MassVoter.com← Plympton Board of SelectmenPlympton Board of Selectmen · 2024–2025 Board · Regular meeting
April 14, 2025
6 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Plympton ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: John A. Traynor, Jr., Mark Russo, Dana Smith
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Close the discussion and hearing
To close the discussion and hearing
From the minutes
“MR made a motion to close the discussion and hearing. Seconded DS, 3/0. Roll- Call Vote: 3/0..” (Motion: Russo, second: Smith)
Ratify the appointment of Robin Cotter to Board of Registrars, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027
To ratify the appointment of Robin Cotter to Board of Registrars, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027
From the minutes
“JT made a Motion to ratify the appointment of Robin Cotter to Board of Registrars, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027. Seconded MR, Vote: 3/0..” (Motion: Traynor, second: Russo)
Appoint Patrick Reid as a Police Officer, currently an Academy Cadet, effective April 14, 2025 until dissolved
To appoint Patrick Reid as a Police Officer, currently an Academy Cadet, effective April 14, 2025 until dissolved
From the minutes
“JT made a Motion to appoint Patrick Reid as a Police Officer, currently an Academy Cadet, effective April 14, 2025 until dissolved. Seconded MR, Vote: 3/0..” (Motion: Traynor, second: Russo)
Favorable recommendations on the FY26 budget and the Annual and Special Town Meeting articles (all except Article 18)
The minutes report several recommendation votes together ("all 3-0 favorable recommendation") without listing each article, mover or seconder.
From the minutes
“Votes of recommendation were taken; all 3-0 favorable recommendation with the exception of Article 18 regarding renaming of the Board of Selectmen..”
Recommendation on Article 18 (renaming the Board of Selectmen)
Yes: Smith, TraynorNo: RussoThe minutes do not say who made the motion or whether the recommendation was favorable; they record the vote as 2-1 (Smith and Traynor aye, Russo nay).
From the minutes
“Article 18 recommendation vote was 2-1 (Smith, Traynor aye; Russo nay)..”
Adjourn Open Session
To adjourn Open Session
From the minutes
“Motion made by JT to adjourn Open Session. Seconded by MR. Vote: 3-0..” (Motion: Traynor, second: Russo)
From the Plympton Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center and Document Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Dana Smith cropped from a captioned Plympton-Halifax-Kingston Express photo (June 2025); Nathaniel Sides and Daniel Cadogan from Area 58 video of the May 18 and June 29, 2026 Board of Selectmen meetings (identified by the nameplate in front of each member).
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →