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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 2021. Covers 44 meetings, May 4 to April 26, 2022.
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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 44 of 44 meetingsRichard SchiavoMember · Elected townwide · at 44 of 44 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 26Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll…Motion: to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 26, 2022: Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 26, 2022
To approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 26, 2022
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Riley and seconded by Schiavo to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 26, 2022. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Riley, second: Schiavo)
Apr 19Approve the reclassification of the Senior Clerk in the…Motion: to approve the reclassification of the Senior Clerk in the Accessor's…Passed 2–1 · No: Pacheco
April 19, 2022: Approve the reclassification of the Senior Clerk in the Accessor's office to Administrative Assistant and to direct the Human Resources Coordinator to work with the Chairman of the Board of…
To approve the reclassification of the Senior Clerk in the Accessor's office to Administrative Assistant and to direct the Human Resources Coordinator to work with the Chairman of the Board of Assessors and the reclassified Administrative Assistant to draft/update the job description and to request that Labor Counsel determine the reclassified position's location on the step scale
Yes: Riley, SchiavoNo: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Riley and seconded by Schiavo to approve the reclassification of the Senior Clerk in the Accessor's office to Administrative Assistant and to direct the Human Resources Coordinator to work with the Chairman of the Board of Assessors and the reclassified Administrative Assistant to draft/update the job description and to request that Labor Counsel determine the reclassified position's location on the step scale. Discussion: None. Vote: 2-1-0 (Mr. Pacheco voted No.).” (Motion: Riley, second: Schiavo)
Apr 19Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll…Motion: to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 19, 2022: Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 19, 2022
To approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 19, 2022
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo and seconded by Riley to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 19, 2022. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Apr 12Approve the Kennel Licenses for Pacheco Kennels, 830 Judson…Motion: to approve the Kennel Licenses for Pacheco Kennels, 830 Judson Street,…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 12, 2022: Approve the Kennel Licenses for Pacheco Kennels, 830 Judson Street, Raynham, MA
To approve the Kennel Licenses for Pacheco Kennels, 830 Judson Street, Raynham, MA
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo and seconded by Riley to approve the Kennel Licenses for Pacheco Kennels, 830 Judson Street, Raynham, MA. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Apr 12Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll…Motion: to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 12, 2022: Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 12, 2022
To approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 12, 2022
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo and seconded by Riley to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 12, 2022. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Apr 5Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll…Motion: to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
April 5, 2022: Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 5, 2022
To approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 5, 2022
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo and seconded by Riley to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated April 5, 2022. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Mar 29Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll…Motion: to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
March 29, 2022: Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 29, 2022
To approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 29, 2022
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo and seconded by Riley to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 29, 2022. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Mar 22Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll…Motion: to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
March 22, 2022: Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 22, 2022
To approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 22, 2022
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo and seconded by Riley to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 22, 2022. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Mar 15Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll…Motion: to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Pacheco
March 15, 2022: Approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 15, 2022
To approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 15, 2022
Yes: Riley, SchiavoAbstained: Pacheco
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo and seconded by Riley to approve the Town of Raynham Police Invoice and Payroll Warrants dated March 15, 2022. Discussion: None. On a Roll Call Vote: Ms. Riley - Aye; Mr. Schiavo - Aye; Mr. Pacheco - Abstain. Vote: 2-0-1.” (Motion: Schiavo, second: Riley)
Mar 8Appoint Ms. Coleen Morse to the full-time position of…Motion: to appoint Ms. Coleen Morse to the full-time position of Animal…Failed 1–2 · see note
March 8, 2022: Appoint Ms. Coleen Morse to the full-time position of Animal Control Officer per search committee recommendation, subject to contract review at the next Board of Selectmen's Meeting on March 15,…
To appoint Ms. Coleen Morse to the full-time position of Animal Control Officer per search committee recommendation, subject to contract review at the next Board of Selectmen's Meeting on March 15, 2022. Ms. Riley seconded the motion for discussion. She asked for clarification from the Town Administrator on the number of individuals who applied for the position. Mr. Waters informed that there was a total of 95 applicants. It was determined that three applicants were worth consideration. Two candidates were put forth for an interview with one candidate withdrawing from the process. Ms. Morse was interviewed today by the search committee with a unanimous recommendation put forth to the Board. Mr. Pacheco expressed concerns with the number of applicants and only one interview conducted. Applicants need to be interviewed because paper does not always tell the whole story. He said, “Breaking protocol by only having one interview and voting before having the individual come before us is not protocol.” Mr. Schiavo discussed the ability of the search committee and their recommendation to the Board. He said the Board already interviewed Ms. Morse and there is no change; therefore, it seems reasonable to appoint her. Mr. Pacheco feels that the third applicant through the preliminary review was qualified and should have been interviewed. Mr. Waters informed that after reviewing job qualifications of the third applicant, the type of questions to be asked during the interview would not fit the position. Ms. Riley asked if the Board would feel comfortable with Ms. Morse coming in for an interview at the next meeting and then voting on the appointment. Mr. Pacheco agreed with an interview as the Board previously interviewed Ms. Morse for a part-time position, but this is a full-time salary position with benefits
The roll call in the minutes does not match the count (1-2-0), so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Moved by Schiavo to appoint Ms. Coleen Morse to the full-time position of Animal Control Officer per search committee recommendation, subject to contract review at the next Board of Selectmen's Meeting on March 15, 2022. Ms. Riley seconded the motion for discussion. She asked for clarification from the Town Administrator on the number of … meeting and then voting on the appointment. Mr. Pacheco agreed with an interview as the Board previously interviewed Ms. Morse for a part-time position, but this is a full-time salary position with benefits. Vote: 1-2-0 (Mr. Pacheco and Ms. Riley voted No).” (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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