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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. Bill Greathead joined the board after the April 2018 town election (first meeting April 30, 2018). On April 30, 2018 the board unanimously chose Roland P. Nutter as Chair; Lisa M. Ferolito signed the minutes as Clerk (the minutes record no vote for Clerk). Roland P. Nutter’s last meeting was April 8, 2019. Covers 37 meetings, April 30 to April 8, 2019.
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Members
Lisa M. FerolitoClerk · At-large · at 34 of 37 meetingsBill GreatheadMember · At-large · at 36 of 37 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 8Accept and release the March 25, 2019 meeting minutes…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms.…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Ferolito
April 8, 2019: Accept and release the March 25, 2019 meeting minutes as written
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms. Ferolito, it was voted to accept and release the March 25, 2019 meeting minutes as written. Ms. Ferolito abstained from the vote as she was not in attendance of that meeting.
Yes: Greathead, NutterAbstained: FerolitoThe minutes say Lisa M. Ferolito abstained and record the motion as passed; the other members present are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms. Ferolito, it was voted to accept and release the March 25, 2019 meeting minutes as written. Ms. Ferolito abstained from the vote as she was not in attendance of that meeting..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Ferolito)
Apr 8Approve the Treasury Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms.…Passed · see note
April 8, 2019: Approve the Treasury Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $161,132.00
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms. Ferolito, it was voted to approve the Treasury Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $161,132.00. Mr. Nutter recused himself for conflict of interest purposes.
The minutes say Roland P. Nutter stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting. The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms. Ferolito, it was voted to approve the Treasury Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $161,132.00. Mr. Nutter recused himself for conflict of interest purposes..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Ferolito)
Apr 8Approve the Employee Benefits & Insurance budget for Fiscal…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms.…Passed · see note
April 8, 2019: Approve the Employee Benefits & Insurance budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $2,340,803.00
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms. Ferolito, it was voted to approve the Employee Benefits & Insurance budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $2,340,803.00. Mr. Nutter recused himself for conflict of interest purposes.
The minutes say Roland P. Nutter stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting. The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Ms. Ferolito, it was voted to approve the Employee Benefits & Insurance budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $2,340,803.00. Mr. Nutter recused himself for conflict of interest purposes..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Ferolito)
Apr 8Approve the Police Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020…Motion: On a motion made by Ms. Ferolito and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
April 8, 2019: Approve the Police Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $1,922,546.00
On a motion made by Ms. Ferolito and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to approve the Police Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $1,922,546.00. Mr. Greathead recused himself for conflict of interest purposes.
The minutes say Bill Greathead stepped aside (recused), so that member is not shown as voting. The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Ms. Ferolito and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to approve the Police Department budget for Fiscal Year 2020 in the amount of $1,922,546.00. Mr. Greathead recused himself for conflict of interest purposes..” (Motion: Ferolito, second: Nutter)
Mar 25Accept and release the February 25, 2019 meeting minutes…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 25, 2019: Accept and release the February 25, 2019 meeting minutes as written
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to accept and release the February 25, 2019 meeting minutes as written.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to accept and release the February 25, 2019 meeting minutes as written..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Nutter)
Mar 25Accept and release the March 11, 2019 meeting minutes…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 25, 2019: Accept and release the March 11, 2019 meeting minutes as written
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to accept and release the March 11, 2019 meeting minutes as written.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to accept and release the March 11, 2019 meeting minutes as written..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Nutter)
Mar 25Accept and release the March 18, 2019 meeting minutes…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 25, 2019: Accept and release the March 18, 2019 meeting minutes as written
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to accept and release the March 18, 2019 meeting minutes as written.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to accept and release the March 18, 2019 meeting minutes as written..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Nutter)
Mar 25Place Article 10, FY2020 Water Enterprise Fund-Authorization to borrow…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 25, 2019: Place Article 10, FY2020 Water Enterprise Fund-Authorization to borrow for treatment plant upgrades, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to place Article 10, FY2020 Water Enterprise Fund-Authorization to borrow for treatment plant upgrades, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to place Article 10, FY2020 Water Enterprise Fund-Authorization to borrow for treatment plant upgrades, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Nutter)
Mar 25Place Article 12, Acceptance of Statute to adopt MGL…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 25, 2019: Place Article 12, Acceptance of Statute to adopt MGL Chapter 140, Section 139, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to place Article 12, Acceptance of Statute to adopt MGL Chapter 140, Section 139, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to place Article 12, Acceptance of Statute to adopt MGL Chapter 140, Section 139, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Nutter)
Mar 25Place Article 13, Nashoba Valley Technical High School authorization…Motion: On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
March 25, 2019: Place Article 13, Nashoba Valley Technical High School authorization of borrowing, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant
On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to place Article 13, Nashoba Valley Technical High School authorization of borrowing, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
The minutes record the result but no count or names.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by Mr. Greathead and seconded by Mr. Nutter, it was voted to place Article 13, Nashoba Valley Technical High School authorization of borrowing, on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant..” (Motion: Greathead, second: Nutter)
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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