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Plainville Vice-Chair
Brian Kelly
Elected townwide · 6 terms in this record
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Start my ballot →Record at a glance · 2026–2027 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2026–2027 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Kelly as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 7 of 10 Select Board meetings in 2026–2027 Board.
Missed
- Jun 30, 2026 · Joint: Absent
- Jun 8, 2026 · Regular: Absent
- May 26, 2026 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (10)
- Aug 31, 2026 · Regular: Present
- Aug 17, 2026 · Regular: Present
- Jul 13, 2026 · Regular: Present
- Jun 30, 2026 · Joint: Absent
- Jun 22, 2026 · Regular: Present (Brian Kelly arrived late.)
- Jun 8, 2026 · Regular: Absent
- May 26, 2026 · Regular: Absent
- May 11, 2026 · Regular: Present
- Apr 27, 2026 · Regular: Present
- Apr 13, 2026 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2026–2027 Board
Jun 30Appoint Richard HamiltonMotion: Mr. McHugh made a motion to appoint Richard Hamilton, seconded by…Passed Unanimous, 2 present · Kelly: Not recorded
June 30, 2026 (Joint meeting): Appoint Richard Hamilton
Mr. McHugh made a motion to appoint Richard Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Albert. The motion passed 5-0-0
This was a joint vote with the Planning Board; the minutes record 5-0-0 on a roll call for both boards together, so each Select Board member present is shown voting yes. The motion was made by Planning Board member Mr. McHugh; an earlier motion by Mr. Albert to appoint Tina Desprez got no second. The motion was made by Mr. McHugh, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“Mr. McHugh made a motion to appoint Richard Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Albert. The motion passed 5-0-0.” (second: Albert)
Votes with no disagreement (16)
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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