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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. On March 26, 2019, after the annual town election, the board chose Gus Murby as Chair and Osler Peterson as Clerk (one motion, unanimous). The 2020 town election was postponed because of COVID-19, and the board waited to reorganize. Covers 31 meetings, March 26 to April 28, 2020.
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.
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
Michael MarcucciMember · Elected townwide · at 31 of 31 meetings
Osler PetersonClerk · Elected townwide · at 30 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: 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 17Approve awarding the ADA contract to Community Opportunities GroupMotion: He recommended the Selectmen to vote to approve awarding the ADA…Passed · see note
March 17, 2020: Approve awarding the ADA contract to Community Opportunities Group
He recommended the Selectmen to vote to approve awarding the ADA contract to Community Opportunities Group and it was so voted.
The minutes record the result only, not a count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“He recommended the Selectmen to vote to approve awarding the ADA contract to Community Opportunities Group and it was so voted..”
Mar 17Appoint Tracey Klenk as Assistant Town ClerkMotion: Ms. Trierweiler requested the Selectmen to vote to appoint Tracey Klenk…Passed · see note
March 17, 2020: Appoint Tracey Klenk as Assistant Town Clerk
Ms. Trierweiler requested the Selectmen to vote to appoint Tracey Klenk as Assistant Town Clerk and it was so voted.
The minutes record the result only, not a count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Ms. Trierweiler requested the Selectmen to vote to appoint Tracey Klenk as Assistant Town Clerk and it was so voted..”
Mar 3Sign the election warrant tonight and sign the corrected…Motion: Ms. Trierweiler suggested that the Selectmen vote to sign the warrant…Passed · see note
March 3, 2020: Sign the election warrant tonight and sign the corrected warrant later at Town Hall
Ms. Trierweiler suggested that the Selectmen vote to sign the warrant tonight and then come to Town Hall to sign the corrected warrant and it was so voted.
The minutes say only "it was so voted", with no count and no mover or seconder named.
From the minutes
“Ms. Trierweiler suggested that the Selectmen vote to sign the warrant tonight and then come to Town Hall to sign the corrected warrant and it was so voted..”
Mar 3Authorize the signing, with Selectman Murby to sign the…Motion: Ms. Trierweiler suggested the Board authorize the signing and then Selectman…Passed · see note
March 3, 2020: Authorize the signing, with Selectman Murby to sign the corrected copy at Town Hall
Ms. Trierweiler suggested the Board authorize the signing and then Selectman Murby will come to Town Hall and sign the corrected copy and it was so voted.
The minutes say only "it was so voted", with no count and no mover or seconder named.
From the minutes
“Ms. Trierweiler suggested the Board authorize the signing and then Selectman Murby will come to Town Hall and sign the corrected copy and it was so voted..”
Dec 16Sign off on the Police Department’s child passenger safety…Motion: I request that you sign off on our submission for the…Passed · see note
December 16, 2019: Sign off on the Police Department’s child passenger safety seat grant submission
I request that you sign off on our submission for the grant and it was so voted.
The minutes say only "it was so voted", with no count and no mover or seconder named.
From the minutes
“I request that you sign off on our submission for the grant and it was so voted..”
Dec 16Include a police officer candidate on the Civil Service…Motion: I respectfully request that the Board include him on the list…Passed · see note
December 16, 2019: Include a police officer candidate on the Civil Service list, as requested by the Police Chief
I respectfully request that the Board include him on the list and it was so voted.
The minutes say only "it was so voted", with no count and no mover or seconder named.
From the minutes
“I respectfully request that the Board include him on the list and it was so voted..”
Dec 16Bypass a Civil Service police candidate, as requested by…Motion: For our needs right now I respectfully request that the Board…Passed · see note
December 16, 2019: Bypass a Civil Service police candidate, as requested by the Police Chief
For our needs right now I respectfully request that the Board of Selectmen bypass candidate Carolyn Sheingold and it was so voted.
The minutes say only "it was so voted", with no count and no mover or seconder named.
From the minutes
“For our needs right now I respectfully request that the Board of Selectmen bypass candidate Carolyn Sheingold and it was so voted..”
Dec 16Authorize the Town Administrator to sign the emergency management…Motion: Town Administrator requests that the Selectmen vote to authorize her to…Passed · see note
December 16, 2019: Authorize the Town Administrator to sign the emergency management training grant contract
Town Administrator requests that the Selectmen vote to authorize her to sign the grant contract and it was so voted.
The minutes say only "it was so voted", with no count and no mover or seconder named.
From the minutes
“Town Administrator requests that the Selectmen vote to authorize her to sign the grant contract and it was so voted..”
Dec 16Authorize Selectman Murby to sign the Tree City USA…Motion: I request that you vote to authorize Selectman Murby to sign…Passed · see note
December 16, 2019: Authorize Selectman Murby to sign the Tree City USA application when it is complete
I request that you vote to authorize Selectman Murby to sign it when it is completed and ready to be mailed and it was so voted.
The minutes say only "it was so voted", with no count and no mover or seconder named.
From the minutes
“I request that you vote to authorize Selectman Murby to sign it when it is completed and ready to be mailed and it was so voted..”
Oct 15Approve the Request for Proposals for the sale of…Motion: Vote: On a motion made by Mr. Marcucci, seconded by Mr.…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
October 15, 2019: Approve the Request for Proposals for the sale of Hinkley South to send to developers
Vote: On a motion made by Mr. Marcucci, seconded by Mr. Murby it was voted 2-0
Osler Peterson recused himself from this item ("Selectman Peterson recused himself for the discussion"). The minutes record "it was voted 2-0" on a motion by Michael Marcucci, seconded by Gus Murby.
From the minutes
“Vote: On a motion made by Mr. Marcucci, seconded by Mr. Murby it was voted 2-0.” (Motion: Marcucci, second: Murby)
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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