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Marshfield Select Board

How the Marshfield Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide. Christopher R. Rohland joined the board after the 2019 town election; James J. Fitzgerald left. On May 6, 2019 the board chose Joseph E. Kelleher as Chairman, Michael G. Bradley as Vice-Chair and Christopher R. Rohland as Clerk. Most meetings from late March 2020 on were held remotely. Covers 31 meetings, May 6 to May 4, 2020.

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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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What Town Meeting decided

In Marshfield, 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 · April 28, 2025 31 votes: 29 passed, 1 passed as amended, 1 indefinitely postponed

Sessions: April 28 and 29 and June 2, 2025

Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

Annual Town Meeting · April 28, 2025 15 votes: 12 passed, 2 passed as amended, 1 failed

Sessions: April 28 and 29 and June 2, 2025

Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

Special Town Meeting · December 16, 2024 28 votes: 19 passed, 2 passed as amended, 3 failed, 2 indefinitely postponed, 2 no action

Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

Special Town Meeting · April 22, 2024 29 votes: 26 passed, 2 failed, 1 no action

Sessions: April 22 and 23, 2024

Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2024 Annual Town Report.

Annual Town Meeting · April 22, 2024 22 votes: 17 passed, 4 failed, 1 other

Sessions: April 22, 23 and 25, 2024

Source: Town Clerk's minutes in the 2024 Annual Town Report.

Not here yet: the June 24, 2024 Special Town Meeting (not in the 2024 Annual Town Report; only its warrant is posted), the October 20, 2025 Special Town Meeting (not in the 2025 Annual Town Report; only its warrant is posted) and the April 27, 2026 Annual and Special Town Meetings (minutes not posted yet).

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

Christopher R. RohlandClerk · Elected townwide · at 31 of 31 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 3, 2018 through August 19, 2026, as posted on the town website (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2021). Not here yet: minutes before 2018, and minutes the town has not posted. The town lists agendas but no minutes for 13 Select Board meetings between July 5, 2025 and July 5, 2026, and for every meeting after August 19, 2026. Seven short minutes that cover only a vote to go into executive session are not included. Marshfield's minutes give each motion with who made and seconded it. When they say "The vote was unanimous" we show every member present as voting yes, and when they list a roll call (aye/nay by name), as most votes from 2020 on do, we show each member's vote as recorded; "present" in a roll call is shown as abstaining. When they give only a count that does not account for every member present (for example 2-1 with no names, or 2-0 with three members present), or a roll call that names a member the minutes list as absent or does not match the stated count, we show the count only and add a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) are left out of that vote. Votes taken jointly with another board (Board of Public Works, Housing Authority, Trustees of Veterans Memorials) are not included. A few 2026 minutes record a vote without the wording of the motion; those show the agenda item instead. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Monday, May 4, 2020 · Regular meeting16 recorded votes, 1 with disagreementAll 3 members presentThursday, April 23, 2020 · Regular meeting3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAbsent: Michael G. BradleyThursday, April 16, 2020 · Regular meeting12 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 3 members presentFriday, April 3, 2020 · Regular meeting3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 3 members presentMonday, March 30, 2020 · Regular meeting15 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAbsent: Michael G. Bradley

Votes where members disagreed

Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.

Dec 18Not to support this resolutionMotion: not to support this resolution.Failed 0–2 · see note

December 18, 2019: Not to support this resolution

Adopt resolutionFailed · 0–2

Not to support this resolution.

The minutes say "The vote was 2:0 in the negative" on a motion "not to support this resolution." That is shown as written (0 yes, 2 no), but it is not clear whether the members meant to reject the motion or to reject the resolution, so individual votes are not shown.

From the minutes

“Joe Kelleher moved, seconded by Chris Rohland, not to support this resolution. The vote was 2:0 in the negative..” (Motion: Kelleher, second: Rohland)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Oct 28Issue a warning with no fine to Mr. SmithMotion: to issue a warning with no fine to Mr. Smith.Passed 2–1 · No: Kelleher

October 28, 2019: Issue a warning with no fine to Mr. Smith

ApprovePassed · 2–1

To issue a warning with no fine to Mr. Smith.

Yes: Bradley, RohlandNo: Kelleher

From the minutes

“Mike Bradley moved, seconded by Chris Rohland, to issue a warning with no fine to Mr. Smith. The vote was 2:1 with Mr. Kelleher opposed..” (Motion: Bradley, second: Rohland)

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

Sep 9Appoint Cody Rohland to the Marshfield Housing Partnership for…Motion: to appoint Cody Rohland to the Marshfield Housing Partnership for the…Passed 2–0 · see note

September 9, 2019: Appoint Cody Rohland to the Marshfield Housing Partnership for the remainder of a 3 year term expiring on June 30, 2021

AppointPassed · 2–0

To appoint Cody Rohland to the Marshfield Housing Partnership for the remainder of a 3 year term expiring on June 30, 2021.

Yes: Bradley, KelleherChristopher R. Rohland recused himself and did not vote.

From the minutes

“Joe Kelleher moved, seconded by Mike Bradley, to appoint Cody Rohland to the Marshfield Housing Partnership for the remainder of a 3 year term expiring on June 30, 2021. The vote was 2:0 with one recusal..” (Motion: Kelleher, second: Bradley)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

From the Marshfield Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. 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: stills from WATD News candidate videos (Chris Rohland and Rick Smith, 2026) and Marshfield Community Media’s “Meet the Candidates” (Eric Kelley). Former members show initials.

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