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Middleborough Select Board

How the Middleborough Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Same five members (Brian Giovanoni and William Pike Jr. were re-elected in April 2025). On April 7, 2025 the board re-elected Mark Germain as Chair and elected Teresa Farley as Vice Chair. From late 2025 to spring 2026 the minutes were kept in a shorter outline style, often using members' initials. Covers 31 meetings, April 7 to March 30, 2026.

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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 Middleborough, 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 · October 6, 2025 14 votes: 13 passed, 1 indefinitely postponed

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

Special Town Meeting · April 28, 2025 6 votes: 5 passed, 1 no action

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

Annual Town Meeting · April 28, 2025 31 votes: 30 passed, 1 no action

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

Special Town Meeting · October 7, 2024 22 votes: 20 passed, 1 failed, 1 no action

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).

Special Town Meeting · April 22, 2024 4 votes: 4 passed
  • Art. 1 Pay a prior-year Law Department bill: $13,494.89 from free cash Passed “Voted unanimously”
  • Art. 2 Rescind $3,383,022 of unneeded borrowing authority (school remodel, JA-MAR and Picone Farm land, John Glass Square water main) Passed “Voted unanimously”
  • Art. 3 Borrow $1,000,000 for a new fire pumper truck; rescind the 2023 lease-purchase vote Passed “Voted unanimously”
  • Art. 4 Transfer $25,000 from wastewater retained earnings to update the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Passed “Voted unanimously”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).

Annual Town Meeting · April 22, 2024 31 votes: 29 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report (scanned pages).

Not here yet: the Special and Annual Town Meetings of June 1, 2026 and the Special Town Meeting of June 16, 2026. The town posts only warrants for these; results will come in the 2026 Annual Town Report. The Town Meeting Warrants & Minutes page stops at 2021, so 2024-2025 results come from the 2024 and 2025 Annual Town Reports.

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

Brian GiovanoniMember · Elected townwide · at 30 of 31 meetingsWilliam Pike Jr.Member · Elected townwide · at 29 of 31 meetingsThomas WhiteMember · 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 (until 2022, Board of Selectmen) minutes from January 8, 2018 through September 21, 2026, as posted in the town’s Agenda Center. Not here yet: minutes from 2015 and 2017 (posted, not loaded), minutes after September 21, 2026, and meetings the town lists without minutes. Some posted files are incomplete: the July 23, October 15 and October 22, 2018 files are a single page with no attendance list, and the March 14, 2022 file has no first page; votes in those files show the count or result only. Most minutes from 2018 to 2026 are scans, which we read with text recognition (OCR) and checked against the page images where they were unclear. Middleborough’s minutes usually say “the Board voted unanimously” (shown as every member present voting yes), give a roll call (“polled vote”, most votes from 2020 to 2021 and since late 2025), or give a count with the names of those voting no or abstaining. Votes recorded only as “the Board voted to …” or “Motion carries” show the result only and are not treated as unanimous; counts without names (common in 2018–2019) show the count only. Where the names or count do not match the members the minutes show present, or a member who had left or stepped off the Board is named in the vote, we show the count only and add a note. The Select Board also sits as the Board of Health, the Water and Sewer Commissioners and the Rent Control Board; those votes are included. Votes by other boards at joint meetings are not. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Monday, March 30, 2026 · Regular meeting9 recorded votes, 5 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 23, 2026 · Regular meeting3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 16, 2026 · Regular meeting13 recorded votes, 2 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 9, 2026 · Regular meeting1 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 5 members presentMonday, March 2, 2026 · Regular meeting2 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 5 members present

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 30Extend the current Bridgewater agreement up to 90 days…Motion: to extend the current Bridgewater agreement up to 90 days –…Passed 4–1 · No: Farley

March 30, 2026: Extend the current Bridgewater agreement up to 90 days – 7/12/26 – with the understanding of a full moratorium on new water services, and complete discretion of the Middleboro water…

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To extend the current Bridgewater agreement up to 90 days – 7/12/26 – with the understanding of a full moratorium on new water services, and complete discretion of the Middleboro water commission, Mike Bumpus, or anyone acting in his wake if unavailable

Yes: Germain, Giovanoni, Pike, WhiteNo: Farley

From the minutes

“BG made a motion to extend the current Bridgewater agreement up to 90 days – 7/12/26 – with the understanding of a full moratorium on new water services, and complete discretion of the Middleboro water commission, Mike Bumpus, or anyone acting in his wake if unavailable. BP 2nd. TF voted no. All others voted yes. Motion passes..” (Motion: Giovanoni, second: Pike)

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

Mar 30Approve as referenced above (approve the Memorial Day Ceremony…Motion: to Approve as referenced above (approve the Memorial Day Ceremony and…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note

March 30, 2026: Approve as referenced above (approve the Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade 5/25/26 at 10am and the use of town roads as indicated)

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To Approve as referenced above (approve the Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade 5/25/26 at 10am and the use of town roads as indicated)

The motion wording is short; the agenda item is added in brackets.

From the minutes

“MG asked for a Motion to Approve as referenced above – BP 1st, MG2 2nd. All in Favor. Motion passed unanimously. c. Vote to approve Veteran's Department request for the 250th Celebration on Town Hall Lawn 5/2/26 from 10a – 2p. i..” (Motion: Pike)

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

Mar 30Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for…Motion: to Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for the…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note

March 30, 2026: Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for the 250th Celebration on Town Hall Lawn 5/2/26 from 10a – 2p)

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for the 250th Celebration on Town Hall Lawn 5/2/26 from 10a – 2p)

The motion wording is short; the agenda item is added in brackets.

From the minutes

“MG asked for a Motion to Approve as referenced above – BG 1st, TF 2nd. All in favor. Motion passed unanimously. d..” (Motion: Giovanoni, second: Farley)

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

Mar 30Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for…Motion: to Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for the…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note

March 30, 2026: Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for the 250th Celebration on Town Hall Lawn 5/2/26 from 10a – 2p)

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To Approve as referenced above (approve Veteran's Department request for the 250th Celebration on Town Hall Lawn 5/2/26 from 10a – 2p)

The motion wording is short; the agenda item is added in brackets.

From the minutes

“MG asked for a Motion to Approve as referenced above – BG 1st, TW 2nd. All in favor. Motion passed unanimously. e..” (Motion: Giovanoni, second: White)

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

Mar 30Approve as referenced above (approve 2nd hand / Junk…Motion: to Approve as referenced above (approve 2nd hand / Junk /…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note

March 30, 2026: Approve as referenced above (approve 2nd hand / Junk / Old Metals License for Vivian and Anthony LLC dba Middleboro Recycling)

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 5 present

To Approve as referenced above (approve 2nd hand / Junk / Old Metals License for Vivian and Anthony LLC dba Middleboro Recycling)

The motion wording is short; the agenda item is added in brackets.

From the minutes

“MG asked for a Motion to Approve as referenced above – BG 1st, TF 2nd. All in favor. Motion passed unanimously. f..” (Motion: Giovanoni, second: Farley)

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

Mar 16Request an RFP for the Town Manager SearchMotion: to request an RFP for the Town Manager SearchPassed 4–1 · No: Giovanoni

March 16, 2026: Request an RFP for the Town Manager Search

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To request an RFP for the Town Manager Search

Yes: Farley, Germain, Pike, WhiteNo: Giovanoni

From the minutes

“MG asked for a Motion to request an RFP for the Town Manager Search. BP 1st. Teresa Farley (TF) 2nd. All in favor expect BG who was a Nay. Motion passes..” (Motion: Pike, second: Farley)

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

Mar 16Request a revised budget and to pause town meetingMotion: to request a revised budget and to pause town meetingFailed · see note

March 16, 2026: Request a revised budget and to pause town meeting

ApproveFailed · No count or names in the minutes

To request a revised budget and to pause town meeting

The minutes say "BG 2nd for discussion" and later "No second, and all voted Nay." It is not clear whether this was a vote, so only the result is shown.

From the minutes

“TF made a motion to request a revised budget and to pause town meeting. BG 2nd for discussion. He stated he is unsure they have the authority to move the town meeting date per the Town Charter. He agreed that the budget needs to be redone, but is unsure how changing the date works against the Charter. TW clarifies that a motion will need to be made for changes to TF's motion. No second, and all voted Nay. c. TF amended the motion to request redoing the FY27 budget and moves to consult town counsel on how to move forward with moving the town meeting date..” (Motion: Farley, second: Giovanoni)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Feb 26Accept the ITM contract as written and signed by…Motion: to accept the ITM contract as written and signed by Joe…Passed 4–1 · No: Farley

February 26, 2026: Accept the ITM contract as written and signed by Joe Perkins

ApprovePassed · 4–1

To accept the ITM contract as written and signed by Joe Perkins

Yes: Germain, Giovanoni, Pike, WhiteNo: Farley

From the minutes

“BG made a Motion to accept the ITM contract as written and signed by Joe Perkins. Bill Pike 2nd. TF – votes no. All rest yes. Motion passed. j..” (Motion: Giovanoni, second: Pike)

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

Feb 9Approve: approve the Best Buddies ChallengeMotion: to approve: approve the Best Buddies ChallengePassed Unanimous, 4 present · see note

February 9, 2026: Approve: approve the Best Buddies Challenge

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present

To approve: approve the Best Buddies Challenge

The minutes do not state the motion; the title is the agenda item.

From the minutes

“Chair Germain requested a Motion for Approval. Teresa Farley 1st / Tom White 2nd. All in favor. b..” (Motion: Farley, second: White)

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

Feb 9Approve: Notice of Betterment at 68 Plain StMotion: to approve: Notice of Betterment at 68 Plain StPassed Unanimous, 4 present · see note

February 9, 2026: Approve: Notice of Betterment at 68 Plain St

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 4 present

To approve: Notice of Betterment at 68 Plain St

The minutes do not state the motion; the title is the agenda item.

From the minutes

“Chair Germain asked for Motion of Approval. Tom White 1st / Teresa Farley 2nd. All in favor. c. Agenda Item #6c: Automatic License Renewal for Stecore Enterprises Inc at 10 Merchants Way..” (Motion: White, second: Farley)

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

From the Middleborough 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 of current members: Nemasket Week candidate profiles (Teresa Farley 2024; Brian Giovanoni and William Pike 2025; Thomas White and Tracie Craig-McGee 2026). Former members show initials.

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