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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. Richard Schiavo joined the board in June 2020 (Marie Smith left; the 2020 town election was held in June). Patricia Riley chaired the board. Covers 38 meetings, June 30 to April 27, 2021.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
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
Coming up
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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
Joseph PachecoMember · Elected townwide · at 38 of 38 meetingsRichard SchiavoMember · Elected townwide · at 38 of 38 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.
Apr 27Re-Organization of the Board of SelectmenPassed · see note
April 27, 2021: Re-Organization of the Board of Selectmen
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
Apr 27Discussion and Action: Animal Control Facility: Town Counsel Ted…Passed · see note
April 27, 2021: Discussion and Action: Animal Control Facility: Town Counsel Ted Pietnik was present at the meeting to discuss the deed that transferred ownership of Borden Colony to the Town of Raynham
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
Apr 27Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 27, 2021: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 27, 2021, as submitted
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 27, 2021, as submitted
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Mr. Schiavo then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 27, 2021, as submitted, Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Apr 20Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 20, 2021: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 20, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 20, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Mr. Schiavo then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 20, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Apr 13Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 13, 2021: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 13, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 13, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Mr. Schiavo then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 13, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Apr 6Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 6, 2021: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 6, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 6, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Mr. Schiavo then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated April 6, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Apr 6Performance of Administrative DutiesPassed · see note
April 6, 2021: Performance of Administrative Duties
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
Mar 30Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
March 30, 2021: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 30, 2021, as submitted
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 30, 2021, as submitted
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Mr. Schiavo then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 30, 2021, as submitted, Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Mar 30Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March…Passed 1–0 · see note
March 30, 2021: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 30, 2021, as submitted
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 30, 2021, as submitted
The minutes name only some of the members present for this vote, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Mr. Schiavo then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 30, 2021, as submitted, Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained. It was so voted..” (Motion: Schiavo)
Mar 23Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated…Motion: to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
March 23, 2021: Approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 23, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained
To approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 23, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained.
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Mr. Schiavo then made a motion to approve the Police Department Payroll and Invoice Warrants dated March 23, 2021, as submitted. Ms. Riley seconded the motion and Mr. Pacheco abstained..” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
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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