MassVoter.com← Needham Select BoardNeedham Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Special meeting
May 5, 2025
4 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Heidi Frail, Catherine Reid Dowd, Joshua Levy, Marianne B. Cooley, Kevin Keane
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Call to Order
Oppose the motion to amend Article 17
The Board vote to oppose the motion to amend Article 17.
Yes: Cooley, Dowd, Frail, KeaneNo: Levy
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Cooley moved that the Board vote to oppose the motion to amend Article 17. Second: Mr. Keane. The motion carried 4 - 1 with Mr. Levy voting no..” (Motion: Cooley, second: Keane)
Recommend adoption of Article 10 in the Special Town Meeting Warrant
The Board vote to recommend adoption of Article 10 in the Special Town Meeting Warrant.
Yes: Cooley, Dowd, Frail, KeaneNo: Levy
From the minutes
“Motion: Ms. Cooley moved that the Board vote to recommend adoption of Article 10 in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. Second: Mr. Keane. The motion carried 4 - 1 with Mr. Levy voting no..” (Motion: Cooley, second: Keane)
Delay the implementation of the Needham Center pilot program for at least six months
The Board vote to delay the implementation of the Needham Center pilot program for at least six months.
Yes: Cooley, Dowd, Frail, KeaneMr. Keane moved the motion earlier in the meeting ("Second: Ms. Cooley"); the Board tabled it while it reached Town Counsel and voted later: "carried 4-0. Mr. Levy did not vote, expressing his concern about the Open Meeting Law." Mr. Levy is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“The motion by Mr. Keane to delay the Envision Needham Center pilot program carried 4-0. Mr. Levy did not vote, expressing his concern about the Open Meeting Law..” (Motion: Keane, second: Cooley)
Motion: Mr. Keane moved that the Board adjourn its meeting at the
Adjourn its meeting at the conclusion of Town Meeting this evening
The Board adjourn its meeting at the conclusion of Town Meeting this evening.
From the minutes
“Motion: Mr. Keane moved that the Board adjourn its meeting at the conclusion of Town Meeting this evening. Second: Ms. Cooley. Unanimously approved 5-0..” (Motion: Keane, second: Cooley)
From the Needham Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Archive Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Needham, “Needham Select Board, April 2026–April 2027” member sheet.
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