Council committees

Most items go to a committee before the full board votes. Committees study them and send a recommendation back. Here are the 0 committees, who sits on each, and what they sent to the full board.

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Committee assignments from the city’s committee list. The city posts minutes for the Committee on Finance and the public hearings; minutes for the other committees are not posted online, so their pages show the recommendations they sent to the full board.

From the Kingston Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted in the town’s meeting portal and older Agenda Center. We check every count against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Kimberley Emberg from the Town of Kingston 2023 Annual Town Report (captioned group photo); Sheila Vaughn and Joseph Cunningham Jr. from The Local Seen candidate videos (2026). Melissa Bateman from The Local Seen video of the June 2, 2026 Board of Selectmen meeting (identified by the nameplate in front of each member). Carl Pike shows initials for now. Former members show initials.

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