An on-premises Seasonal All Alcohol License as a Restaurant as described in the application, Public Notice and Hearing would have the hours of operation of: Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Yes: McCarthy, TavernaNo: Nesoff
From the minutes
“Motion McCarthy That the alcohol license at the premises of 173 Main Street is not detrimental to the educational activities of the Hull High School, subject to the following conditions: To approve the application of PF Hospitality, Inc., dba Shipwreck'd, Lillian Parker, Manager, regarding the premises described. An on-premises Seasonal All Alcohol License as a Restaurant as described in the application, Public Notice and Hearing would have the hours of operation of: Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Second Taverna Vote 2-1-0 McCarthy – Aye Taverna – Aye Nesoff – No.” (Motion: McCarthy, second: Taverna)
Jul 10Appoint Pamela Wolf to a one-year term on the…Motion: to appoint Pamela Wolf to a one-year term on the No…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: McCann
July 10, 2024: Appoint Pamela Wolf to a one-year term on the No Place for Hate Committee with a term ending on June 30, 2025
To appoint Pamela Wolf to a one-year term on the No Place for Hate Committee with a term ending on June 30, 2025
Yes: Grey, McCarthy, Nesoff, TavernaAbstained: McCann
From the minutes
“Motion Grey To appoint Pamela Wolf to a one-year term on the No Place for Hate Committee with a term ending on June 30, 2025 Second McCarthy Vote 4-0-1* *McCann abstained.” (Motion: Grey, second: McCarthy)
Jul 10Reappoint AnnMarie Dunn and Gary Twombly to the Park…Motion: to reappoint AnnMarie Dunn and Gary Twombly to the Park and…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
July 10, 2024: Reappoint AnnMarie Dunn and Gary Twombly to the Park and Recreation Commission for three-year terms ending on June 30, 2027
To reappoint AnnMarie Dunn and Gary Twombly to the Park and Recreation Commission for three-year terms ending on June 30, 2027
Greg Grey stepped aside (recused) from this vote.
From the minutes
“Motion Taverna To reappoint AnnMarie Dunn and Gary Twombly to the Park and Recreation Commission for three-year terms ending on June 30, 2027 Second McCarthy Vote 4-0-1* *Grey recused himself from the vote.” (Motion: Taverna, second: McCarthy)
Jun 5Appoint Leo Rosa to the Beautification Committee for a…Motion: to appoint Leo Rosa to the Beautification Committee for a three-year…Passed · see note
June 5, 2024: Appoint Leo Rosa to the Beautification Committee for a three-year term ending on June 30, 2027
To appoint Leo Rosa to the Beautification Committee for a three-year term ending on June 30, 2027
The minutes record the vote as "Automatic" and do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Motion Grey To appoint Leo Rosa to the Beautification Committee for a three-year term ending on June 30, 2027 Second Taverna Vote Automatic.” (Motion: Grey, second: Taverna)
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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