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Littleton Select Board
How the Littleton Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. The same five members served after the May 2018 town election (Chuck DeCoste was re-elected). On May 14, 2018 the board chose Paul Glavey as Chair, Joe Knox as Vice Chair and Cindy Napoli as Clerk (“motion passed”, no count). Covers 23 meetings, May 14 to April 22, 2019.
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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 budgetYour Littleton ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
Chuck DeCosteMember · Seat 1 · at 17 of 23 meetingsChase GerbigMember · Townwide · at 21 of 23 meetingsCindy NapoliClerk · Townwide · at 23 of 23 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: Littleton Select Board minutes from February 26, 2018 through September 28, 2026: 265 meetings and 2,435 votes. Minutes from 2014 to 2022 are in the town’s Laserfiche portal and from 2022 on in its Agenda Center; MassVoter loaded January 2018 on, but the Laserfiche 2018 folder starts on February 26, 2018, so the meetings of January 8 and 22 and February 12, 13 and 22, 2018 are missing. The minutes call the board the Board of Selectmen through June 8, 2020 and the Select Board from June 29, 2020 on. The 2018-2019 minutes are typed documents; the 2020-2022 Laserfiche minutes are imaged pages with a stored text layer; two Agenda Center files are Word documents (the same minutes are also posted as PDFs, which we used). Not here: executive-session minutes; votes of the Finance Committee, Planning Board, Board of Health, Housing Authority, Park and Recreation Commission and other boards at joint meetings (joint appointments that both boards vote on are shown with the Select Board members’ votes); Planning Board and other boards’ minutes that were posted in the Select Board’s slot; and meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes, among them many 2018-2022 dates in the Laserfiche agenda folder, September 2, 2025, March 2, 2026 and May 5, 2026. Minutes after September 28, 2026 are not posted yet. Littleton’s minutes name the mover and seconder and give the count (“Motion passed 5 to 0”); a count that matches the members present with no no votes is shown as every member present voting yes. Roll calls by name (used for remote meetings from 2020 and whenever a member takes part remotely, “Roll Call Vote: Gary Wilson no, Chuck DeCoste no …”) are shown by name, and members named as voting no or abstaining are shown that way. Where a split count names no one we show the count only, with a note (68 votes), and where the minutes give no count or names (“it was VOTED”, “motion passed”) we show the result only (61 votes). From June 2026 the minutes are written as summaries and several do not list who attended; we count a member present only when the minutes show that member taking part, and where they do not show every member, votes recorded only as “carried unanimously” are shown as the result only (30 votes, at the August 31, September 23 and September 28, 2026 meetings and the February 4, 2026 budget meeting). Members who recused themselves are not shown in that vote; members who arrived late or left early are left out of votes whose count shows they were not there. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. 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.
Apr 22Approve the request to change one of the Outreach…Motion: Chuck DeCoste made the motion that the Board of Selectmen approve…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 22, 2019: Approve the request to change one of the Outreach Worker positions to an Assistant Director of Elder & Human Services. The Personnel Board had previously voted to approve this request…
Chuck DeCoste made the motion that the Board of Selectmen approve the request to change one of the Outreach Worker positions to an Assistant Director of Elder & Human Services. The Personnel Board had previously voted to approve this request on March 7, 2019; Seconded by Joe Knox; Motion passed 4 to 0.
Yes: DeCoste, Gerbig, Glavey, KnoxThe minutes say Cindy Napoli arrived after the meeting began (“6:40PM Clerk Cindy Napoli”); the count (4-0) matches the 4 other members present, who are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Chuck DeCoste made the motion that the Board of Selectmen approve the request to change one of the Outreach Worker positions to an Assistant Director of Elder & Human Services. The Personnel Board had previously voted to approve this request on March 7, 2019; Seconded by Joe Knox; Motion passed 4 to 0..” (Motion: DeCoste, second: Knox)
Mar 11Pursuant to MGL C.140,§183A, to approve the application of…Motion: Chuck DeCoste made the motion, pursuant to MGL C.140,§183A, to approve…Passed 4–0 · see note
March 11, 2019: Pursuant to MGL C.140,§183A, to approve the application of Littleton VFW POST #6556, Gail Van Tassell, Manager, d/b/a VFW Post #6556, at 21 Taylor St., Littleton, MA, for an annual…
Chuck DeCoste made the motion, pursuant to MGL C.140,§183A, to approve the application of Littleton VFW POST #6556, Gail Van Tassell, Manager, d/b/a VFW Post #6556, at 21 Taylor St., Littleton, MA, for an annual entertainment license, expiring on December 31, 2019, to allow live and recorded music performances and dancing by patrons on the premises within the operating hours of Monday thru Sunday 3:00 PM to 12 AM; 95 person capacity; Seconded by Joe Knox: Motion passed 4 to 0; opposed by Chase Gerbig.
The minutes give the count as 4-0 but name Chase Gerbig (no), which does not add up with the 5 members present. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Chuck DeCoste made the motion, pursuant to MGL C.140,§183A, to approve the application of Littleton VFW POST #6556, Gail Van Tassell, Manager, d/b/a VFW Post #6556, at 21 Taylor St., Littleton, MA, for an annual entertainment license, expiring on December 31, 2019, to allow live and recorded music performances and dancing by patrons on the premises within the operating hours of Monday thru Sunday 3:00 PM to 12 AM; 95 person capacity; Seconded by Joe Knox: Motion passed 4 to 0; opposed by Chase Gerbig..” (Motion: DeCoste, second: Knox)
Jan 28Approve the position of Assistant Town Clerk, benefit eligible…Motion: On the motion made by Cindy DiNapoli and seconded by Joseph…Passed · see note
January 28, 2019: Approve the position of Assistant Town Clerk, benefit eligible - 30 hours per week, and a part-time clerk for the Collector's Office, non-benefit eligible - up to 19 hours per…
On the motion made by Cindy DiNapoli and seconded by Joseph Knox, it was VOTED to approve the position of Assistant Town Clerk, benefit eligible - 30 hours per week, and a part-time clerk for the Collector's Office, non-benefit eligible - up to 19 hours per week.
The minutes record the result but no count or names. The motion was made by Cindy DiNapoli, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“On the motion made by Cindy DiNapoli and seconded by Joseph Knox, it was VOTED to approve the position of Assistant Town Clerk, benefit eligible - 30 hours per week, and a part-time clerk for the Collector's Office, non-benefit eligible - up to 19 hours per week..” (second: Knox)
Jan 28The Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of…Motion: On the motion made by Planning Board member Peter Scott and…Passed · see note
January 28, 2019: The Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of the Planning Board vote, pursuant to MGL C.41,§11, to appoint Kristen Guichard to fill a vacancy on the Planning Board through…
On the motion made by Planning Board member Peter Scott and seconded Selectman Chase Gerbig, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of the Planning Board vote, pursuant to MGL C.41,§11, to appoint Kristen Guichard to fill a vacancy on the Planning Board through the May 2019 Annual Town Election.
The minutes record the result but no count or names. The motion was made by Planning Board, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“On the motion made by Planning Board member Peter Scott and seconded Selectman Chase Gerbig, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of the Planning Board vote, pursuant to MGL C.41,§11, to appoint Kristen Guichard to fill a vacancy on the Planning Board through the May 2019 Annual Town Election..” (second: Gerbig)
Jan 28JOINT MEETING W/PLANNING BOARD - APPOINTMENTMotion: Planning Board Roll Call Vote: A. Houston -Aye, E. Mullin-Aye, M.…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
January 28, 2019: JOINT MEETING W/PLANNING BOARD - APPOINTMENT
Planning Board Roll Call Vote: A. Houston -Aye, E. Mullin-Aye, M. Montanari-Aye, and P. Scott-Aye. Board of Selectmen - C.Napoli-Aye, C. Gerbig-Aye, : P, Glavey -Aye, . DeCoste-Aye, , and J. Knox-Aye.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“Planning Board Roll Call Vote: A. Houston -Aye, E. Mullin-Aye, M. Montanari-Aye, and P. Scott-Aye. Board of Selectmen - C.Napoli-Aye, C. Gerbig-Aye, : P, Glavey -Aye, . DeCoste-Aye, , and J. Knox-Aye..”
Jan 28The Board of Selectmen approve the area limits for…Motion: On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Cindy…Passed · see note
January 28, 2019: The Board of Selectmen approve the area limits for the Littleton Common Smart Sewer Project, consistent with the map entitled "Littleton Common Smart Sewer Service Area" prepared by Weston &...
On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Cindy Napoli, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen approve the area limits for the Littleton Common Smart Sewer Project, consistent with the map entitled "Littleton Common Smart Sewer Service Area" prepared by Weston & Sampson and dated January 2019 and with the parcel list presented to the Board of Selectmen on January 29, 2019.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Cindy Napoli, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen approve the area limits for the Littleton Common Smart Sewer Project, consistent with the map entitled "Littleton Common Smart Sewer Service Area" prepared by Weston & Sampson and dated January 2019 and with the parcel list presented to the Board of Selectmen on January 29, 2019..” (Motion: Gerbig, second: Napoli)
Jan 28The Board of Selectmen approve the "Opt-In and Opt-Out…Motion: On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Cindy…Passed · see note
January 28, 2019: The Board of Selectmen approve the "Opt-In and Opt-Out categories with the Service ear as present by the Weston & Sampson as presented to the Board of Selectmen on January…
On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Cindy Napoli, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen approve the "Opt-In and Opt-Out categories with the Service ear as present by the Weston & Sampson as presented to the Board of Selectmen on January 28, 2019.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Cindy Napoli, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen approve the "Opt-In and Opt-Out categories with the Service ear as present by the Weston & Sampson as presented to the Board of Selectmen on January 28, 2019..” (Motion: Gerbig, second: Napoli)
Jan 28The Board of Selectmen authorize Town staff and Weston…Motion: On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Joseph…Passed · see note
January 28, 2019: The Board of Selectmen authorize Town staff and Weston & Sampson to proceed with sending Opt-In and Opt Out notices to property owners within the Service Area of the Littleton…
On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Joseph Knox, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen authorize Town staff and Weston & Sampson to proceed with sending Opt-In and Opt Out notices to property owners within the Service Area of the Littleton Common Smart Sewer Project.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On the motion made by Chase Gerbig and seconded by Joseph Knox, it was VOTED that the Board of Selectmen authorize Town staff and Weston & Sampson to proceed with sending Opt-In and Opt Out notices to property owners within the Service Area of the Littleton Common Smart Sewer Project..” (Motion: Gerbig, second: Knox)
Jan 14Joint vote with the Park and Recreation Commission: appoint…Motion: On the motion made by Kevin Mitrano and seconded by Sean…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
January 14, 2019: Joint vote with the Park and Recreation Commission: appoint Gary Ausin to fill a vacancy on the Park and Recreation Commission through the May 2019 Annual Town Election
On the motion made by Kevin Mitrano and seconded by Sean Sullivan, it was unanimously VOTED by the Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of the Park and Recreation Commission pursuant to MGL C.41,§11 to appoint Gary Ausin to fill a vacancy on the Park and Recreation Commission through the May 2019 Annual Town Election. ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Mitrano-Aye, S. Sullivan-Aye, Napoli-Aye, C. Gerbig-Aye, : P, Glavey - Aye, and J. Knox-Aye.
The motion was made by Kevin Mitrano, who is not a Select Board member. It was seconded by Sean Sullivan, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“On the motion made by Kevin Mitrano and seconded by Sean Sullivan, it was unanimously VOTED by the Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of the Park and Recreation Commission pursuant to MGL C.41,§11 to appoint Gary Ausin to fill a vacancy on the Park and Recreation Commission through the May 2019 Annual Town Election. ROLL CALL VOTE: K. Mitrano-Aye, S. Sullivan-Aye, Napoli-Aye, C. Gerbig-Aye, : P, Glavey - Aye, and J. Knox-Aye..”
Dec 3Joint vote with the Littleton Housing Authority: appoint LHA…Motion: On the motion made by Gino Frattallone and seconded by Barlett…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
December 3, 2018: Joint vote with the Littleton Housing Authority: appoint LHA tenant Sonya Lodge to fill a vacancy on the Housing Authority board for a term expiring May 2020 or until a…
On the motion made by Gino Frattallone and seconded by Barlett Harvey, it was unanimously VOTED by Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of the Littleton Housing Authority to appoint LHA tenant Sonya Lodge to fill a vacancy on the Housing Authority board for a term expiring May 2020 or until a new member is qualified under regulations issued by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), whichever comes first.
The motion was made by Gino Frattallone, who is not a Select Board member. It was seconded by Barlett Harvey, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“On the motion made by Gino Frattallone and seconded by Barlett Harvey, it was unanimously VOTED by Board of Selectmen and the remaining members of the Littleton Housing Authority to appoint LHA tenant Sonya Lodge to fill a vacancy on the Housing Authority board for a term expiring May 2020 or until a new member is qualified under regulations issued by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), whichever comes first..”
From the Littleton Select Board’s official minutes: 2018 to 2022 from the town’s Laserfiche records portal (Meeting Minutes > Select Board) and 2022 on from the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Littleton, “Meet Your Select Board” page on the town website. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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