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Rehoboth Board of Selectmen
How the Rehoboth Board of Selectmen voted, from the Board of Selectmen’s official minutes. 5 Selectmen elected townwide. On April 13, 2026 the board chose Skip Vadnais as Chair, Lenny Mills as Vice Chair and George Solas as Clerk. Minutes loaded through August 31, 2026. Covers 14 meetings so far, April 13 to August 31, 2026.
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What does the Board of Selectmen 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 Board of Selectmen, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Rehoboth ballot: 14 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Rehoboth Board of Selectmen: 6.5 out of 10 · Partly open
How easy Rehoboth 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 namedThe minutes name members who vote no or abstain, but not each member’s vote every time.Part points: 2/3
- Posted quicklyMinutes usually go up in about seven weeks.Part points: 1/2
- Past years onlineBoard of Selectmen minutes from 2018 to today are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are scanned images, so you can’t search or copy the text.No points: 0/1
- Member photosThe town’s website shows a group photo that names every member, but no individual photos.Part points: 0.5/1
How the town can raise its score
- Each vote named (+1): On any vote that isn’t unanimous, write how each member voted. For example: “Motion passed 3–2. Yes: Smith, Jones, Lee. No: Brown, Silva.” A roll call on split votes is the simplest way to do this.
- Posted quickly (+1): Post minutes within 30 days. If approval takes longer, post a draft marked “Draft – not yet approved” and replace it later.
- Readable text (+1): Save minutes straight from Word or Google Docs as a PDF instead of printing and scanning them. If a scan is needed, turn on the scanner’s “searchable PDF” or text-recognition setting.
- Member photos (+0.5): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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What Town Meeting decided
In Rehoboth, Town Meeting — not the Board of Selectmen — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Rehoboth 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 for any of Rehoboth's five Town Meetings since January 2024 (June 4, 2024 Annual; September 30, 2024 Special; June 3, 2025 Annual; November 4, 2025 Special; June 2, 2026 Annual): the town website posts only the warrants, has no Town Clerk minutes or certified votes, and its newest Annual Town Report online is 2017.
Members
ChairFrederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.Chair · Elected townwide · at 14 of 14 meetings
Vice-ChairLeonard “Lenny” Mills Jr.Vice-Chair · Elected townwide · at 12 of 14 meetings
Robert Johnson IIMember · Elected townwide · at 14 of 14 meetings
David J. Pereira IIMember · Elected townwide · at 12 of 14 meetings
George SolasClerk · Elected townwide · at 11 of 14 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
21 full-board meetings so far this year, through August 31. Ties share a rank.
1Robert Johnson II21 of 21 meetings Every meeting100%1Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.21 of 21 meetings Every meeting100%3Leonard “Lenny” Mills Jr.18 of 21 meetings86%4David J. Pereira II17 of 21 meetings81%4George Solas17 of 21 meetings81%35 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Robert Johnson II35 of 35 meetings Every meeting100%2Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.34 of 35 meetings97%3Leonard “Lenny” Mills Jr.33 of 35 meetings94%3George Solas33 of 35 meetings94%5David J. Pereira II32 of 35 meetings91%36 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Robert Johnson II34 of 36 meetings94%2David J. Pereira II25 of 27 meetings · served from Mar93%3Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.33 of 36 meetings92%4George Solas32 of 36 meetings89%5Leonard “Lenny” Mills Jr.31 of 36 meetings86%6Michael P. Deignan0 of 9 meetings · served until Mar0%40 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Leonard “Lenny” Mills Jr.39 of 40 meetings98%2Robert Johnson II37 of 40 meetings93%2George Solas37 of 40 meetings93%2Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.37 of 40 meetings93%5Michael P. Deignan28 of 40 meetings70%45 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Michael P. Deignan45 of 45 meetings Every meeting100%1Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.45 of 45 meetings Every meeting100%1James Muri9 of 9 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%4Robert Johnson II21 of 23 meetings · served from Jun91%4Leonard “Lenny” Mills Jr.21 of 23 meetings · served from Jun91%6George Solas41 of 45 meetings91%7David Perry7 of 9 meetings · served until Mar78%50 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.50 of 50 meetings Every meeting100%1Michael P. Deignan37 of 37 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%1Gerald “Gerry” Schwall13 of 13 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%4David Perry47 of 50 meetings94%5James Muri46 of 50 meetings92%6George Solas33 of 37 meetings · served from Apr89%7Michael Costello11 of 13 meetings · served until Mar85%45 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1James Muri44 of 45 meetings98%1Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.44 of 45 meetings98%3Michael Costello43 of 45 meetings96%4David Perry41 of 45 meetings91%4Gerald “Gerry” Schwall41 of 45 meetings91%44 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Gerald “Gerry” Schwall44 of 44 meetings Every meeting100%2David Perry40 of 44 meetings91%2Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.40 of 44 meetings91%4James Muri38 of 44 meetings86%5Michael Costello37 of 44 meetings84%47 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1David Perry45 of 47 meetings96%1Gerald “Gerry” Schwall45 of 47 meetings96%1Frederick “Skip” Vadnais Jr.45 of 47 meetings96%4Michael Costello32 of 34 meetings · served from Apr94%5James Muri42 of 47 meetings89%6Susan Pimental11 of 13 meetings · served until Mar85%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: Board of Selectmen minutes from January 2, 2018 through August 31, 2026, as posted on the town website. Not here yet: minutes before 2018, the May 17, 2021 minutes (the posted link opens a page, not the file) and minutes after August 31, 2026. Executive session minutes are not included. The minutes are scanned documents; we read them with text recognition, so some names and titles may read awkwardly; each vote quotes the minutes. Where the scan clearly misreads a 0 in a count (for example “5-6” on a five-member board), the vote says so. Most votes give the mover, the seconder and a count such as “Vote 5-0”, and name any member who abstained, recused or was out of the room; we show those votes as recorded. When the count matches the members present with no one voting no, every member present is shown as voting yes. When the count does not match the members present (for example 4-0 with five present and no one named as not voting), only the count is shown. Votes recorded only as “it was voted” (mostly votes to enter executive session) show the result only. Members who recused are left out of that vote. Votes taken by other boards at joint meetings and motions that failed for lack of a second are not listed. 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.
Aug 31Approve the Warrant for 8/31/2026: Payroll $164,914.86; Withholding Warrant…Motion: to approve the Warrant for 8/31/2026: Payroll $164,914.86; Withholding Warrant $200,602.82;…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mills
August 31, 2026: Approve the Warrant for 8/31/2026: Payroll $164,914.86; Withholding Warrant $200,602.82; Warrant $110,961.04
To approve the Warrant for 8/31/2026: Payroll $164,914.86; Withholding Warrant $200,602.82; Warrant $110,961.04
Yes: Johnson, Pereira, VadnaisAbstained: Mills
From the minutes
“Motion made by R. Johnson to approve the Warrant for 8/31/2026: Payroll $164,914.86; Withholding Warrant $200,602.82; Warrant $110,961.04. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0 Selectman Mills abstained..” (Motion: Johnson, second: Pereira)
Aug 31Ratify the Warrant for 8/17/2026: Payroll $172,639.60; Withholding Warrant…Motion: to ratify the Warrant for 8/17/2026: Payroll $172,639.60; Withholding Warrant $44,011.66;…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mills
August 31, 2026: Ratify the Warrant for 8/17/2026: Payroll $172,639.60; Withholding Warrant $44,011.66; Warrant $3,293,588.55; Warrant $4,316.67; and Warrant for 8/24/2026: Payroll $155,951.26; Withholding Warrant $44,400.84; Warrant $47
To ratify the Warrant for 8/17/2026: Payroll $172,639.60; Withholding Warrant $44,011.66; Warrant $3,293,588.55; Warrant $4,316.67; and Warrant for 8/24/2026: Payroll $155,951.26; Withholding Warrant $44,400.84; Warrant $475,234.16; Veterans Warrant $3,369.35
Yes: Johnson, Pereira, VadnaisAbstained: Mills
From the minutes
“Motion made by R. Johnson to ratify the Warrant for 8/17/2026: Payroll $172,639.60; Withholding Warrant $44,011.66; Warrant $3,293,588.55; Warrant $4,316.67; and Warrant for 8/24/2026: Payroll $155,951.26; Withholding Warrant $44,400.84; Warrant $475,234.16; Veterans Warrant $3,369.35. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0 Selectman Mills abstained..” (Motion: Johnson, second: Pereira)
Aug 10Ratify the Warrant for August 3, 2026: Payroll $166,782.22;…Motion: to ratify the Warrant for August 3, 2026: Payroll $166,782.22; Withholding…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mills
August 10, 2026: Ratify the Warrant for August 3, 2026: Payroll $166,782.22; Withholding Warrant $197,581.01; Warrant $44,354.85
To ratify the Warrant for August 3, 2026: Payroll $166,782.22; Withholding Warrant $197,581.01; Warrant $44,354.85
Yes: Johnson, Solas, VadnaisAbstained: Mills
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to ratify the Warrant for August 3, 2026: Payroll $166,782.22; Withholding Warrant $197,581.01; Warrant $44,354.85. Second by R. Johnson. Vote 3-0 Selectman Mills abstained..” (Motion: Solas, second: Johnson)
Aug 10Ratify the Warrant for August 10, 2026: Payroll $161,147.96;…Motion: to ratify the Warrant for August 10, 2026: Payroll $161,147.96; Withholding…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mills
August 10, 2026: Ratify the Warrant for August 10, 2026: Payroll $161,147.96; Withholding Warrant $43,001.88; Warrant $471,866.85
To ratify the Warrant for August 10, 2026: Payroll $161,147.96; Withholding Warrant $43,001.88; Warrant $471,866.85
Yes: Johnson, Solas, VadnaisAbstained: Mills
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to ratify the Warrant for August 10, 2026: Payroll $161,147.96; Withholding Warrant $43,001.88; Warrant $471,866.85. Second by R. Johnson. Vote 3-0 Selectman Mills abstained..” (Motion: Solas, second: Johnson)
Jul 27Ratify the Warrant for 7-20-2026: Payroll $186,172.71; Withholding Warrant…Motion: to ratify the Warrant for 7-20-2026: Payroll $186,172.71; Withholding Warrant $56,320.65;…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mills
July 27, 2026: Ratify the Warrant for 7-20-2026: Payroll $186,172.71; Withholding Warrant $56,320.65; Warrant $84,541.77. Refund Warrant $8,740.62; Refund Warrant $5,339.62
To ratify the Warrant for 7-20-2026: Payroll $186,172.71; Withholding Warrant $56,320.65; Warrant $84,541.77. Refund Warrant $8,740.62; Refund Warrant $5,339.62
Yes: Johnson, Pereira, SolasAbstained: Mills
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to ratify the Warrant for 7-20-2026: Payroll $186,172.71; Withholding Warrant $56,320.65; Warrant $84,541.77. Refund Warrant $8,740.62; Refund Warrant $5,339.62. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0 Selectman Mills abstained..” (Motion: Solas, second: Pereira)
Jul 27Approve the Warrant for July 27, 2026: Payroll $177,550.67;…Motion: to approve the Warrant for July 27, 2026: Payroll $177,550.67; Withholding…Passed 3–0 · see note
July 27, 2026: Approve the Warrant for July 27, 2026: Payroll $177,550.67; Withholding Warrant $54,050.74; Warrant $97,115.54; Veterans Warrant $3,418.68
To approve the Warrant for July 27, 2026: Payroll $177,550.67; Withholding Warrant $54,050.74; Warrant $97,115.54; Veterans Warrant $3,418.68
The names in the minutes do not match the count (3-0), so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to approve the Warrant for July 27, 2026: Payroll $177,550.67; Withholding Warrant $54,050.74; Warrant $97,115.54; Veterans Warrant $3,418.68. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0 Selectman Mills abstained. Selectman Johnson was not present for the discussion or vote on the Minutes, and Agenda Items 4, 5, and 6..” (Motion: Solas, second: Pereira)
Jul 27Approve the One Day Liquor License for Wine &…Motion: to approve the One Day Liquor License for Wine & Malt…Passed 3–0 · see note
July 27, 2026: Approve the One Day Liquor License for Wine & Malt Beverage License for the following dates; 8/14/2026, 8/15/2026 and 8/16/2026, for the Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity, at 43 Broad…
To approve the One Day Liquor License for Wine & Malt Beverage License for the following dates; 8/14/2026, 8/15/2026 and 8/16/2026, for the Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity, at 43 Broad Street
The minutes give the count (3-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to approve the One Day Liquor License for Wine & Malt Beverage License for the following dates; 8/14/2026, 8/15/2026 and 8/16/2026, for the Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity, at 43 Broad Street. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0.” (Motion: Solas, second: Pereira)
Jul 27Approve One Day All Alcohol Beverages for the following…Motion: to approve One Day All Alcohol Beverages for the following dates…Passed 3–0 · see note
July 27, 2026: Approve One Day All Alcohol Beverages for the following dates 9/11/2026 and 8/26/2026, for the Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity, 43 Broad Street
To approve One Day All Alcohol Beverages for the following dates 9/11/2026 and 8/26/2026, for the Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity, 43 Broad Street
The minutes give the count (3-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to approve One Day All Alcohol Beverages for the following dates 9/11/2026 and 8/26/2026, for the Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity, 43 Broad Street. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0.” (Motion: Solas, second: Pereira)
Jul 27Approve Hawkers & Peddlers License, for Matthew Thornton, an…Motion: to approve Hawkers & Peddlers License, for Matthew Thornton, an employee…Passed 3–0 · see note
July 27, 2026: Approve Hawkers & Peddlers License, for Matthew Thornton, an employee of Trinity Solar LLC, for the purpose of soliciting residents to purchase solar energy products through April 30th, 2027
To approve Hawkers & Peddlers License, for Matthew Thornton, an employee of Trinity Solar LLC, for the purpose of soliciting residents to purchase solar energy products through April 30th, 2027
The minutes give the count (3-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to approve Hawkers & Peddlers License, for Matthew Thornton, an employee of Trinity Solar LLC, for the purpose of soliciting residents to purchase solar energy products through April 30th, 2027. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0.” (Motion: Solas, second: Pereira)
Jul 27Sign the Warrant for the 2026 State Primary, the…Motion: to sign the Warrant for the 2026 State Primary, the first…Passed 3–0 · see note
July 27, 2026: Sign the Warrant for the 2026 State Primary, the first Tuesday in September 2026, 7 AM to 8 PM, at the Heritage Meeting Hall
To sign the Warrant for the 2026 State Primary, the first Tuesday in September 2026, 7 AM to 8 PM, at the Heritage Meeting Hall
The minutes give the count (3-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Motion by G. Solas to sign the Warrant for the 2026 State Primary, the first Tuesday in September 2026, 7 AM to 8 PM, at the Heritage Meeting Hall. Second by D. Pereira. Vote 3-0.” (Motion: Solas, second: Pereira)
From the Rehoboth Board of Selectmen’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. Member photos: cropped from the Town of Rehoboth’s captioned Board of Selectmen photo (rehobothma.gov). The original is small, so the photos look soft. Skip Vadnais: NBC 10 WJAR (December 2024).
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