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Millis Select Board
How the Millis Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms, one seat each year. Peter Jurmain joined after the May 2019 election; Catherine MacInnes left. The board became the Select Board during this term. Covers 29 meetings, May 13 to June 15, 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 budgetBoard years
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Members
"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: Millis Select Board minutes (called the Board of Selectmen until 2019) from January 8, 2018 through June 15, 2026, from the Minutes folder on the town website. The town has not posted minutes for any meeting after June 15, 2026, or for six meetings in the fall of 2025 (September 8, 18 and 29, October 6, November 10 and 24) and four earlier in 2026 (January 26, April 27, May 18 and June 1). The town posts agendas online only from 2023, so earlier gaps can’t be checked. We list every meeting without minutes, and MassVoter is asking the town for them. The minutes are typed. Most votes are recorded as unanimous or as a roll call by name, so we show each member’s vote. When the minutes say a member called the meeting to order, that member is counted present even if the list of people present names only the others. When the minutes give only a count that doesn’t match the members present, or no result, we show that without guessing; about 30 motions with no recorded result are left out. At joint meetings, only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. 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 2Co-mark three tennis courts with pickleball lines and to…Motion: to co-mark three tennis courts with pickleball lines and to dedicate…Passed 2–1 · No: McCaffrey
March 2, 2020: Co-mark three tennis courts with pickleball lines and to dedicate one court solely to pickleball to include lines dividing it into four pickleball courts
To co-mark three tennis courts with pickleball lines and to dedicate one court solely to pickleball to include lines dividing it into four pickleball courts
Yes: Barnes, JurmainNo: McCaffrey
From the minutes
“Sel. Barnes made a motion to co-mark three tennis courts with pickleball lines and to dedicate one court solely to pickleball to include lines dividing it into four pickleball courts. The motion was seconded by Sel. Jurmain. Sel. Barnes and Sel. Jurmain, yes. Sel. McCaffrey, no The motion passed 2-1.” (Motion: Barnes, second: Jurmain)
Nov 18Support the Town Administrator's recommendation to hire a consultant…Motion: to support the Town Administrator's recommendation to hire a consultant to…Passed 2–1 · No: Barnes
November 18, 2019: Support the Town Administrator's recommendation to hire a consultant to review the operation of the DPW and the allocation of funds to support the department's operation for direct and indirect...
To support the Town Administrator's recommendation to hire a consultant to review the operation of the DPW and the allocation of funds to support the department's operation for direct and indirect costs for a cost of not to exceed $25,000.00
Yes: Jurmain, McCaffreyNo: BarnesThe minutes give the count (2-1) and name Loring Barnes; the other members present are shown as yes.
From the minutes
“Sel. McCaffrey made a motion to support the Town Administrator's recommendation to hire a consultant to review the operation of the DPW and the allocation of funds to support the department's operation for direct and indirect costs for a cost of not to exceed $25,000.00. The motion was seconded by Sel. Jurmain. The motion passed 2-1 with Sel. Barnes dissenting..” (Motion: McCaffrey, second: Jurmain)
Oct 28Eliminate the Study of IT/IS from article three in…Motion: to eliminate the Study of IT/IS from article three in the…Passed 2–1 · see note
October 28, 2019: Eliminate the Study of IT/IS from article three in the amount of $20,000.00
To eliminate the Study of IT/IS from article three in the amount of $20,000.00
The minutes give only the count (2-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Sel. McCaffrey made a motion to eliminate the Study of IT/IS from article three in the amount of $20,000.00. The motion was seconded by Sel. Jurmain and passed 2-1..” (Motion: McCaffrey, second: Jurmain)
Oct 28Appoint Diane Jurmain as a Charter Review Committee for…Motion: to appoint Diane Jurmain as a Charter Review Committee for the…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
October 28, 2019: Appoint Diane Jurmain as a Charter Review Committee for the duration of the committee
To appoint Diane Jurmain as a Charter Review Committee for the duration of the committee
Peter Jurmain stepped aside (recused) on this vote.
From the minutes
“Sel. McCaffrey made a motion to appoint Diane Jurmain as a Charter Review Committee for the duration of the committee. Sel. Jurmain recused himself. Sel. Barnes seconded and the motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: McCaffrey, second: Barnes)
Oct 7Change the language for item two to Study the…Motion: to change the language for item two to Study the Structure…Passed 2–1 · No: McCaffrey
October 7, 2019: Change the language for item two to Study the Structure and Operation of the Town IS and IT Infrastructure at $20,000.00
To change the language for item two to Study the Structure and Operation of the Town IS and IT Infrastructure at $20,000.00
Yes: Barnes, JurmainNo: McCaffreyThe minutes give the count (2-1) and name James McCaffrey; the other members present are shown as yes.
From the minutes
“Sel. Jurmain made a motion to change the language for item two to Study the Structure and Operation of the Town IS and IT Infrastructure at $20,000.00. The motion was seconded by Sel. Barnes. Motion carried 2-1 with Sel. McCaffrey dissenting..” (Motion: Jurmain, second: Barnes)
Sep 16Grant the Boggestowe Fish and Game Club a One-Day…Motion: to grant the Boggestowe Fish and Game Club a One-Day Alcohol…Passed 2–1 · No: McCaffrey
September 16, 2019: Grant the Boggestowe Fish and Game Club a One-Day Alcohol license from 6:00pm-9:00pm for Friday September 20, 2019 for a Beer Fest on their grounds
To grant the Boggestowe Fish and Game Club a One-Day Alcohol license from 6:00pm-9:00pm for Friday September 20, 2019 for a Beer Fest on their grounds
Yes: Barnes, JurmainNo: McCaffreyThe minutes give the count (2-1) and name James McCaffrey; the other members present are shown as yes.
From the minutes
“Sel. Jurmain made a motion to grant the Boggestowe Fish and Game Club a One-Day Alcohol license from 6:00pm-9:00pm for Friday September 20, 2019 for a Beer Fest on their grounds. Motion carries 2-1 with Sel. McCaffrey dissenting..” (Motion: Jurmain)
Jul 22Temporarily adopt the name Select Board before putting it…Motion: to temporarily adopt the name Select Board before putting it before…Passed 2–1 · No: McCaffrey
July 22, 2019: Temporarily adopt the name Select Board before putting it before Town Meeting
To temporarily adopt the name Select Board before putting it before Town Meeting
Yes: Barnes, JurmainNo: McCaffrey
From the minutes
“Sel. Barnes made a motion to temporarily adopt the name Select Board before putting it before Town Meeting. Sel. Jurmain seconded. The vote passed 2 to 1. Sel. Barnes and Sel. Jurmain, yes Sel. McCaffrey, no.” (Motion: Barnes, second: Jurmain)
Jun 17The Board, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, approves…Motion: that the Board, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, approves the…Passed 2–1 · No: McCaffrey
June 17, 2019: The Board, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, approves the Beer and Wine license for 132 Exchange St., Inc. d/b/a Richdale Food Shop contingent upon receipt of a revised floor…
That the Board, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, approves the Beer and Wine license for 132 Exchange St., Inc. d/b/a Richdale Food Shop contingent upon receipt of a revised floor plan that accurately reflects the future floor plan for sale of beer and wine
Yes: Barnes, JurmainNo: McCaffreyThe minutes give the count (2-1) and name James McCaffrey; the other members present are shown as yes. The minutes name Peter Jurmain as both the mover and the seconder.
From the minutes
“Sel. Jurmain made a motion that the Board, acting as the Local Licensing Authority, approves the Beer and Wine license for 132 Exchange St., Inc. d/b/a Richdale Food Shop contingent upon receipt of a revised floor plan that accurately reflects the future floor plan for sale of beer and wine. The motion was seconded by Sel. Jurmain. The motion passed two to one with Sel. McCaffrey voting no..” (Motion: Jurmain, second: Jurmain)
Jun 17Work with the developer to approve a twelve-unit 40B…Motion: to work with the developer to approve a twelve-unit 40B LIP…Passed 2–1 · see note
June 17, 2019: Work with the developer to approve a twelve-unit 40B LIP project at 946 Main Street and for the Town Administrator to work with Town Counsel to develop a 40B LIP…
To work with the developer to approve a twelve-unit 40B LIP project at 946 Main Street and for the Town Administrator to work with Town Counsel to develop a 40B LIP agreement with the Town to be reviewed and approved at a future Board meeting
The minutes give only the count (2-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Sel. McCaffrey made a motion to work with the developer to approve a twelve-unit 40B LIP project at 946 Main Street and for the Town Administrator to work with Town Counsel to develop a 40B LIP agreement with the Town to be reviewed and approved at a future Board meeting. The motion was seconded by Sel. Jurmain and passed two votes to one..” (Motion: McCaffrey, second: Jurmain)
From the Millis Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the Minutes folder on the town website. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Craig Schultze, Ellen Rosenfeld (2022) and Jim McKay (2026) from Millis Community Media candidate profile videos.
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