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Medway Select Board
How the Medway Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Same five members after the town election, which the board moved to June 16, 2020 because of COVID-19. On July 6, 2020 the board chose Glenn Trindade as Chair, Maryjane White as Vice Chair and Richard D’Innocenzo as Clerk. The Board of Selectmen became the Select Board in early 2021. Covers 28 meetings, July 6 to May 17, 2021.
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 budgetBoard years
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Members
ChairGlenn TrindadeChair · Elected townwide · at 28 of 28 meetings
Vice-ChairMaryjane WhiteVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 28 of 28 meetings
Dennis CrowleyMember · Elected townwide · at 27 of 28 meetingsRichard D’InnocenzoClerk · Elected townwide · at 21 of 28 meetingsJohn ForestoMember · Elected townwide · at 28 of 28 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 (called the Board of Selectmen until early 2021) from January 2, 2018 through September 8, 2026. Minutes from 2024 on come from the town’s meetings page, one file per meeting; minutes from 2018 to 2023 come from the town’s meetings archive, which posts each year’s agendas and minutes as one zip file (the archive goes back to 1964), so for those years the minutes link opens that year’s zip file. Not here: minutes after September 8, 2026 (September 21 and October 5, 2026 are not posted yet); about 35 dates from 2018 to 2023 that have an agenda in the archive but no minutes (some may have been cancelled or held at Town Meeting); April 24, May 1, July 1, October 24 and November 11, 2024; March 12, April 12 and April 22, 2025 (sessions at other boards’ meetings, a legislative breakfast and a hearing listed on the meetings page without minutes); and November 18, 2024, where the meetings page posts the agenda in place of the minutes. Joint meetings with other boards are included, but only the Select Board’s own votes. Medway’s minutes are typed and give the mover, the seconder and a three-number count for almost every vote (“VOTE: 5-0-0”); split votes usually name the members who voted no or abstained (“VOTE: 4-1-0. Mr. Crowley voted against.”), and remote meetings in 2020 and 2021 and executive-session votes use roll calls listing each member. The minutes do not always write the count in the same order, so we follow the names, not the order of the numbers. When the count matches the members present with no one named as voting no, we show every member present as voting yes; when the minutes name the members who voted no or abstained and the count adds up, we show everyone else present as voting yes. Members who arrived late, left early or recused are left out of the votes they missed when the minutes or the count show it. Where the minutes give a split count without names, a roll call leaves out a member who was there or names one the attendance line does not show, or the count does not match the members present, we show the count only and add a note. Motions written down with no vote after them (most were withdrawn or replaced by an amended motion that was voted on) are not included, since the minutes do not say how they came out. 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 20Approve the Fire Department fees as presented with the…Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Fire Department fees…Passed 4–1 · No: Crowley
April 20, 2021: Approve the Fire Department fees as presented with the change to false alarms fees to $200 per the Town by-law
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Fire Department fees as presented with the change to false alarms fees to $200 per the Town by-law.
Yes: D’Innocenzo, Foresto, Trindade, WhiteNo: Crowley
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Fire Department fees as presented with the change to false alarms fees to $200 per the Town by-law. Ms. White seconded. Discussion: Deputy Chief Fasolino said if a false alarm issue is not resolved, the department can require a fire watch, which is costly, so it is fixed quickly thereafter. It was so voted by roll call: Crowley nay; D’Innocenzo aye; Foresto aye; Trindade aye; White aye..” (Motion: Foresto, second: White)
Apr 20We move from a twist tie to a drawstring…Motion: Dr. D’Innocenzo moved that we move from a twist tie to…Passed 4–1 · No: Foresto
April 20, 2021: We move from a twist tie to a drawstring closure trash bag
Dr. D’Innocenzo moved that we move from a twist tie to a drawstring closure trash bag.
Yes: Crowley, D’Innocenzo, Trindade, WhiteNo: Foresto
From the minutes
“Dr. D’Innocenzo moved that we move from a twist tie to a drawstring closure trash bag. Ms. White seconded. It was so voted by roll call: Crowley aye; D’Innocenzo aye; Foresto nay; Trindade aye; White aye..” (Motion: D’Innocenzo, second: White)
Apr 5Recommend approval of Article 27Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of…Passed 3–0 · see note
April 5, 2021: Recommend approval of Article 27
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 27.
The minutes give the vote as 3-0-0, but 4 members were present (Maryjane White, Richard D’Innocenzo, Dennis Crowley and John Foresto). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 27. Dr. D’Innocenzo seconded. No discussion. VOTE: 3-0-0.” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
Apr 5Recommend approval of Article 28Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of…Passed 3–0 · see note
April 5, 2021: Recommend approval of Article 28
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 28.
The minutes give the vote as 3-0-0, but 4 members were present (Maryjane White, Richard D’Innocenzo, Dennis Crowley and John Foresto). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 28. Dr. D’Innocenzo seconded. No discussion. VOTE: 3-0-0.” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
Apr 5Recommend approval of Article 29Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 5, 2021: Recommend approval of Article 29
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 29.
Glenn Trindade had come back to the meeting (the count includes every member).
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 29. Dr. D’Innocenzo seconded. No discussion. VOTE: 5-0-0.” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
Apr 5Approve the contract amendment with CBA Landscape Architects LLC…Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the contract amendment with…Passed 3–0 · see note
April 5, 2021: Approve the contract amendment with CBA Landscape Architects LLC in an amount not to exceed $11,700 as presented
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the contract amendment with CBA Landscape Architects LLC in an amount not to exceed $11,700 as presented.
The minutes give the vote as 3-0-0, but 4 members were present (Maryjane White, Richard D’Innocenzo, Dennis Crowley and John Foresto). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the contract amendment with CBA Landscape Architects LLC in an amount not to exceed $11,700 as presented. Dr. D’Innocenzo seconded. No discussion. VOTE: 3-0-0.” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
Apr 5Approve the Advance of Funds In Lieu of Borrowing…Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Advance of Funds…Passed 3–0 · see note
April 5, 2021: Approve the Advance of Funds In Lieu of Borrowing for the purchase of the New England Power Milford Street property by the Medway Redevelopment Authority in the amount of $135,000…
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Advance of Funds In Lieu of Borrowing for the purchase of the New England Power Milford Street property by the Medway Redevelopment Authority in the amount of $135,000 as presented.
The minutes give the vote as 3-0-0, but 4 members were present (Maryjane White, Richard D’Innocenzo, Dennis Crowley and John Foresto). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Advance of Funds In Lieu of Borrowing for the purchase of the New England Power Milford Street property by the Medway Redevelopment Authority in the amount of $135,000 as presented. Dr. D’Innocenzo seconded. Discussion: Ms. White asked if this must be done tonight. Ms. Saint Andre stated yes as the closing is this Friday. VOTE: 3-0-0.” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
Apr 5Approve the one-day liquor license as presented subject to…Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the one-day liquor license…Passed 3–0 · see note
April 5, 2021: Approve the one-day liquor license as presented subject to the Police Lieutenant’s recommendation and proof of appropriate insurance coverage
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the one-day liquor license as presented subject to the Police Lieutenant’s recommendation and proof of appropriate insurance coverage.
The minutes give the vote as 3-0-0, but 4 members were present (Maryjane White, Richard D’Innocenzo, Dennis Crowley and John Foresto). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the one-day liquor license as presented subject to the Police Lieutenant’s recommendation and proof of appropriate insurance coverage. Dr. D’Innocenzo seconded. No discussion. VOTE: 3-0-0.” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
Apr 5Approve the Police contract as presented and allow the…Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Police contract as…Passed 2–0 · see note
April 5, 2021: Approve the Police contract as presented and allow the Town Manager to execute the contract
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Police contract as presented and allow the Town Manager to execute the contract.
The minutes give the count (2-0-1) and name Maryjane White as abstaining, but the names and count do not match the 4 members present. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board approve the Police contract as presented and allow the Town Manager to execute the contract. Dr. D’Innocenzo seconded. Discussion: Mr. Boynton commended the Police’s professionalism throughout this process. VOTE: 2-0-1Ms. White abstained..” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
Mar 6Recommend approval of Article 5Motion: Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of…Passed 4–1 · No: Crowley
March 6, 2021 (Workshop meeting): Recommend approval of Article 5
Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 5.
Yes: D’Innocenzo, Foresto, Trindade, WhiteNo: Crowley
From the minutes
“Mr. Foresto moved that the Board vote to recommend approval of Article 5. Mr. D’Innocenzo seconded. No discussion. Vote: 4-1-0(Mr. Crowley voted against).” (Motion: Foresto, second: D’Innocenzo)
From the Medway Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s meetings page (2024 on) and in its meetings archive (earlier years). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Medway (all five members cropped from the town’s captioned photo of the Select Board with the Medway Food Pantry, September 2026).
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