How the Lakeville Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Paul Hunt and Chris Plonka joined the board after the April 2025 town election; Lia Fabian and Brynna Donahue left. On April 9, 2025 the board chose Maureen Candito as Chair and Brian Day as Vice Chair. Brian Day resigned on May 2, 2025, and the board chose not to hold a special election, so it had four members for the rest of the year. Lorraine Carboni became Vice Chair on July 14, 2025. Covers 37 meetings, April 9 to April 3, 2026.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
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.
Under the state Open Meeting Law, boards post notice at least 48 hours ahead, not counting weekends and legal holidays.
What Town Meeting decided
In Lakeville, 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.
Special Town Meeting · June 8, 2026 1 votes: 1 passed
Art. 1Transfer $800,000 from free cash to cover the FY2026 health insurance shortfall (Gateway Health Group deficit)Passed“The motion PASSED by majority.”
Art. 11Transfer $25,000 from water tower sale account for a water consultant on an intermunicipal water agreementPassed“The motion PASSED by majority.”
Annual Town Meeting · June 9, 2025 16 votes: 15 passed, 1 indefinitely postponed
Art. 1FY2026 general fund budget: $39,013,519 ($38,955,350 raised, $58,169 from Septic Loan Program), including elected officials' payPassed“The motion PASSED by majority.”
Special Town Meeting · November 12, 2024 18 votes: 16 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed
Art. 1FY2025 supplemental budget: $82,231 from taxation for veterans, insurance, HR, library, postage, elections and other linesPassed“The motion PASSED by majority.”
Art. 3Transfer $148,933.96 unused from 2020 highway building article to repair the DPW facility at 6 Montgomery StreetPassed“The motion PASSED by majority.”
Special Town Meeting · June 10, 2024 1 votes: 1 passed
Art. 1FY2024 capital: close $54,000 of unused capital balances and transfer $25,000 from overlay surplus, $79,000 total for police tasers, animal control truck, DPW mowersPassed“The motion PASSED by majority.”
Annual Town Meeting · June 10, 2024 12 votes: 11 passed, 1 failed
Art. 1FY2025 general fund budget: $35,855,026 ($35,796,925 from taxation, $58,101 from Septic Loan Program), including elected officials' payPassed“The motion PASSED by majority.”
Art. 12Citizen petition: general bylaw barring one person from holding Select Board seat and Assessor or Planning Board seat at the same timePassed“The motion PASSED by majority · Yes 58 to 55 No”
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).
"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: every Select Board meeting with minutes on the town website from January 2025 through April 7, 2026 (from the town’s Agenda Center), plus 17 older meetings from 2018 to 2024 (from the town’s Document Center). Not here: most minutes from 2018 to 2024 (the town’s Document Center lists about 260 of them, but almost all of those files are broken and will not open), executive-session minutes, and minutes the town has not posted yet: every meeting after April 7, 2026. Until April 2024 the board (called the Board of Selectmen until late 2021) had three members; it has had five since then. Lakeville’s minutes are typed (a few 2024-2025 files are scans, which we read by computer text recognition) and list the mover, the seconder and the result for each motion; since mid-2025 almost every vote is a roll call (each member’s yes or no by name). When the minutes say a vote was unanimous we show every member present as voting yes; when they give a roll call, or a count with the members who voted no or abstained named, we show each member’s vote as recorded. Where the minutes give only a count (for example 3-1) without names, or a roll call names a member the minutes list as absent or names a member twice, or the names and the count do not match, we show the count only and add a note. A few votes have no result written down; we show those as passed with no count. Members who had not yet arrived or had left are left out of that vote. Votes by other boards at joint meetings (Finance Committee, School Committee, Board of Assessors, Freetown Board of Selectmen) are not included; where the Select Board voted together with another board (for example to fill a School Committee vacancy), only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Mar 17Prepare for an Override in the amount of $4,915,700Motion: To prepare for an Override in the amount of $4,915,700.Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 17, 2026: Prepare for an Override in the amount of $4,915,700
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
To prepare for an Override in the amount of $4,915,700.
Joint vote: members of another board voted too (counting everyone, 8 yes and 1 no). Only the Select Board members' votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Carboni and seconded by Member Hunt, it was: VOTED: To prepare for an Override in the amount of $4,915,700. Roll call vote: Select Board Chair Candito - aye, Vice-Chair Carboni - aye, Member Hunt - aye and Member Plonka - aye Finance Committee Chair Beals - aye, Vice-Chair Kostant - nay, J. Tonini - aye, B. Mancovsky - aye. M. Wright - aye.” (Motion: Carboni, second: Hunt)
Mar 17Follow the format presented by the Town Administrator: Question…Motion: To follow the format presented by the Town Administrator: Question 1A…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 17, 2026: Follow the format presented by the Town Administrator: Question 1A Shall the Town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $2,615,700 in real estate and personal property taxes for…
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
To follow the format presented by the Town Administrator: Question 1A Shall the Town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $2,615,700 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of operating the Municipal Government and Public Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026? Question 1B Shall the Town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $1,300,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of operating the Municipal Government and Public Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027? Question 1C Shall the Town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $1,000,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of operating the Municipal Government and Public Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028?
Joint vote: members of another board voted too (counting everyone, 8 yes and 1 no). Only the Select Board members' votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Hunt and seconded by Member Carboni, it was: VOTED: To follow the format presented by the Town Administrator: Question 1A Shall the Town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $2,615,700 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of operating the Municipal Government and Public Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026? Question 1B Shall the Town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $1,300,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purposes of operating the Municipal Government and Public Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027? Question 1C Shall the Town of Lakeville be allowed to assess an additional $1,000,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of operating the Municipal Government and Public Schools for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028? Roll call vote: Chair Candito - aye, Vice-Chair Carboni - aye, Member Hunt - aye and Member Plonka - aye Finance Committee Chair Beals - aye, Vice-Chair Kostant - nay, J. Tonini - aye, B. Mancovsky - aye. M. Wright - aye.” (Motion: Hunt, second: Carboni)
Mar 17Reaffirm for the audit for the agreed upon Freetown/Lakeville…Motion: to reaffirm for the audit for the agreed upon Freetown/Lakeville Regional…Passed 3–1 · No: Hunt
March 17, 2026: Reaffirm for the audit for the agreed upon Freetown/Lakeville Regional School District
ApprovePassed · 3–1
To reaffirm for the audit for the agreed upon Freetown/Lakeville Regional School District.
Yes: Candito, Carboni, PlonkaNo: Hunt
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Plonka and seconded by Member Candito, it was: VOTED: to reaffirm for the audit for the agreed upon Freetown/Lakeville Regional School District. Roll call vote: Chair Candito - aye, Vice-Chair Carboni aye, Member Hunt - nay and Member Plonka - aye.” (Motion: Plonka, second: Candito)
Mar 5Appoint Kathryn Trost to the Lakeville School Committee to…Motion: To appoint Kathryn Trost to the Lakeville School Committee to fill…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 5, 2026: Appoint Kathryn Trost to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through April 2027
AppointPassed · Unanimous, 4 present
To appoint Kathryn Trost to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through April 2027.
Joint vote: members of another board voted too (counting everyone, 6 yes and 1 no). Only the Select Board members' votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Plonka and seconded by Member Hunt, it was: VOTED: To appoint Kathryn Trost to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through April 2027. Roll call vote: Chair Candito - aye, Vice-Chair Carboni - aye, Member Hunt - aye; Member Plonka - aye; School Committee Member R. Cushing - aye. School Committee Member M. Richards - aye; and School Committee Member S. Sylvia - nay..” (Motion: Plonka, second: Hunt)
Mar 5Table the motion until Town Counsel has reviewed and…Motion: To table the motion until Town Counsel has reviewed and provided…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
March 5, 2026: Table the motion until Town Counsel has reviewed and provided a determination
ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present
To table the motion until Town Counsel has reviewed and provided a determination.
Moved by School Committee Member S. Sylvia (not a Select Board member). Joint vote: members of another board voted too (counting everyone, 7 yes and 0 no). Only the Select Board members' votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by School Committee Member S. Sylvia and seconded by Select Board Member Hunt, it was VOTED: To table the motion until Town Counsel has reviewed and provided a determination. Polled vote: Roll call vote: Chair Candito - aye, Vice-Chair Carboni - aye, Member Hunt - aye; Member Plonka - aye; School Committee Member R. Cushing - aye. School Committee Member M. Richards - aye; and School Committee Member S. Sylvia - aye.” (second: Hunt)
Feb 3Approve Request to Use Town Property, for Lakeville Garden…Motion: To approve Request to Use Town Property, for Lakeville Garden Club,…Passed · see note
February 3, 2026: Approve Request to Use Town Property, for Lakeville Garden Club, to use the Historic Town House the last Tuesday of each month, for their meetings as follows: 2/24, 3/31, 4/26,…
ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes
To approve Request to Use Town Property, for Lakeville Garden Club, to use the Historic Town House the last Tuesday of each month, for their meetings as follows: 2/24, 3/31, 4/26, 6/30, 7/28 and 9/29, from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
The minutes say the board voted but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Carboni and seconded by Member Hunt, it was: VOTED: To approve Request to Use Town Property, for Lakeville Garden Club, to use the Historic Town House the last Tuesday of each month, for their meetings as follows: 2/24, 3/31, 4/26, 6/30, 7/28 and 9/29, from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM.” (Motion: Carboni, second: Hunt)
Jan 20Support Option #5 for the Old Colony Regional Technical…Motion: To support Option #5 for the Old Colony Regional Technical High…Passed 3–1 · No: Hunt
January 20, 2026: Support Option #5 for the Old Colony Regional Technical High School Building Project
ApprovePassed · 3–1
To support Option #5 for the Old Colony Regional Technical High School Building Project.
Yes: Candito, Carboni, PlonkaNo: Hunt
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Plonka and seconded by Member Carboni, it was: VOTED: To support Option #5 for the Old Colony Regional Technical High School Building Project. Roll call vote: Chair Candito - aye, Vice-Chair Carboni - aye, Member Hunt - nay and Member Plonka - aye.” (Motion: Plonka, second: Carboni)
Jan 6Appoint Jeffrey Roderiques to the Old Colony School Committee…Motion: To appoint Jeffrey Roderiques to the Old Colony School Committee with…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
January 6, 2026: Appoint Jeffrey Roderiques to the Old Colony School Committee with a term to expire on May 1, 2026
AppointPassed · Unanimous, 4 present
To appoint Jeffrey Roderiques to the Old Colony School Committee with a term to expire on May 1, 2026.
Joint vote: members of another board voted too (counting everyone, 7 yes and 0 no). Only the Select Board members' votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by L. Carboni and seconded by S. Syliva, it was: VOTED: To appoint Jeffrey Roderiques to the Old Colony School Committee with a term to expire on May 1, 2026. Roll call vote: Chair Candito - aye, ViceChair Carboni - aye, Member Hunt - aye, Member Plonka - aye, Steve Sylvia - aye, Becky Cushing - aye and Melinda Richards - aye..” (Motion: Carboni)
Nov 19Appoint Lauren Beagen to the Lakeville School Committee to…Motion: To appoint Lauren Beagen to the Lakeville School Committee to fill…Failed 2–2 · No: Candito, Carboni
November 19, 2025: Appoint Lauren Beagen to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through to the next Town Election
AppointFailed · 2–2
To appoint Lauren Beagen to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through to the next Town Election.
Yes: Hunt, PlonkaNo: Candito, CarboniJoint vote: members of another board voted too (counting everyone, 3 yes and 4 no). Only the Select Board members' votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Plonka and seconded by Member Hunt, it was: VOTED: To appoint Lauren Beagen to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through to the next Town Election. Roll call vote: Chair Candito - nay, Vice-Chair Carboni - nay, Member Hunt - aye; Member Plonka - aye; School Committee Member C. Fernandez - aye; School Committee Member M. Richards - nay; and School Committee Member S. Sylvia - nay..” (Motion: Plonka, second: Hunt)
Nov 19Appoint Becky Cushing to the Lakeville School Committee to…Motion: To appoint Becky Cushing to the Lakeville School Committee to fill…Passed 2–2 · No: Hunt, Plonka
November 19, 2025: Appoint Becky Cushing to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through to the next Town Election
AppointPassed · 2–2
To appoint Becky Cushing to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through to the next Town Election.
Yes: Candito, CarboniNo: Hunt, PlonkaJoint vote: members of another board voted too (counting everyone, 4 yes and 3 no). Only the Select Board members' votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Upon motion made by Member Carboni and seconded by School Committee Member S. Sylvia, it was: VOTED: To appoint Becky Cushing to the Lakeville School Committee to fill an unexpired term through to the next Town Election. Roll call vote: Chair Candito - aye, Vice-Chair Carboni - aye, Member Hunt - nay; Member Plonka - nay; School Committee Member C. Fernandez - nay; School Committee Member M. Richards - aye; and School Committee Member S. Sylvia - aye..” (Motion: Carboni)
From the Lakeville Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center and Document 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: Nemasket Week (Lorraine Carboni, Chris Plonka, Lia Fabian and Kristen Howard, April 2026; Paul Hunt, April 2025). Former members show initials.