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Raynham Select Board
How the Raynham Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide. Joseph Pacheco chaired the board from May 2019; Marie Smith led some meetings when he was absent. Covers 55 meetings, May 6 to June 23, 2020.
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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 budgetBoard years
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What Town Meeting decided
In Raynham, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Raynham has not posted official results of its 2024–2026 Town Meetings online, so they are not here yet. We will add them when the Town Clerk’s records are available.
What we checked: No official results found online for any Raynham Town Meeting since January 2024 (Annual May 20, 2024; Special Nov 19, 2024; Special Jan 14, 2025; Annual May 19, 2025; Special Aug 5, 2025; Special Nov 17, 2025; Annual May 18, 2026). The town website posts only warrants, and the newest Annual Town Report online is 2020; ask the Town Clerk for the certified votes.
Members
Patricia RileyMember · Elected townwide · at 55 of 55 meetingsMarie SmithMember · Elected townwide · at 53 of 55 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: Select Board (formerly Board of Selectmen) minutes from January 2016 through July 14, 2026, as posted on the town website. Not here yet: minutes after July 14, 2026. Raynham’s minutes from 2016 to mid-2022 are written as sentences, usually naming all three members (for example, one member moves, another seconds, and the third “made it unanimous”); we show those votes as written. Since mid-2022 each vote gives the mover, the seconder and a count such as “3-0-0”, and often a roll call by name. When the count matches the members present with no one voting no, every member present is shown as voting yes; members named as voting no or abstaining are shown that way. Votes recorded only as “It was so voted” (no count, no names) show the result only, and votes that name only some of the members present show the count only, with a note. Motions the minutes record without any vote (a motion and a second with no result) are not listed. Some minutes were posted twice; each meeting appears 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.
Jun 23Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
June 23, 2020: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 23, 2020, as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them on behalf of the Board. Mrs. Smith seconded and…
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 23, 2020, as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them on behalf of the Board. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SmithAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Ms. Riley then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 23, 2020, as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them on behalf of the Board. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Riley, second: Smith)
Jun 16Alteration of Premises - Harry's La Casa Mia, Slap…Passed 1–0 · see note
June 16, 2020: Alteration of Premises - Harry's La Casa Mia, Slap Shotz Pub - Permanent Outside Seating
The minutes name only some of the members present for this vote, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“” Ms. Riley said, “I'll make that motion,” Mr. Pacheco seconded the motion and Mrs. Smith abstained..” (second: Pacheco)
Jun 16Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
June 16, 2020: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 16, 2020, as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them on behalf of the Board. Mrs. Smith seconded and…
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 16, 2020, as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them on behalf of the Board. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SmithAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Ms. Riley then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 16, 2020, as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them on behalf of the Board. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Riley, second: Smith)
Jun 9Table the minutes of the Board of Selectmen's meeting…Motion: to table the minutes of the Board of Selectmen's meeting held…Passed · see note
June 9, 2020 (Special meeting): Table the minutes of the Board of Selectmen's meeting held on June 2, 2020, until the next meeting. Mr. Pacheco seconded
To table the minutes of the Board of Selectmen's meeting held on June 2, 2020, until the next meeting. Mr. Pacheco seconded.
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Acceptance of the Minutes Ms. Riley made a motion to table the minutes of the Board of Selectmen's meeting held on June 2, 2020, until the next meeting. Mr. Pacheco seconded..” (Motion: Riley, second: Pacheco)
Jun 9Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
June 9, 2020 (Special meeting): Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 9, 2020, as submitted, and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 9, 2020, as submitted, and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SmithAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Ms. Riley then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 9, 2020, as submitted, and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Riley, second: Smith)
Jun 2Reappoint, contingent upon the approval of the Police ChiefMotion: to reappoint, contingent upon the approval of the Police Chief,Passed · see note
June 2, 2020: Reappoint, contingent upon the approval of the Police Chief
To reappoint, contingent upon the approval of the Police Chief,
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Ms. Riley made a motion to reappoint, contingent upon the approval of the Police Chief, and Mr. Pacheco seconded..” (Motion: Riley, second: Pacheco)
Jun 2Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
June 2, 2020: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 2, 2020, as submitted, and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 2, 2020, as submitted, and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SmithAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Ms. Riley then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated June 2, 2020, as submitted, and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Riley, second: Smith)
May 26Refer it to the Planning BoardMotion: to refer it to the Planning Board.Passed 2–0 · see note
May 26, 2020: Refer it to the Planning Board
To refer it to the Planning Board.
The minutes name only some of the members present for this vote, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“” Mrs. Smith seconded the motion to refer it to the Planning Board..” (second: Smith)
May 26Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
May 26, 2020: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May 26th as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May 26th as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SmithAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Ms. Riley then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May 26th as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Riley, second: Smith)
May 19Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
May 19, 2020 (Joint meeting): Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May 19th as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May 19th as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SmithAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Ms. Riley then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated May 19th as submitted and authorize Mr. Waters to sign them. Mrs. Smith seconded and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Riley, second: Smith)
From the Raynham Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Joseph Pacheco from his 2024 state Senate campaign photo, published by The New Bedford Light; Matthew Andrade from the Taunton Daily Gazette (April 2026 candidate photos). Other members show initials.
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