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Provincetown Select Board
How the Provincetown Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Dana Masterpolo joined the board after the May 12, 2026 town election, and Austin Miller was re-elected; Erik Borg did not run again. On May 26, 2026 the board chose David Abramson as Chair, John Golden as Vice Chair and Austin Miller as Clerk. Covers 7 meetings so far, May 26 to September 14, 2026.
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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 Provincetown ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Provincetown Select Board: 7 out of 10 · Mostly open
How easy Provincetown makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 4, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for nearly every meeting more than three months old.Full points: 2/2
- Each vote namedRoll calls name each member, but some split votes give only a count.Part points: 2/3
- Posted quicklyMost minutes go up within weeks, but a recent meeting is still missing.Part points: 1/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes going back to 1998 are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website does not show the members’ photos.No points: 0/1
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What Town Meeting decided
In Provincetown, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Annual Town Meeting · April 6, 2026 55 votes: 47 passed, 1 passed as amended, 5 failed, 2 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 Pay prior-year unpaid bills Passed “Article passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:12 pm.”
- Art. 2 Approve the $44,831,316 FY2027 operating budget Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:14 pm.”
- Art. 3 Appropriate $176,941 for Cape Cod Regional Technical High School assessments Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:17 pm.”
- Art. 4 Appropriate FY2027 enterprise fund budgets Passed “Article passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:22 pm.”
- Art. 5 Appropriate $153,319.83 from the PEG Access fund for Provincetown public television Passed “Article passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:24 pm”
- Art. 6 Close the Airport Revenue Fund and move its balance to the Airport Enterprise Fund Passed “Article passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:25 pm”
- Art. 7 Transfer $21,720 from the Waterways Fund to remove a derelict boat Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:30 pm.”
- Art. 8 Transfer up to $110,000 for Town Cemetery capital improvements Passed “Article passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:31 pm”
- Art. 9 Transfer up to $7,000 for a Town Cemetery self-guided GPS/QR tour Passed “Article passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:32 pm”
- Art. 10 Acquire 43 Atkins Mayo Road for open space; $935,000 Passed “Motion to passed by more than two thirds vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:37 pm”
- Art. 11 Transfer $200,000 from the General Stabilization Fund to the snow and ice budget Passed “Motion to passed by more than two thirds vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:40 pm”
- Art. 12 Appropriate $332,000 for an airline minimum revenue guarantee for year-round air service, contingent on an override Failed “Motion failed as declared by the Moderator at 7:12 pm”
- Art. 13 Return unspent Community Preservation appropriations to CPA reserves Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:14 pm”
- Art. 14 · motion 1 Community Preservation FY2027: reserves and debt service Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:15 pm”
- Art. 14 · motion 2 Community Preservation FY2027: grants and administrative expenses Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:21 pm”
- Art. 15 Transfer unspent capital authorizations to the Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:23 pm.”
- Art. 16 Rescind an unused capital borrowing authorization Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:24 pm.”
- Art. 17 Transfer unspent water capital authorizations to Water Enterprise retained earnings Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:25pm.”
- Art. 18 Move $300,000 of Motta Field pickleball borrowing to courts and acoustic upgrades at Jerome Smith Road Failed “Motion failed 238 in favor and 133 opposed as declared by the Moderator. At 7:42 pm. · 238 in favor and 133 opposed”
- Art. 19 · motion 1 FY2027 capital program from free cash, except item 19-6 (coastal resilience plan, zoning study, sewer and more) Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:09”
- 19.1-6 FY2027 capital program item 19-6: $380,000 for public bathroom improvements and renovation Failed “Motion failed as declared by the Moderator at 8:24 pm.”
- Art. 19 · motion 2 FY2027 capital program: $1,338,500 from the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 8:39 pm”
- Art. 19 · motion 3 FY2027 capital program: $100,000 from the Parking Fund Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:40 pm”
- Art. 19 · motion 4 FY2027 capital program: MacMillan Pier modernization and fender pile replacement Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:41 pm.”
- Art. 19 · motion 5 FY2027 capital program: $330,000 from Water Enterprise retained earnings Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:44 pm.”
- Art. 19 · motion 6 FY2027 capital program: water borrowing including $2,700,000 for Winslow 2 water storage tank rehabilitation Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:44 pm.”
- Art. 20 Acquire about 300 square feet at 27 Cemetery Road to expand the cemetery Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:45 pm”
- Art. 21 Ryder Street dune enhancement and stormwater improvement project Passed “Motion passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 7:34 pm”
- Art. 22 Home rule petition to expand who seasonal community housing may serve Indefinitely postponed “Motion indefinitely postponed as declared by the Moderator at 8:47 pm”
- Art. 23 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on public hearing notice requirements Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:48 pm.”
- Art. 24 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on the Town Meeting warrant Indefinitely postponed “Motion indefinitely postponed as declared by the Moderator at 8:49 pm”
- Art. 25 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on forming town boards Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:50 pm”
- Art. 26 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on membership of town boards Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:50 pm”
- Art. 27 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on officers of town boards Failed “Motion failed as declared by the Moderator at 8:56 pm.”
- Art. 28 Home rule petition for a Coastal Resilience Gift Fund donation check-off on tax bills Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:57 pm”
- Art. 29 Non-binding resolution to reduce the spread of invasive plant species Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:31 pm”
- Art. 30 Home rule petition to let the town prohibit the sale and use of glue traps Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:59 pm”
- Art. 31 Amend the General Bylaw on employment (Chapter 6) Failed “Motion failed as declared by the Moderator at 9:04 pm.”
- Art. 32 Add a pedicab licensing bylaw with license limits (licenses by lottery) Passed as amended “Motion as amended passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:36”
- Art. 33 Amend the Local Historic District bylaw (Chapter 15) Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:36 pm”
- Art. 34 Add a Blighted Properties bylaw with registration fees Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:40 pm”
- Art. 35 Amend the Floodplain District zoning bylaw and map Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:50 pm”
- Art. 36 Amend Growth Management goal allocations Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 37 Amend the Historic Preservation zoning section Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:52 pm”
- Art. 38 Appropriate $50,000 from free cash for a grant toward a Fishermen's Memorial Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 10:02 pm”
- Art. 39 Home rule petition amending the Year-Round Market Rate Rental Housing Trust special act Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 40 Home rule petition for a 0.5% real estate transfer fee Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 41 Renumber the General Bylaw section on lodging establishment prohibitions Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 42 Appropriate $2,304 for the Greenhead Fly Control District Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 43 Transfer $1,000,000 from the Tourism Fund for tourism expenses Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 44 Appropriate $126,820 for FY2027 human services grants Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 45 Set FY2027 revolving fund spending limits Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 46 Appropriate $76,000 for the Economic Development Committee Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 47 Appropriate $10,000 for Cultural Council grants Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:55 pm”
- Art. 48 Amend the personnel classification and compensation plan Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 10:04 pm”
Annual Town Meeting · April 7, 2025 54 votes: 48 passed, 2 passed as amended, 2 failed, 2 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 Pay prior-year unpaid bills Passed “Article passed by a unanimous Vote as declared by the Moderator at 6:10 pm.”
- Art. 2 Approve the $41,802,024 FY2026 operating budget, $1,412,853 of it contingent on a Proposition 2½ override Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:46 pm.”
- Art. 3 Appropriate $176,385 for Cape Cod Regional Technical High School assessments Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:46 pm.”
- Art. 4 Appropriate FY2026 enterprise fund budgets Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:48 pm.”
- Art. 5 Appropriate $167,110.54 from the PEG Access fund for Provincetown public television Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:48 pm.”
- Art. 6 Rescind unused borrowing authorizations Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:48 pm.”
- Art. 7 Transfer $80,000 from the Waterways Fund to replace the courtesy float Passed “Article passed by a Majority Vote In Favor declared by the Moderator at 6:51 pm.”
- Art. 8 Appropriate $4,000,000 toward housing development at 26 Shank Painter Road Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator 7:14 pm”
- Art. 9 Appropriate $1,300,000 toward housing development at 207 Route 6 (Barracks project) Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator 7:17 pm”
- Art. 10 Transfer funds to the General Stabilization Fund Indefinitely postponed “Motion to Indefinitely Postpone passed with a majority vote as declared by the Moderator at 7:18 pm”
- Art. 11 Appropriate $200,000 from free cash to resurface the Chelsea Earnest Playground Passed “Motion passed by Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:19 pm”
- Art. 12 Amend the FY2022 CPA Homeowners Assistance grant to help with condominium repair costs Passed “Motion passed by Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:20 pm”
- Art. 13 · motion 1 Community Preservation FY2026: set aside reserves and fund $206,215 in debt service Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:21 pm.”
- Art. 13 · motion 2 Community Preservation FY2026: grants and administrative expenses Passed “Motion passed by Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:22 pm”
- Art. 14 Rescind unspent capital authorizations and move them to the Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion passed by Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:23 pm.”
- Art. 15 Rescind unspent water capital authorizations and return them to Water Enterprise retained earnings Passed “Motion passed by Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:23 pm.”
- Art. 16 · motion 1 FY2026 capital program: $2,839,999 from free cash (airport gas tank item withdrawn, one airport item cut) Passed as amended “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:25 pm.”
- Art. 16 · motion 2 FY2026 capital program: $300,000 from the Ambulance Fund Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:25 pm.”
- Art. 16 · motion 3 FY2026 capital program: $1,240,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:26 pm.”
- Art. 16 · motion 4 FY2026 capital program: $400,000 from the Parking Fund Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:27 pm.”
- Art. 16 · motion 5 FY2026 capital program: borrow $1,600,000 for MacMillan Pier fender piles and switch gear Passed “Motion passes by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as Declared by the Moderator at 7:27 pm”
- Art. 16 · motion 6 FY2026 capital program: $377,000 from Water Enterprise retained earnings Passed “Motion passed by a unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:27 pm”
- Art. 16 · motion 7 FY2026 capital program: borrow $600,000 for North Truro Air Force Base well upgrades Passed “Motion passed with a unanimous vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:28 pm”
- Art. 17 Accept the Seasonal Community designation under state law Passed “Motion passed a majority vote as declared by the Moderator at 7:40 pm”
- Art. 18 Authorize a design-build-operate contract for the wastewater treatment system Passed “Motion passed by majority vote at 7:42pm”
- Art. 19 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on the Fire Department Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 7:46 pm”
- Art. 20 Petition (non-binding): convert public restrooms to gender-inclusive standards Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:17 pm”
- Art. 21 Petition (non-binding): require plastic trim to be cut in a contained space Passed “Motion passed by a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:21 pm”
- Art. 22 Petition (non-binding): permit and encourage Class A fire-retardant siding and roofing Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:28 pm.”
- Art. 23 Petition: General Bylaw cap on short-term rentals Failed “Motion failed as declared by the Moderator 8:47 pm”
- Art. 24 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on alternate members of town boards Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:48 pm”
- Art. 25 Home rule petition to let the town prohibit second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote at 8:49 pm”
- Art. 26 Make 61-Rear Howland Street park and conservation land under the Conservation Commission Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:50 pm”
- Art. 27 General Bylaw: limit additional lodging licenses for owners of more than three establishments Passed as amended “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:50 pm”
- Art. 28 Accept state law (Chapter 40U) for administering fines and amend the General Bylaws Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:52 pm”
- Art. 29 Replace the General Bylaw on alarm systems Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:53 pm”
- Art. 30 Amend the Inclusionary and Incentive Zoning Bylaw Passed “Motion Passed with a Two-Thirds Vote in favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:54 pm”
- Art. 31 Amend Growth Management Bylaw goal allocations Passed “Motion passed with a Two Thirds Vote in favor as declared by the Moderator at 8:56 pm”
- Art. 32 East End rezoning: expand the Town Center Commercial district Failed “Motion failed at 9:08 pm”
- Art. 33 Change permitted principal uses in the Res1 zoning district Passed “Motion passed by a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:10 pm”
- Art. 34 Amend the Formula Business Regulated District Indefinitely postponed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:11 pm”
- Art. 35 Mixed-Use Overlay District: amend permitted principal uses (Section 2440) Passed “Motion to passed with a Two Thirds vote at 9:22 pm”
- Art. 36 Mixed-Use Overlay District: amend Section 2370 requirements Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:28 pm”
- Art. 37 Amend zoning rules for accessory dwelling units Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:30 pm”
- Art. 38 Add a Shank Painter form-based code to the Zoning Bylaw and map Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:38 pm”
- Art. 39 Home rule petition for a 0.5% real estate transfer fee Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 40 Appropriate $2,247 for the Greenhead Fly Control District Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 41 Transfer $1,130,000 from the Tourism Fund for tourism expenses Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 42 Appropriate $107,620 for FY2026 human services grants Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 43 Set FY2026 revolving fund spending limits Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 44 Appropriate $76,000 for the Economic Development Committee Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 45 Appropriate $15,000 for Cultural Council grants Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 46 Grant Eversource an easement at 16 Jerome Smith Road Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 47 Amend the personnel classification and compensation plan Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote in Favor as declared by the Moderator at 9:51 pm”
Annual Town Meeting · April 1, 2024 47 votes: 45 passed, 1 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 Pay $12,129.40 in prior-year unpaid bills Passed “Motion passed unanimously at 6:13 pm.”
- Art. 2 Approve the $37,223,560 FY2025 operating budget Passed “Motion passed by a majority at 6:12 pm.”
- Art. 3 Appropriate $120,685 for FY2025 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School assessments Passed “Motion passed by a majority vote at 6:17 pm.”
- Art. 4 Appropriate FY2025 enterprise fund budgets Passed “Motion passed with a majority vote at 6:18 pm.”
- Art. 5 Appropriate $187,296.11 from the PEG Access fund for Provincetown public television Passed “Motion passed with a majority vote at 6:19 pm”
- Art. 6 Transfer $46,445.03 from free cash for a regional substance use disorder program Passed “Motion Passed with a majority vote at 6:20 pm”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $1,235,000 to pay off debt for the 22/22R/24 Nelson Avenue property Passed “Motion passed with a majority vote at 6:22 pm.”
- Art. 8 Appropriate $11,734,657 for the Motta Field master plan redevelopment Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote ate 6:56 pm”
- Art. 9 Transfer $100,000 from free cash to the General Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote at 6:57 pm”
- Art. 10 Delay the Airport Enterprise Fund until FY2026 Passed “Motion passed by with a Majority Vote at 6:58 pm”
- Art. 11 Rescind unspent prior Community Preservation Act appropriations Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote at 7 pm”
- Art. 12 · motion 1 Community Preservation FY2025: set aside reserves and fund $263,438 in debt service Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote at 7:02 pm.”
- Art. 12 · motion 2 Community Preservation FY2025: grants and administrative expenses Passed “Motion Passed by a Majority Vote at 7:04 pm.”
- Art. 13 Rescind $266,328.35 in unspent capital authorizations and move it to the Capital Improvement Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion passed by a majority vote at 7:06 pm.”
- Art. 14 · motion 1 FY2025 capital program: $1,890,002 from free cash (ambulance, police and DPW fleets, flood mitigation and more) Passed “Motion Passes with a Majority Vote at 7:11 pm.”
- Art. 14 · motion 2 FY2025 capital program: $1,425,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion passed by a Majority Vote at 7:13 pm”
- Art. 14 · motion 3 FY2025 capital program: $235,000 from Water Enterprise retained earnings Passed “Motion passes by a Majority Vote at 7:14 pm”
- Art. 14 · motion 4 FY2025 capital program: borrow $2,950,000 for water storage tank rehabilitation and SCADA upgrades Passed “Motion passed with a unanimous vote at 7:16 pm”
- Art. 15 Dissolve the Provincetown Public Pier Corporation Passed “Motion passed unanimously at 7:30 pm”
- Art. 16 Establish a MacMillan Pier Enterprise Fund Passed “Motion passed by unanimously at 7:30 pm”
- Art. 17 Acquire land and easements for the Shank Painter Road and Route 6 reconstruction project Passed “Motion passed unanimously at 7:32 pm”
- Art. 18 Discontinue Collyer Street as a public way for Motta Field Passed “Motion passed unanimously at 7:34 pm”
- Art. 19 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on the Fire Department Failed “Motion Failed at 8:25 pm”
- Art. 20 Charter amendment (home rule petition) on residency requirements for public safety and DPW leaders Passed “Motion passed by a majority vote at 8:54 pm.”
- Art. 21 Home rule petition to allow parking fines higher than state law allows Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote at 8:56 pm”
- Art. 22 Home rule petition amending the Year-Round Market Rate Rental Housing Trust special act Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote at 8:58 pm”
- Art. 23 Petition (non-binding): request blinking stop signs at Standish and Commercial Streets Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote at 9:06 pm”
- Art. 24 Petition: direct the Select Board to evaluate limiting how many lodging establishments one owner may operate Passed “Motion to passed with a Majority vote at 9:29 pm”
- Art. 25 Transfer 63-Rear Howland Street to the Conservation Commission Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote at 9:30”
- Art. 26 Make 2 Sandy Hill Lane park and conservation land under the Conservation Commission Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote at 9:31 pm”
- Art. 27 Make 30 Creek Road park and conservation land under the Conservation Commission Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote at 9:31 pm”
- Art. 28 Transfer the Old Colony Nature Pathway (61 Howland Street) to the Conservation Commission Passed “Motion Passed with a Two-Thirds Vote at 9:31 pm”
- Art. 29 Adopt the Local Comprehensive Plan as the town's master plan Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote at 9:33 pm”
- Art. 30 Raise the Select Board stipend from $2,000 to $6,000 ($6,500 for the Chair) Passed “Motion passed with a Majority Vote at 9:35 pm”
- Art. 31 Amend zoning to allow more accessory dwelling units Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote at 9:40 pm”
- Art. 32 Add a Historic Preservation Incentives section to the Zoning Bylaw Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote at 9:42 pm”
- Art. 33 Amend zoning on permitted occupancy Indefinitely postponed “Motion to indefinitely postpone passed at 9:50 pm”
- Art. 34 Amend the Growth Management zoning bylaw use categories for housing projects Passed “Motion passed with a Two-Thirds Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 35 Appropriate $2,193 for the Greenhead Fly Control District Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 36 Transfer $1,075,000 from the Tourism Fund for tourism expenses Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 37 Appropriate $94,900 for FY2025 human services grants Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 38 Set FY2025 revolving fund spending limits Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 39 Fund the Economic Development Committee ($76,000 plus $50,000 from the Tourism Fund) Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 40 Appropriate $10,000 for Cultural Council grants Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 41 Transfer $50,000 from free cash to the Town Scholarship Fund Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 42 Accept state law allowing higher local parking fines Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
- Art. 43 Amend the personnel classification and compensation plan Passed “Motion passed with a Unanimous Vote at 9:51 pm”
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
ChairDavid AbramsonChair · Elected townwide · at 7 of 7 meetings
Vice-ChairJohn GoldenVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 7 of 7 meetings
Dana MasterpoloMember · Elected townwide · at 6 of 7 meetings
Austin MillerClerk · Elected townwide · at 6 of 7 meetings
Leslie SandbergMember · Elected townwide · at 6 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.
Attendance
19 full-board meetings so far this year, through September 14. Ties share a rank.
1David Abramson18 of 19 meetings95%1John Golden18 of 19 meetings95%1Austin Miller18 of 19 meetings95%1Leslie Sandberg18 of 19 meetings95%5Dana Masterpolo6 of 7 meetings · served from May86%6Erik Borg9 of 12 meetings · served until May75%21 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Leslie Sandberg20 of 21 meetings95%2Erik Borg19 of 21 meetings90%3David Abramson18 of 21 meetings86%3John Golden18 of 21 meetings86%3Austin Miller18 of 21 meetings86%23 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Leslie Sandberg23 of 23 meetings Every meeting100%2David Abramson21 of 23 meetings91%2Erik Borg21 of 23 meetings91%2John Golden21 of 23 meetings91%5Austin Miller20 of 23 meetings87%26 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Austin Miller13 of 13 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Louise Venden13 of 13 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%3Leslie Sandberg25 of 26 meetings96%4Erik Borg12 of 13 meetings · served from May92%5John Golden23 of 26 meetings88%6David Abramson22 of 26 meetings85%7Robert Anthony8 of 13 meetings · served until May62%34 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1John Golden34 of 34 meetings Every meeting100%1Louise Venden34 of 34 meetings Every meeting100%3Leslie Sandberg33 of 34 meetings97%4David Abramson32 of 34 meetings94%5Robert Anthony19 of 34 meetings56%37 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1John Golden37 of 37 meetings Every meeting100%1Leslie Sandberg20 of 20 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Lise King17 of 17 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%4Louise Venden34 of 37 meetings92%5Robert Anthony33 of 37 meetings89%6David Abramson32 of 37 meetings86%48 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Robert Anthony48 of 48 meetings Every meeting100%1Lise King48 of 48 meetings Every meeting100%1Louise Venden48 of 48 meetings Every meeting100%4John Golden46 of 48 meetings96%5David Abramson45 of 48 meetings94%56 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1David Abramson26 of 26 meetings · served from Jun Every meeting100%2Louise Venden55 of 56 meetings98%3Robert Anthony53 of 56 meetings95%4Cheryl Andrews28 of 30 meetings · served until Jun93%5Lise King49 of 56 meetings88%6John Golden41 of 49 meetings · served from Feb84%62 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Robert Anthony61 of 62 meetings98%2Louise Venden58 of 62 meetings94%3Tom Donegan56 of 60 meetings · served until Dec93%4Cheryl Andrews55 of 62 meetings89%5Lise King32 of 38 meetings · served from May84%6Erik Yingling18 of 24 meetings · served until Apr75%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Select Board minutes (called the Board of Selectmen in early 2018) from January 2, 2018 through September 14, 2026, from the town’s online Select Board agendas and minutes archive, which holds minutes back to late 1998 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on). All of these minutes are typed. Not here: released executive-session minutes when open-session minutes exist for the same date; two files that are not full-board meetings (a March 2018 forum the board did not convene, and a July 2, 2018 two-member subcommittee meeting); minutes the town has not posted, including February 23 and March 30, 2026; and every meeting after September 14, 2026. Provincetown’s minutes give the mover, the seconder and a count for each motion, most often written as “Vote: 4-0-0” (yes-no-abstain). In 2018 and 2019 the minutes usually name the members who voted no or abstained by their initials, as in “Opposed: 1 (ca)”, and in 2020-2021, when the board met remotely, most votes were roll calls that list each member’s vote by name; roll calls return in some 2024-2026 minutes. When the count matches the members present, we show every member present as voting yes; when the minutes name the members who voted no or abstained, we show everyone else present as voting yes. Where the minutes give only a split count without names, a roll call leaves out a member who was there or names one who was not, or the count does not match the members present, we show the count only and add a note. Consent agendas the minutes say were approved “without objection,” motions with blank vote lines and motions with no vote written down are shown with no count. Members who stepped aside (recused), had not yet arrived or had left are left out of that vote. Votes taken by other boards at joint meetings (such as the Board of Health or the Finance Committee) are not included. 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.
Sep 14Approve the consent agendaMotion: Chair Abramson declared the Consent Agenda approved without objection for all…Passed · see note
September 14, 2026: Approve the consent agenda
Chair Abramson declared the Consent Agenda approved without objection for all items.
The minutes say this was approved "without objection" and do not record a count or how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Chair Abramson declared the Consent Agenda approved without objection for all items..”
Sep 1Reconsider its August 24, 2026 vote selecting Option 2…Motion: MOVE that the Select Board reconsider its August 24, 2026 vote…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
September 1, 2026 (Special meeting): Reconsider its August 24, 2026 vote selecting Option 2 for Cape Air winter service and direct the Town Manager and Airport Commission to work with Cape Air to implement the…
MOVE that the Select Board reconsider its August 24, 2026 vote selecting Option 2 for Cape Air winter service and direct the Town Manager and Airport Commission to work with Cape Air to implement the modified Option 3 schedule for Winter 2026-2027, as presented.
The roll call lists Dana Masterpolo as absent. The roll call lists Austin Miller as absent.
From the minutes
“MOVE that the Select Board reconsider its August 24, 2026 vote selecting Option 2 for Cape Air winter service and direct the Town Manager and Airport Commission to work with Cape Air to implement the modified Option 3 schedule for Winter 2026-2027, as presented. Motion: John Golden Second: Leslie Sandberg Vote: 3-0-0 Roll: David Abramson - Aye John Golden - Aye Dana Masterpolo - Absent Austin Miller - Absent Leslie Sandberg - Aye.” (Motion: Golden, second: Sandberg)
Jul 27Approve the curb cut application from Robin B. Reid,…Motion: MOVE that the Select Board vote to approve the curb cut…Passed 4–1 · see note
July 27, 2026: Approve the curb cut application from Robin B. Reid, Esq. on behalf of Marcus Builders, LLC, requesting to eliminate the 'uncontrolled' curb cut of 54' along Commercial Street, and create…
MOVE that the Select Board vote to approve the curb cut application from Robin B. Reid, Esq. on behalf of Marcus Builders, LLC, requesting to eliminate the 'uncontrolled' curb cut of 54' along Commercial Street, and create a new 23' curb cut at Town Landing #4 (361837 - Zero Court Street located at Firehouse #2) for a 18' driveway to the proposed garage that will provide 6 parking spaces in the proposed redevelopment of the property as revised.
The minutes give only the count (4-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“MOVE that the Select Board vote to approve the curb cut application from Robin B. Reid, Esq. on behalf of Marcus Builders, LLC, requesting to eliminate the 'uncontrolled' curb cut of 54' along Commercial Street, and create a new 23' curb cut at Town Landing #4 (361837 - Zero Court Street located at Firehouse #2) for a 18' driveway to the proposed garage that will provide 6 parking spaces in the proposed redevelopment of the property as revised. Motion: Austin Miller Second: Leslie Sandberg Vote: 4-1-0.” (Motion: Miller, second: Sandberg)
Jun 22Approve and adopt the FY2027 Townwide Goals and Town…Motion: MOVE that the Select Board vote to approve and adopt the…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
June 22, 2026: Approve and adopt the FY2027 Townwide Goals and Town Manager Deliverables
MOVE that the Select Board vote to approve and adopt the FY2027 Townwide Goals and Town Manager Deliverables.
Austin Miller had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“MOVE that the Select Board vote to approve and adopt the FY2027 Townwide Goals and Town Manager Deliverables. Motion: John Golden Second: Leslie Sandberg Vote: 4-0-0.” (Motion: Golden, second: Sandberg)
Jun 22Terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 24,…Motion: MOVE that the Select Board vote to terminate the Purchase and…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
June 22, 2026: Terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 24, 2024 entered into by the Town with Ecotekture Salient Partners LLC, as amended, for buyer's failure to satisfy the preconditions to…
MOVE that the Select Board vote to terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 24, 2024 entered into by the Town with Ecotekture Salient Partners LLC, as amended, for buyer's failure to satisfy the preconditions to the closing, and to authorize Town Counsel to send a termination letter to Ecokekture.
Austin Miller had left the meeting.
From the minutes
“MOVE that the Select Board vote to terminate the Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 24, 2024 entered into by the Town with Ecotekture Salient Partners LLC, as amended, for buyer's failure to satisfy the preconditions to the closing, and to authorize Town Counsel to send a termination letter to Ecokekture. Motion: David Abramson Second: John Golden Vote: 4-0-0.” (Motion: Abramson, second: Golden)
From the Provincetown Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Select Board agendas and minutes archive. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Provincetown Independent (courtesy of the members, or by Paul Benson). John Golden: Provincetown Banner (Wicked Local), photo by Vincent Guadazno, February 2019.
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