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Norwood Board of Selectmen
How the Norwood Board of Selectmen voted, from the Board of Selectmen’s official minutes. 5 Selectmen elected townwide. The Board of Selectmen had five members: Chairman William Plasko, Helen Abdallah Donohue, Paul Bishop, Allan Howard and Thomas Maloney. MassVoter has loaded this board’s minutes from January 8, 2018 on. Covers 11 meetings, January 8 to March 20, 2018.
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What does the Board of Selectmen 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 Board of Selectmen, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
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Members
Paul BishopMember · Elected townwide · at 11 of 11 meetingsHelen Abdallah DonohueMember · Elected townwide · at 9 of 11 meetingsAllan HowardMember · Elected townwide · at 6 of 11 meetingsThomas MaloneyMember · Elected townwide · at 11 of 11 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: Board of Selectmen minutes from January 8, 2018 through July 14, 2026 (247 meetings). Some 2020–2026 files are scanned pages, which we read with text recognition. Not here: minutes after July 14, 2026 (August 11, September 8 and September 22, 2026 are not posted yet); no minutes at all from March 24 to September 15, 2020, although the town lists agendas for 17 meetings in that time; February 10, March 3, March 24 (approved April 28, 2026) and June 30, 2026, and December 16, 2025, which have agendas but no minutes; and about a dozen other dates since 2018 with an agenda but no minutes, some of them Town Meeting nights or executive sessions. The March 27, 2018 link opens the February 27, 2018 minutes, so that meeting is missing too. How votes were read: until early 2023 the minutes usually say only who made and seconded a motion and that the board “voted”, with no count; we show those votes as passed with no names, never as unanimous. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous we show every Selectman present as voting yes; when they give a count and name who voted no or abstained, and it adds up to the members present, we show each member’s vote. In early 2023 several minutes say only “Carried”, and we show the result only. From mid-2023 the minutes list each member under Aye, Nay, Abstain or Absent for almost every vote. Where a count does not match the members present, a mover or seconder is missing from the attendance line, or a roll call leaves out a member who was there, we show the count or result only and add a note. Motions written down with no vote after them are not included. 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 20Approve request to meet with the Board on April…Motion: On motion of Selectmen Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: Approve request to meet with the Board on April 3, 2018 to discuss upcoming changes
On motion of Selectmen Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to approve request to meet with the Board on April 3, 2018 to discuss upcoming changes.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectmen Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to approve request to meet with the Board on April 3, 2018 to discuss upcoming changes..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Bishop)
Mar 20Revoke Class II dealership as of March 5, 2018.…Motion: On motion of Selectman Bishop, seconded by Selectman Maloney, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: Revoke Class II dealership as of March 5, 2018. 2
On motion of Selectman Bishop, seconded by Selectman Maloney, voted to revoke Class II dealership as of March 5, 2018. 2 Selectmen’s Meeting-New Business (cont’d) March 20, 2018 Mark Ryan:
The minutes say only “voted”, with no count or names.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Bishop, seconded by Selectman Maloney, voted to revoke Class II dealership as of March 5, 2018. 2 Selectmen’s Meeting-New Business (cont’d) March 20, 2018 Mark Ryan:.” (Motion: Bishop, second: Maloney)
Mar 20Table for April appointments to the Norwood Airport CommissionMotion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: Table for April appointments to the Norwood Airport Commission
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to table for April appointments to the Norwood Airport Commission.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to table for April appointments to the Norwood Airport Commission..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Bishop)
Mar 20Sign: Marguerita A. Camozzi, 293 Walpole Street to Lot…Motion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: Sign: Marguerita A. Camozzi, 293 Walpole Street to Lot C3-41 Martha A. Buckley, 381 Old Post Road, Walpole to Lot C3-28 Joan Marie Roman, 5 Great Rocks Place, Wilton Ct.…
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to sign: Marguerita A. Camozzi, 293 Walpole Street to Lot C3-41 Martha A. Buckley, 381 Old Post Road, Walpole to Lot C3-28 Joan Marie Roman, 5 Great Rocks Place, Wilton Ct. to Lot G6-96 Ann M. Porazzo, 259 Dean Street to Lot C3-43 ABCC: a.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to sign: Marguerita A. Camozzi, 293 Walpole Street to Lot C3-41 Martha A. Buckley, 381 Old Post Road, Walpole to Lot C3-28 Joan Marie Roman, 5 Great Rocks Place, Wilton Ct. to Lot G6-96 Ann M. Porazzo, 259 Dean Street to Lot C3-43 ABCC: a..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Bishop)
Mar 20File approval of Change of Manager, pledge of collateral,…Motion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: File approval of Change of Manager, pledge of collateral, issuance/transfer of stock Application for Norwood Hotel Operator LLC/Hampton Inn to Mary Margaret O’Mahoney. b
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to file approval of Change of Manager, pledge of collateral, issuance/transfer of stock Application for Norwood Hotel Operator LLC/Hampton Inn to Mary Margaret O’Mahoney. b.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to file approval of Change of Manager, pledge of collateral, issuance/transfer of stock Application for Norwood Hotel Operator LLC/Hampton Inn to Mary Margaret O’Mahoney. b..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Bishop)
Mar 20Place the following on the Special Town Meeting warrant.…Motion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: Place the following on the Special Town Meeting warrant. a. 3 Planning Board articles for the Special Town Meeting and requesting that they be placed on the Special Town Meeting…
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to place the following on the Special Town Meeting warrant. a. 3 Planning Board articles for the Special Town Meeting and requesting that they be placed on the Special Town Meeting Warrant.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to place the following on the Special Town Meeting warrant. a. 3 Planning Board articles for the Special Town Meeting and requesting that they be placed on the Special Town Meeting Warrant..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Bishop)
Mar 20Schedule a joint meeting between the Planning Board and…Motion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: Schedule a joint meeting between the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen to appoint new Planning Board member
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to schedule a joint meeting between the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen to appoint new Planning Board member.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Bishop, voted to schedule a joint meeting between the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen to appoint new Planning Board member..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Bishop)
Mar 20File in accordance with MassMotion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Howard, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: File in accordance with Mass
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Howard, voted to file in accordance with Mass.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Howard, voted to file in accordance with Mass..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Howard)
Mar 20File in accordance with MassMotion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Howard, voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: File in accordance with Mass
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Howard, voted to file in accordance with Mass.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Howard, voted to file in accordance with Mass..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Howard)
Mar 20Approve request to use the Town Common on Saturday,…Motion: On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Maloney voted to…Passed · see note
March 20, 2018: Approve request to use the Town Common on Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Norwood Art Association Art in the Park with a rain date…
On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Maloney voted to approve request to use the Town Common on Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Norwood Art Association Art in the Park with a rain date of June 10th.
Helen Abdallah Donohue made or seconded this motion but the attendance line does not list that member. Showing the result only.
From the minutes
“On motion of Selectman Donohue, seconded by Selectman Maloney voted to approve request to use the Town Common on Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the Norwood Art Association Art in the Park with a rain date of June 10th..” (Motion: Donohue, second: Maloney)
From the Norwood Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Board of Selectmen minutes page. We check every vote against the Selectmen present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: campaign websites (Robert Donnelly, Amanda Grow); The Norwood Record (Cheryl Doyle; Michael Saad, photo by Jeff Sullivan); Norwood Community Media (Matthew Lane, from “Fast Facts with Matt Lane”).
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