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Plainville Select Board
How the Plainville Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. On April 8, 2024, a week after the April 1, 2024 town election, the board voted unanimously to reorganize with Brian Kelly as Chair, Maggie Clarke as Vice-Chair and Jeff Johnson as Clerk. Covers 23 meetings, April 8 to March 24, 2025.
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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.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Plainville ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
ChairBrian KellyChair · Elected townwide · at 21 of 23 meetingsVice-ChairMaggie ClarkeVice-Chair · Elected townwide · at 23 of 23 meetings
Jeff JohnsonClerk · Elected townwide · at 23 of 23 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: Plainville Select Board minutes from June 21, 2021 through August 31, 2026, from the town’s Agenda Center, which holds the board’s minutes from June 2021 on. Not here: minutes from before June 21, 2021, which are not on the town’s website (MassVoter is asking the town for them); meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (for example the June 4 and July 20, 2026 joint meetings with the School Committee and the May 18, 2026 meeting); and meetings after August 31, 2026 (the town usually posts minutes about five to seven weeks after a meeting). Every minutes file is a scanned image, which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked by hand. Plainville’s minutes name who made and seconded each motion and usually say “PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY”; when they do, every member present is shown voting yes. Roll calls (used for executive sessions, liquor licenses and votes where a member disagreed) name each member’s vote, and those are shown as recorded. Where the minutes give only a count that does not say who voted which way, we show the count only and add a note; where they give no count or names, we show the result only. Some 2026 minutes list motions without saying whether they passed or how anyone voted; those motions are not shown as votes. Votes taken by other boards at joint meetings (Finance Committee, School Committee, Board of Health, Planning Board) are left out; joint votes to fill a vacancy show only the Select Board members’ votes. Members who recused themselves are left out of that vote. 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.
Feb 24No longer pursue or resubmit Articles 1 and 2…Motion: Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Clarke
February 24, 2025: No longer pursue or resubmit Articles 1 and 2 of the 2019 Special Town Meeting - Mobile Home Parks
Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board vote to no longer pursue or resubmit Articles 1 and 2 of the 2019 Special Town Meeting - Mobile Home Parks. PASSED: 2-1, Ms. Clarke abstained
Yes: Johnson, KellyAbstained: ClarkeThe minutes write the result as “2-1, Ms. Clarke abstained,” so it is shown as 2 yes and Maggie Clarke abstaining.
From the minutes
“Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board vote to no longer pursue or resubmit Articles 1 and 2 of the 2019 Special Town Meeting - Mobile Home Parks. PASSED: 2-1, Ms. Clarke abstained.” (Motion: Johnson, second: Kelly)
Jan 27Approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of…Motion: Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the…Passed 2–0 · see note
January 27, 2025: Approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Hometown Picnic on June 1, 2025, event location 142 South Street from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Hometown Picnic on June 1, 2025, event location 142 South Street from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY
Yes: Johnson, KellyMaggie Clarke recused herself from this item (the minutes say so), so she is not counted.
From the minutes
“Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Hometown Picnic on June 1, 2025, event location 142 South Street from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY.” (Motion: Johnson, second: Kelly)
Jan 27Approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of…Motion: Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the…Passed 2–0 · see note
January 27, 2025: Approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Summer Concert Series on July 12', 19t, and 26", and August 2™ and 9t+, event location 142 South Street, from…
Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Summer Concert Series on July 12', 19t, and 26", and August 2™ and 9t+, event location 142 South Street, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY
Yes: Johnson, KellyMaggie Clarke recused herself from this item (the minutes say so), so she is not counted.
From the minutes
“Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board approve the Special Events Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Summer Concert Series on July 12', 19t, and 26", and August 2™ and 9t+, event location 142 South Street, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY.” (Motion: Johnson, second: Kelly)
Jan 27Approve the Special Event Permit Application for Spirit of…Motion: Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the…Passed 2–0 · see note
January 27, 2025: Approve the Special Event Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Country Fest on August 16, 2025, event location 142 South Street, from 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board approve the Special Event Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Country Fest on August 16, 2025, event location 142 South Street, from 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY
Yes: Johnson, KellyMaggie Clarke recused herself from this item (the minutes say so), so she is not counted.
From the minutes
“Mr. Johnson moved, and Mr. Kelly seconded a motion that the Select Board approve the Special Event Permit Application for Spirit of Plainville Country Fest on August 16, 2025, event location 142 South Street, from 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY.” (Motion: Johnson, second: Kelly)
Aug 26Appoint Donald Fairbanks as a member of the Board…Motion: Ms. Clarke moved, and Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Johnson…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · see note
August 26, 2024: Appoint Donald Fairbanks as a member of the Board of Health for the Town of Plainville for a term effective August 27, 2024, and expiring on April 7, 2025
Ms. Clarke moved, and Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Johnson seconded a motion that the Select Board vote to appoint Donald Fairbanks as a member of the Board of Health for the Town of Plainville for a term effective August 27, 2024, and expiring on April 7, 2025. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY
This was a joint vote with the Board of Health to fill a Board of Health vacancy; the minutes list Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Davis (Board of Health) and Mr. Johnson as seconding. Only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“Ms. Clarke moved, and Mr. LeBlanc, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Johnson seconded a motion that the Select Board vote to appoint Donald Fairbanks as a member of the Board of Health for the Town of Plainville for a term effective August 27, 2024, and expiring on April 7, 2025. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY.” (Motion: Clarke, second: Johnson)
Jun 24Cribed or approved by the Attorney General as set…Motion: cribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
June 24, 2024: Cribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of…
Cribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Bonds were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, as amended. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“cribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b), at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Bonds were taken in executive session, all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25, as amended. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY.”
Apr 8Approve the second and final reading of the Cannabis…Motion: r shall grant a waiver. Mr. Kelly asked what would happen…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
April 8, 2024: Approve the second and final reading of the Cannabis Equity Policy 2024 and adopt as presented
R shall grant a waiver. Mr. Kelly asked what would happen if the Board does not accept the policy. Mr. Noble stated that the Town will have to pay back the entire cannabis funds received if the policy is not accepted. Mr. Kelly begrudgingly moved, and Ms. Clarke seconded a motion that the Board vote to approve the second and final reading of the Cannabis Equity Policy 2024 and adopt as presented. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“r shall grant a waiver. Mr. Kelly asked what would happen if the Board does not accept the policy. Mr. Noble stated that the Town will have to pay back the entire cannabis funds received if the policy is not accepted. Mr. Kelly begrudgingly moved, and Ms. Clarke seconded a motion that the Board vote to approve the second and final reading of the Cannabis Equity Policy 2024 and adopt as presented. PASSED: UNANIMOUSLY.” (second: Clarke)
From the Plainville Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Select Board member photos: North TV (local cable TV for North Attleborough and Plainville): Jeff Johnson from its April 5, 2024 election story “Johnson defeats Wydak for select board seat”; Brian Kelly from “Brian Noble and Brian Kelly Discuss the Upcoming Election”; Steven Albert from its 2026 Plainville Select Board candidate interviews. Former members show initials.
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