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Medfield Select Board
How the Medfield Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. After the March 2018 town election the board reorganized on March 27, 2018: Michael Marcucci as Chair (3-0) and Gus Murby as Clerk (3-0); Osler Peterson remained a member. Covers 34 meetings, March 27 to March 19, 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 Medfield ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
Gus MurbyClerk · Elected townwide · at 33 of 34 meetings
Osler PetersonMember · Elected townwide · at 34 of 34 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: 215 Medfield Board of Selectmen and Select Board meetings with minutes, from January 2, 2018 through June 30, 2026, including three joint meetings (only this board’s votes are shown), three special meetings and one work session. These come from the town’s Agenda Center, which also holds some older minutes from 2014 to 2017 that MassVoter has not loaded. Not here: meetings whose minutes were never posted, including most of June to November 2023, mid-September 2024 to early January 2025, mid-May to the end of October 2025, most of November and December 2025, and every meeting after June 30, 2026. In all, more than 80 Select Board meetings from 2018 to September 2026 have an agenda in the Agenda Center but no minutes. MassVoter is asking the town for these minutes. Medfield’s minutes usually name the mover and seconder and say the vote was unanimous, give a count such as “Vote: 3-0-0”, or (in 2020 and 2021) record a roll call naming each member. When the count or the word “unanimous” matches the members present, each member is shown voting as recorded. Some minutes give a count that does not match the members present, name only two members in a roll call, or give a split count without saying who voted which way; those 22 votes show the count only, with a note. 34 votes record no count (for example “it was so voted”) or are a choice between candidates, and show the result only. Seven minutes files are scans and were read by text recognition (May 22, May 29, June 5, October 2, October 16 and October 30, 2018; March 16, 2021). 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 19Approve the Kingsbury Club’s request to negotiate a sub-lease…Motion: Mr. Murby made a motion to approve the Kingsbury Club’s request…Passed 2–0 · see note
March 19, 2019: Approve the Kingsbury Club’s request to negotiate a sub-lease with Clean Footprint with the purpose of constructing solar panels on roof tops and canopies subject to a satisfactory pilot…
Mr. Murby made a motion to approve the Kingsbury Club’s request to negotiate a sub-lease with Clean Footprint with the purpose of constructing solar panels on roof tops and canopies subject to a satisfactory pilot payment agreement and standard town oversite for a project of this nature. No building permit shall be issued until a satisfactory pilot agreement is executed. Seconded by Mr. Marcucci. The Vote 2-0-1.
The minutes give the count (2-0-1) but not who voted no or abstained, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Murby made a motion to approve the Kingsbury Club’s request to negotiate a sub-lease with Clean Footprint with the purpose of constructing solar panels on roof tops and canopies subject to a satisfactory pilot payment agreement and standard town oversite for a project of this nature. No building permit shall be issued until a satisfactory pilot agreement is executed. Seconded by Mr. Marcucci. The Vote 2-0-1..” (Motion: Murby, second: Marcucci)
Mar 12Sign First Amendment to Lease Agreement between the Town…Motion: Mr. Peterson made a motion to sign First Amendment to Lease…Passed 2–0 · see note
March 12, 2019: Sign First Amendment to Lease Agreement between the Town of Medfield and Verizon and Transformer License on property between Medfield and NStar Electric related to communications equipment on…
Mr. Peterson made a motion to sign First Amendment to Lease Agreement between the Town of Medfield and Verizon and Transformer License on property between Medfield and NStar Electric related to communications equipment on Medfield State Hospital Water Tower. Seconded by Mr. Murby. The Vote: 2-0-1
The minutes give the count (2-0-1) but not who voted no or abstained, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Peterson made a motion to sign First Amendment to Lease Agreement between the Town of Medfield and Verizon and Transformer License on property between Medfield and NStar Electric related to communications equipment on Medfield State Hospital Water Tower. Seconded by Mr. Murby. The Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Peterson, second: Murby)
Feb 5Approve the petition to install one new utility pole…Motion: Selectmen Peterson made a motion to approve the petition to install…Passed 2–0 · see note
February 5, 2019: Approve the petition to install one new utility pole at 80 North Meadows Road to provide service to a new 16 unit building
Selectmen Peterson made a motion to approve the petition to install one new utility pole at 80 North Meadows Road to provide service to a new 16 unit building. Seconded by Selectmen Murby. The Vote 2-0-1.
The minutes give the count (2-0-1) but not who voted no or abstained, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Selectmen Peterson made a motion to approve the petition to install one new utility pole at 80 North Meadows Road to provide service to a new 16 unit building. Seconded by Selectmen Murby. The Vote 2-0-1..” (Motion: Peterson, second: Murby)
Jan 15Authorize Chairman Marcucci to sign the standard contract form…Motion: Chief Carrico requests the Selectmen vote to authorize Chairman Marcucci to…Passed · see note
January 15, 2019: Authorize Chairman Marcucci to sign the standard contract form and also request the Board to vote to designate Town Administrator Trierweiler as the authorized signatory name to sign contracts
Chief Carrico requests the Selectmen vote to authorize Chairman Marcucci to sign the standard contract form and also request the Board to vote to designate Town Administrator Trierweiler as the authorized signatory name to sign contracts and it was so voted.
The minutes record the result only, not a count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Chief Carrico requests the Selectmen vote to authorize Chairman Marcucci to sign the standard contract form and also request the Board to vote to designate Town Administrator Trierweiler as the authorized signatory name to sign contracts and it was so voted..”
Jan 8Declare Selectman Peterson serve as Chairman of the Board…Motion: Selectman Murby made a motion to declare Selectman Peterson serve as…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
January 8, 2019: Declare Selectman Peterson serve as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
Selectman Murby made a motion to declare Selectman Peterson serve as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Vote was unanimous
Michael Marcucci had not yet joined the meeting (or was not present) at this point, so only the other members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Selectman Murby made a motion to declare Selectman Peterson serve as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Vote was unanimous.” (Motion: Murby)
Dec 11Sign Assent to Probate document and Acceptance of Deed…Motion: Selectmen are requested to vote to sign Assent to Probate document…Passed · see note
December 11, 2018: Sign Assent to Probate document and Acceptance of Deed document
Selectmen are requested to vote to sign Assent to Probate document and Acceptance of Deed document and it was so voted.
The minutes record the result only, not a count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Selectmen are requested to vote to sign Assent to Probate document and Acceptance of Deed document and it was so voted..”
Nov 27Sign a letter to the Board of Assessors requesting…Motion: The Selectmen are requested to vote to sign a letter to…Passed · see note
November 27, 2018: Sign a letter to the Board of Assessors requesting they release excess Overlay Funds in the amount of $200,000 that may be used as a revenue source for abatements, exemptions…
The Selectmen are requested to vote to sign a letter to the Board of Assessors requesting they release excess Overlay Funds in the amount of $200,000 that may be used as a revenue source for abatements, exemptions and uncollected taxes and it was so voted.
The minutes record the result only, not a count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Selectmen are requested to vote to sign a letter to the Board of Assessors requesting they release excess Overlay Funds in the amount of $200,000 that may be used as a revenue source for abatements, exemptions and uncollected taxes and it was so voted..”
Nov 27Sign the purchase and sale agreement to transfer title…Motion: Vote: Selectman Murby made a motion to sign the purchase and…Passed · see note
November 27, 2018: Sign the purchase and sale agreement to transfer title from Eversource to Medfield and also to sign Verizon contract
Vote: Selectman Murby made a motion to sign the purchase and sale agreement to transfer title from Eversource to Medfield and also to sign Verizon contract, seconded by Selectman Peterson and the motion carried
The minutes record the result only, not a count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Vote: Selectman Murby made a motion to sign the purchase and sale agreement to transfer title from Eversource to Medfield and also to sign Verizon contract, seconded by Selectman Peterson and the motion carried.” (Motion: Murby, second: Peterson)
Oct 30Sign the Lease Agreement between the Town of Medfield…Motion: Selectman Peterson made a motion, seconded by Selectman Murby to sign…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
October 30, 2018: Sign the Lease Agreement between the Town of Medfield as Landlord and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, as Tenant for the hospital site water tower, property located off Hospital Road
Selectman Peterson made a motion, seconded by Selectman Murby to sign the Lease Agreement between the Town of Medfield as Landlord and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, as Tenant for the hospital site water tower, property located off Hospital Road. Vote to approve 2-0
Michael Marcucci recused himself ("As Verizon is a client of Selectman Marcucci’s firm he recused himself from the process"); the other two members voted 2-0.
From the minutes
“Selectman Peterson made a motion, seconded by Selectman Murby to sign the Lease Agreement between the Town of Medfield as Landlord and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, as Tenant for the hospital site water tower, property located off Hospital Road. Vote to approve 2-0.” (Motion: Peterson, second: Murby)
Oct 16Joint vote with the School Committee to fill a…Motion: Selectmen Marcucci and Peterson voted for Ms. Glenn; Mr. Murby cast…Passed · see note
October 16, 2018: Joint vote with the School Committee to fill a School Committee vacancy (Meghan Glenn chosen)
Selectmen Marcucci and Peterson voted for Ms. Glenn; Mr. Murby cast his vote for Dr. Chamberland, in recognition of her willingness to step forward to serve on the School Committee.
A choice between candidates at a joint meeting with the School Committee, by roll call: "Selectmen Marcucci and Peterson voted for Ms. Glenn; Mr. Murby cast his vote for Dr. Chamberland". Shown as the result only; the School Committee members’ votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Selectmen Marcucci and Peterson voted for Ms. Glenn; Mr. Murby cast his vote for Dr. Chamberland, in recognition of her willingness to step forward to serve on the School Committee..”
From the Medfield Select Board’s official minutes, posted in 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: Osler Peterson’s law-practice profile (Justia), Medfield Patch (Eileen Murphy, photo by Colleen Sullivan, 2022) and Medfield TV (Gus Murby, “Gus Murby - 2026 Candidate Message”).
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