MassVoter.com← Natick Select BoardNatick Select Board · 2026–2027 Board · Regular meeting
July 9, 2026
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Kathryn M. Coughlin, Linda Wollschlager, Kristen L. Pope, Bruce T. Evans, Cody J. Jacobs
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Cody J. Jacobs took part remotely.
Every vote, in order
Keefe Tech School Committee Interviews
Appoint Gerald Hartwell to the Keefe Tech School Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2029
Vote: The Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to appoint Gerald Hartwell to the Keefe Tech School Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
The minutes do not say who made this motion. The minutes do not name a seconder.
From the minutes
“Vote: The Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to appoint Gerald Hartwell to the Keefe Tech School Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2029..”
Vote on Cultural Observance Communications Calendar
Approve the Cultural Observance Communications Calendar, as amended to reflect floating dates for lunar-calendar observances and to add Lunar New Year
Motion to approve the Cultural Observance Communications Calendar, as amended to reflect floating dates for lunar-calendar observances and to add Lunar New Year, was made by Mr. Jacobs and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Evans - Yes; Ms. Wollschlager - Yes; Mr. Jacobs - Yes; Pope - Yes; Ms. Coughlin - Yes. Motion carried 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Motion to approve the Cultural Observance Communications Calendar, as amended to reflect floating dates for lunar-calendar observances and to add Lunar New Year, was made by Mr. Jacobs and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Evans - Yes; Ms. Wollschlager - Yes; Mr. Jacobs - Yes; Pope - Yes; Ms. Coughlin - Yes. Motion carried 5-0-0..” (Motion: Jacobs, second: Wollschlager)
Elderly and Disabled Taxation Fund Committee
Approve Consent Agenda Items A and B
B. Appoint Ryder P. Pabian as the Voting Student Representative on the Natick Net Zero Committee for a term ending 6/30/2028 Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items A and B was made by Ms. Pope and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager. Roll Call Vote: Evans - Yes; Ms. Wollschlager - Yes; Jacobs - Yes; Pope - Yes; Ms. Coughlin - Yes. Motion carried 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“B. Appoint Ryder P. Pabian as the Voting Student Representative on the Natick Net Zero Committee for a term ending 6/30/2028 Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items A and B was made by Ms. Pope and seconded by Ms. Wollschlager. Roll Call Vote: Evans - Yes; Ms. Wollschlager - Yes; Jacobs - Yes; Pope - Yes; Ms. Coughlin - Yes. Motion carried 5-0-0..” (Motion: Pope, second: Wollschlager)
Adjourn
Adjournment Motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Wollschlager and seconded by Mr. Evans. The meeting was adjourned at 9:43 PM. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Evans - Yes; Ms. Wollschlager - Yes; Jacobs - Yes; Pope - Yes; Ms. Coughlin - Yes. Motion carried 5-0-0.
From the minutes
“Adjournment Motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Wollschlager and seconded by Mr. Evans. The meeting was adjourned at 9:43 PM. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Evans - Yes; Ms. Wollschlager - Yes; Jacobs - Yes; Pope - Yes; Ms. Coughlin - Yes. Motion carried 5-0-0..” (Motion: Wollschlager, second: Evans)
From the Natick Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the yearly minutes pages linked from the town’s Minutes page. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Natick Report — Kristen Pope and Cody Jacobs (March 2026), Bruce Evans (March 2025) and Linda Wollschlager (March 2024 swearing-in, captioned); Natick Patch — Kathryn Coughlin (March 2022, courtesy of the candidate). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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