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Michael J. Hickey
At-large · 6 terms in this record
Michael Hickey; Michael J. Hickey, Jr.
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2022–2023 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2022–2023 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Hickey as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 40 of 42 Select Board meetings in 2022–2023 Board.
Missed
- Aug 22, 2022 · Regular: Absent
- May 18, 2022 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (42)
- Mar 22, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Mar 15, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Mar 8, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Feb 22, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Feb 11, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Feb 8, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Feb 4, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jan 25, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jan 11, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Dec 28, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Dec 21, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Dec 14, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Nov 30, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Nov 16, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Nov 9, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Nov 2, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Oct 19, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Oct 12, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Oct 3, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Sep 28, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Sep 21, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Sep 7, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Aug 24, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Aug 22, 2022 · Regular: Absent
- Aug 3, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jul 27, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jul 14, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jun 29, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jun 15, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jun 8, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Jun 1, 2022 · Regular: Present
- May 25, 2022 · Regular: Present
- May 21, 2022 · Regular: Present (Michael J. Hickey, Jr. took part remotely.)
- May 18, 2022 · Regular: Absent
- May 16, 2022 · Regular: Present
- May 11, 2022 · Regular: Present
- May 4, 2022 · Regular: Present
- May 2, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Apr 27, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Apr 20, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Apr 6, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Mar 30, 2022 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2022–2023 Board
Mar 15Enter into development agreement negotiations with M. Trask Inc.…Motion: Mr. Hickey stated that based upon the Board's continued discussions and…Failed 2–3 · Hickey: Yes
March 15, 2023: Enter into development agreement negotiations with M. Trask Inc. as the most advamtageous for the reasons stated during the debate
Mr. Hickey stated that based upon the Board's continued discussions and documented agreed upon tally, as well as the findings by the Board as evidenced by the numerical tally of our own criteria in the RFP process, and deliberations and the interview process, Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Joseph, moved to enter into development agreement negotiations with M. Trask Inc. as the most advamtageous for the reasons stated during the debate. The Board voted 2-3-0. Mr. Hickey Yes Mr. Joseph Yes Ms. Coughlin No Mr. Evans No Mr. Sidney No
Voted: Yes
Yes: Hickey, JosephNo: Coughlin, Evans, Sidney
From the minutes
“Mr. Hickey stated that based upon the Board's continued discussions and documented agreed upon tally, as well as the findings by the Board as evidenced by the numerical tally of our own criteria in the RFP process, and deliberations and the interview process, Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Joseph, moved to enter into development agreement negotiations with M. Trask Inc. as the most advamtageous for the reasons stated during the debate. The Board voted 2-3-0. Mr. Hickey Yes Mr. Joseph Yes Ms. Coughlin No Mr. Evans No Mr. Sidney No.” (Motion: Hickey, second: Joseph)
Mar 15Enter into development agreement negotiations with Metrowest Collaborative Development…Motion: Mr. Sidney, seconded by Mr. Evans, moved to enter into development…Passed 3–2 · Hickey: No
March 15, 2023: Enter into development agreement negotiations with Metrowest Collaborative Development as most advantageous for the reasons stated during debate
Mr. Sidney, seconded by Mr. Evans, moved to enter into development agreement negotiations with Metrowest Collaborative Development as most advantageous for the reasons stated during debate. The Board voted 3-2-0 Mr. Hickey No Mr. Joseph No Ms. Coughlin Yes Mr. Evans Yes Mr. Sidney Yes
Voted: No
Yes: Coughlin, Evans, SidneyNo: Hickey, Joseph
From the minutes
“Mr. Sidney, seconded by Mr. Evans, moved to enter into development agreement negotiations with Metrowest Collaborative Development as most advantageous for the reasons stated during debate. The Board voted 3-2-0 Mr. Hickey No Mr. Joseph No Ms. Coughlin Yes Mr. Evans Yes Mr. Sidney Yes.” (Motion: Sidney, second: Evans)
Feb 8Approve item I on the Consent AgendaMotion: On a motion by Mr. Sidney, seconded by Mr. Hickey, the…Passed 4–0 · Hickey: Not recorded
February 8, 2023: Approve item I on the Consent Agenda
On a motion by Mr. Sidney, seconded by Mr. Hickey, the Board voted 4-0-1, to approve item I on the Consent Agenda.
The minutes give the count as 4-0-1 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Sidney, seconded by Mr. Hickey, the Board voted 4-0-1, to approve item I on the Consent Agenda..” (Motion: Sidney, second: Hickey)
Nov 9In favor of breaching the Dam Evans Yes Coughlin…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Sidney, the…Passed 4–1 · Hickey: No
November 9, 2022: In favor of breaching the Dam Evans Yes Coughlin Yes Sidney Yes Joseph Yes Hickey No
On a motion by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Sidney, the Board voted 4-1-0 in favor of breaching the Dam Evans Yes Coughlin Yes Sidney Yes Joseph Yes Hickey No
Voted: No
Yes: Coughlin, Evans, Joseph, SidneyNo: Hickey
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Sidney, the Board voted 4-1-0 in favor of breaching the Dam Evans Yes Coughlin Yes Sidney Yes Joseph Yes Hickey No.” (Motion: Evans, second: Sidney)
Sep 7Approve: Public SpeakMotion: On a motion by Mr. Evans, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the…Passed 2–1 · Hickey: Not recorded
September 7, 2022: Approve: Public Speak
On a motion by Mr. Evans, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the Board vote 2-1-1 to recommend
The minutes give the count as 2-1-1 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Evans, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the Board vote 2-1-1 to recommend.” (Motion: Evans, second: Coughlin)
Apr 6Approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase IIMotion: On a motion by Ms. Adelman-Foster, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the…Passed 4–1 · Hickey: No
April 6, 2022: Approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase II
On a motion by Ms. Adelman-Foster, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the Board voted 4-1-0 to approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase II.
Voted: No
Yes: Adelman-Foster, Coughlin, Evans, JosephNo: HickeyThe minutes give the count as 4-1-0 and say “Mr. Hickey notes that he has a love of the arts but still believes in the purest approach for safety of streets and that is why he has voted no.”
From the minutes
“On a motion by Ms. Adelman-Foster, seconded by Ms. Coughlin, the Board voted 4-1-0 to approve Natick Center Associates' Pedestrian Street Art, Phase II..” (Motion: Adelman-Foster, second: Coughlin)
Apr 6Approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Jennett, the…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · Hickey: Yes
April 6, 2022: Approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for item B which was removed the agenda
On a motion by Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Jennett, the Board voted 5-0-0 to approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for item B which was removed the agenda.
Voted: Yes
The minutes name the seconder as “Mr. Jennett”, which does not match a Select Board member, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Hickey, seconded by Mr. Jennett, the Board voted 5-0-0 to approve all items on the Consent Agenda except for item B which was removed the agenda..” (Motion: Hickey)
Votes with no disagreement (167)
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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