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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 April 4, 2023 the Select Board reorganized: Osler Peterson as Chair and Eileen Murphy as Clerk (each 3-0). Covers 16 meetings, April 4 to March 19, 2024.
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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 MurbyMember · Elected townwide · at 16 of 16 meetings
Eileen MurphyClerk · Elected townwide · at 16 of 16 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 19Have the Select Board recommend dismissal of the Warrant…Motion: MOTION: E. Murphy motioned to have the Select Board recommend dismissal…Passed 2–1 · No: Peterson
March 19, 2024: Have the Select Board recommend dismissal of the Warrant Article for the sale of the land at the Annual Town Meeting; Medfield Hospital State Chapel
MOTION: E. Murphy motioned to have the Select Board recommend dismissal of the Warrant Article for the sale of the land at the Annual Town Meeting; Medfield Hospital State Chapel. SECONDED: G Murby VOTE: G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye; O. Peterson, against MOTION CARRIES: 2-1
Yes: Murby, MurphyNo: Peterson
From the minutes
“MOTION: E. Murphy motioned to have the Select Board recommend dismissal of the Warrant Article for the sale of the land at the Annual Town Meeting; Medfield Hospital State Chapel. SECONDED: G Murby VOTE: G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye; O. Peterson, against MOTION CARRIES: 2-1.” (Motion: Murphy, second: Murby)
Dec 19Accept the 2024 alcohol license renewal applications (restaurants, package…Motion: MOTION: E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
December 19, 2023: Accept the 2024 alcohol license renewal applications (restaurants, package stores, wine and malt stores, farmer series pouring permits)
MOTION: E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the following restaurants: Avenue Restaurant LLC. (Avenue), Tom McGue INC. (Basil), Grand Mandarin INC. (Jing Gardens 2), Kingsbury Club (Medfield INC.), Noon Hill Partners LLC (Noon Hill Grill), Takara Group (Takara). E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the following packaging stores: Bullards Market Package Store INC., Medfield Package Store INC.,Vet Package Store INC. E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the following package stores (Wines and Malt): Gulf Resources Inc dba Medfield Commons, and M Carroll Inc dba Medfield Wine Shoppe. E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the Farmers Series Pouring Permit: Seventh Wave Brewing INC. and Farthest Star LLC dba Farthest Star Sake. SECONDED: G Murby VOTE: G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye; O. Peterson, aye MOTION CARRIES: 3-0
The minutes list four license-renewal motions in a row followed by one second and one roll call (3-0); they are shown as one vote.
From the minutes
“MOTION: E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the following restaurants: Avenue Restaurant LLC. (Avenue), Tom McGue INC. (Basil), Grand Mandarin INC. (Jing Gardens 2), Kingsbury Club (Medfield INC.), Noon Hill Partners LLC (Noon Hill Grill), Takara Group (Takara). E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the following packaging stores: Bullards Market Package Store INC., Medfield Package Store INC.,Vet Package Store INC. E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the following package stores (Wines and Malt): Gulf Resources Inc dba Medfield Commons, and M Carroll Inc dba Medfield Wine Shoppe. E. Murphy motioned to accept the applications for alcohol license renewal for the Farmers Series Pouring Permit: Seventh Wave Brewing INC. and Farthest Star LLC dba Farthest Star Sake. SECONDED: G Murby VOTE: G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye; O. Peterson, aye MOTION CARRIES: 3-0.” (Motion: Murphy, second: Murby)
Dec 19Accept Parks and Recreation gift from the Medfield Foundation…Motion: MOTION:G Murby motioned to vote to accept Parks and Recreation gift…Passed 2–0 · see note
December 19, 2023: Accept Parks and Recreation gift from the Medfield Foundation (MFi) in the amount of $1,448.27
MOTION:G Murby motioned to vote to accept Parks and Recreation gift from the Medfield Foundation (MFi) in the amount of $1,448.27 SECONDED: E. Murphy VOTE: G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye; MOTION CARRIES: 2-0
The minutes list Osler Peterson as present, but the recorded vote names only Gus Murby and Eileen Murphy (2-0), so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION:G Murby motioned to vote to accept Parks and Recreation gift from the Medfield Foundation (MFi) in the amount of $1,448.27 SECONDED: E. Murphy VOTE: G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye; MOTION CARRIES: 2-0.” (Motion: Murby, second: Murphy)
Dec 5Joint vote with the School Committee to fill an…Motion: Mr.Knight motioned to nominate a candidate for the interim School Committee…Passed · see note
December 5, 2023: Joint vote with the School Committee to fill an interim School Committee seat (Diana Frascella chosen)
Mr.Knight motioned to nominate a candidate for the interim School Committee Position Those Nominated: - Ms. Kirkby nominated Diana Frascella - Will Horn nominated Michael Rybacki - Mr. Murby nominated Kristin Martin Vote: Mr. Horn (Zoom)- Michael Rybacki Ms.Kirkby - Diana Frascella Mr.Knight - Diana Frascella Mr. Brehm - Diana Frascella Mr.Murby - Michael Rybacki Ms. Murphy - Diana Frascella Mr. Peterson- Diana Frascella Diana Frascella was voted in for interim School Committee Position
A choice between candidates at a joint session with the School Committee: "Mr.Murby - Michael Rybacki Ms. Murphy - Diana Frascella Mr. Peterson- Diana Frascella". Shown as the result only; the School Committee members’ votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Mr.Knight motioned to nominate a candidate for the interim School Committee Position Those Nominated: - Ms. Kirkby nominated Diana Frascella - Will Horn nominated Michael Rybacki - Mr. Murby nominated Kristin Martin Vote: Mr. Horn (Zoom)- Michael Rybacki Ms.Kirkby - Diana Frascella Mr.Knight - Diana Frascella Mr. Brehm - Diana Frascella Mr.Murby - Michael Rybacki Ms. Murphy - Diana Frascella Mr. Peterson- Diana Frascella Diana Frascella was voted in for interim School Committee Position.”
Apr 18The Select Board to send The Medfield Energy Committee…Motion: MOTION: E. Murphy moved for the Select Board to send The…Passed 2–1 · No: Peterson
April 18, 2023: The Select Board to send The Medfield Energy Committee Letter provided
MOTION: E. Murphy moved for the Select Board to send The Medfield Energy Committee Letter provided. SECONDED:G Murby VOTE: Peterson, no; G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye MOTION CARRIES: 2-1
Yes: Murby, MurphyNo: Peterson
From the minutes
“MOTION: E. Murphy moved for the Select Board to send The Medfield Energy Committee Letter provided. SECONDED:G Murby VOTE: Peterson, no; G. Murby, aye; E. Murphy, aye MOTION CARRIES: 2-1.” (Motion: Murphy, 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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