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Pepperell Select Board
How the Pepperell Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Melissa M. Tzanoudakis served as Chair and Roland P. Nutter as Clerk, with Lisa M. Ferolito; the board was then called the Board of Selectmen. MassVoter has loaded this board’s minutes from January 8, 2018 on. Melissa M. Tzanoudakis’s last meeting was April 23, 2018. The start date is a placeholder. Covers 7 meetings, January 8 to April 23, 2018.
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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.
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Members
Lisa M. FerolitoMember · At-large · at 5 of 7 meetingsRoland P. NutterClerk · At-large · at 7 of 7 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: Pepperell Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until it voted on July 27, 2020 to rename itself the Select Board) from January 8, 2018 through September 9, 2026: 282 meetings and 1,867 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to 2014; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. Six sets of minutes loaded (April 17, December 3 and December 17, 2018; September 12, 2022; June 14 and September 25, 2023) are scanned images, which MassVoter read with text recognition, so quoted words may keep small reading errors; all other minutes are typed documents with searchable text. Joint meetings with other boards (Planning Board, Library Trustees, Finance Committee, North Middlesex Regional School Committee, Board of Health, Board of Assessors and others) are included, but only the Select Board members’ votes are shown; votes the other board took on its own are left out. Not here: executive-session minutes; notices that a meeting was cancelled or that executive-session minutes have not been released; the minutes of Town Meeting itself; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them January 20, 2022, the joint meetings of February 11 and May 1, 2023, and the joint School Committee appointment meeting of November 5, 2025); and meetings after September 9, 2026 (the September 23 and October 2, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Pepperell’s minutes give the mover and seconder and usually say “it was unanimously voted” or “The motion carried unanimously,” which is shown as every member present voting yes. When a member voted no or abstained, the minutes usually name that member (“Ms. Ferolito opposed,” “The motion carried 2–1, with Select Board Member Walkovich opposed”); with three members, the others present are then shown voting yes, with a note when the minutes give no count. Where the minutes say only “it was voted” with no count or names, we show the result only (104 votes); where a split count names no one, or a count does not match the members present, we show the count only, with a note (8 votes). Several 2022 minutes say both “unanimously voted” and that a member voted no, or that “All voted nay”; those show the result only, with a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) are not shown as voting. Two sets of minutes leave a member off the attendance list who made or seconded motions (July 16, 2018 and May 4, 2022); that member is counted present, with a note. Some 2018 minutes repeat paragraphs because of the page layout; each vote is counted once. 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.
Apr 23Appoint Ms. Tzanoudakis to serve as the Regional Emergency…Motion: Mr. Nutter would to move to appoint Ms. Tzanoudakis to serve…Passed 2–1 · see note
April 23, 2018: Appoint Ms. Tzanoudakis to serve as the Regional Emergency Communication Center Task Force member as a non-voting member
Mr. Nutter would to move to appoint Ms. Tzanoudakis to serve as the Regional Emergency Communication Center Task Force member as a non-voting member. Seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis by necessity. It was voted two in favor, one opposed.
The minutes give the count as 2-1 but do not say who voted no or abstained. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Mr. Nutter would to move to appoint Ms. Tzanoudakis to serve as the Regional Emergency Communication Center Task Force member as a non-voting member. Seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis by necessity. It was voted two in favor, one opposed..” (Motion: Nutter, second: Tzanoudakis)
Apr 17Accept Article 15 as writtenMotion: On a motion made by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms.…Passed 2–1 · No: Ferolito
April 17, 2018: Accept Article 15 as written
On a motion made by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis by necessity, it was voted to accept Article 15 as written. Ms. Ferolito voted ney.
Yes: Nutter, TzanoudakisNo: FerolitoThe minutes name Lisa M. Ferolito (no) and record the motion as passed; with 3 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis by necessity, it was voted to accept Article 15 as written. Ms. Ferolito voted ney..” (Motion: Nutter, second: Tzanoudakis)
Feb 26Start the process to adopt a code of conduct…Motion: On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis…Passed 2–1 · No: Ferolito
February 26, 2018: Start the process to adopt a code of conduct for the Board of Selectmen
On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis out of necessity, it was voted with Mr. Nutter and Ms. Tzanoudakis in favor and Ms. Ferolito opposed to start the process to adopt a code of conduct for the Board of Selectmen.
Yes: Nutter, TzanoudakisNo: FerolitoThe minutes say “it was voted with Mr. Nutter and Ms. Tzanoudakis in favor and Ms. Ferolito opposed.”
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis out of necessity, it was voted with Mr. Nutter and Ms. Tzanoudakis in favor and Ms. Ferolito opposed to start the process to adopt a code of conduct for the Board of Selectmen..” (Motion: Nutter, second: Tzanoudakis)
Feb 26Refer the report to the State Ethics CommissionMotion: On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis…Passed 2–1 · No: Ferolito
February 26, 2018: Refer the report to the State Ethics Commission
On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis out of necessity, it was voted with Mr. Nutter and Ms. Tzanoudakis in favor and Ms. Ferolito opposed to refer the report to the State Ethics Commission.
Yes: Nutter, TzanoudakisNo: Ferolito
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis out of necessity, it was voted with Mr. Nutter and Ms. Tzanoudakis in favor and Ms. Ferolito opposed to refer the report to the State Ethics Commission..” (Motion: Nutter, second: Tzanoudakis)
Feb 12Approve minutes of the meeting of November 13, 2017Motion: On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis,…Passed · see note
February 12, 2018: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 13, 2017
On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis, the minutes of the meeting of November 13, 2017 were approved as submitted.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis, the minutes of the meeting of November 13, 2017 were approved as submitted..” (Motion: Nutter, second: Tzanoudakis)
Feb 12Approve minutes of the meeting of January 8, 2018Motion: On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis,…Passed · see note
February 12, 2018: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 8, 2018
On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis, the minutes of the meeting of January 8, 2018 were approved as submitted.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion by Mr. Nutter and seconded by Ms. Tzanoudakis, the minutes of the meeting of January 8, 2018 were approved as submitted..” (Motion: Nutter, second: Tzanoudakis)
Feb 12Increase the Town Administrator’s base salary to $126,000 for…Motion: Mr. Nutter motioned to increase the base salary of the Town…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
February 12, 2018: Increase the Town Administrator’s base salary to $126,000 for FY2019 and have the new contract expire 6/30/20
Mr. Nutter motioned to increase the base salary of the Town Administrator to $126,000 for Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019) and to authorize the Chair to work with Labor Counsel to clean up the contract, and to have the new contract expire on 6/30/20 to correspond with the fiscal year. Mr. Nutter explained this is being done as has been done with all positions to provide a fair salary to our employees. HRS Personnel Services conductd a compensation and classification study for non-union employees. Additionally, the current contract expires in December, so we're changing the expiration date to correspond with the fiscal year. Discussion ensued relative to towns used for salary comparison. Ms. Tzanoudakis stated the average salary was around $128,000; we looked at towns immediately surrounding us to decide on the new base salary. Ms. Tzanoudakis seconded the motion out of necessity, which was voted with all in favor.
The minutes say Ms. Tzanoudakis seconded the motion “out of necessity, which was voted with all in favor”; both members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“Mr. Nutter motioned to increase the base salary of the Town Administrator to $126,000 for Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019) and to authorize the Chair to work with Labor Counsel to clean up the contract, and to have the new contract expire on 6/30/20 to correspond with the fiscal year. Mr. Nutter explained this is being done as has been done with all positions to provide a fair salary to our employees. HRS Personnel Services conductd a compensation and classification study for non-union employees. Additionally, the current contract expires in December, so we're changing the expiration date to correspond with the fiscal year. Discussion ensued relative to towns used for salary comparison. Ms. Tzanoudakis stated the average salary was around $128,000; we looked at towns immediately surrounding us to decide on the new base salary. Ms. Tzanoudakis seconded the motion out of necessity, which was voted with all in favor..” (Motion: Nutter, second: Tzanoudakis)
From the Pepperell Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Tony Beattie from his campaign website (Anthony Beattie for Pepperell Selectman); Mark Mathews from the Nashoba Valley Voice / Lowell Sun (April 30, 2021). No photo found for Chuck Walkovich.
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