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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. Minutes are loaded from January 2, 2018. Skip Vadnais chaired the board. Covers 13 meetings, January 2 to March 26, 2018.
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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.
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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 13 of 13 meetingsVice-ChairGerald “Gerry” SchwallVice-Chair · Elected townwide · at 13 of 13 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: 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.
Mar 26Close public hearing – Public Hearing: New Personal Kennel…Motion: to close public hearingPassed · see note
March 26, 2018: Close public hearing – Public Hearing: New Personal Kennel Permit Application for More Than Four Dogs for 211 Providence Street
To close public hearing
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by S. Pimental Second by G. Schwall it was voted to close public hearing..” (Motion: Pimental, second: Schwall)
Mar 26Allow channel 9 to air candidates nightMotion: to allow channel 9 to air candidates nightPassed 4–0 · see note
March 26, 2018: Allow channel 9 to air candidates night
To allow channel 9 to air candidates night
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Ona motion made by J. Muri Second by D. Perry it was voted to allow channel 9 to air candidates night. All Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Muri, second: Perry)
Mar 5Approve request from Rehoboth Antiquarian Society to display signs…Motion: to approve request from Rehoboth Antiquarian Society to display signs for…Passed · see note
March 5, 2018: Approve request from Rehoboth Antiquarian Society to display signs for upcoming events to be put up approximately three weeks before the event and removed immediately following each event; e Intersection…
To approve request from Rehoboth Antiquarian Society to display signs for upcoming events to be put up approximately three weeks before the event and removed immediately following each event; e Intersection of Routes 118
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by S. Pimental Second by J. Muri it was voted to approve request from Rehoboth Antiquarian Society to display signs for upcoming events to be put up approximately three weeks before the event and removed immediately following each event; e Intersection of Routes 118.” (Motion: Pimental, second: Muri)
Mar 5Approve budget amendments: Account Number Department Increase Decrease 011873-52416…Motion: to approve budget amendments: Account Number Department Increase Decrease 011873-52416 BOS-Fac.…Passed 4–0 · see note
March 5, 2018: Approve budget amendments: Account Number Department Increase Decrease 011873-52416 BOS-Fac. Maint-Highway/Repair $2,500 011873-52413 BOS-Fac. Maint-PSB/Repair $2,500 014203-54200 HWY-Expense/Office Supplies $450.00 0142
To approve budget amendments: Account Number Department Increase Decrease 011873-52416 BOS-Fac. Maint-Highway/Repair $2,500 011873-52413 BOS-Fac. Maint-PSB/Repair $2,500 014203-54200 HWY-Expense/Office Supplies $450.00 014203-55000 HWY-Expense/First Aid $100.00 014203-54500 HWY-Expense/Custodial $150.00 014203-57320 HWY-Expense/1-Day Conference $200.00
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by S. Pimental Second by J. Muri it was voted to approve budget amendments: Account Number Department Increase Decrease 011873-52416 BOS-Fac. Maint-Highway/Repair $2,500 011873-52413 BOS-Fac. Maint-PSB/Repair $2,500 014203-54200 HWY-Expense/Office Supplies $450.00 014203-55000 HWY-Expense/First Aid $100.00 014203-54500 HWY-Expense/Custodial $150.00 014203-57320 HWY-Expense/1-Day Conference $200.00 All Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Pimental, second: Muri)
Mar 5Approve & sign Chapter 90 Reimbursement Request for $344,012.65…Motion: to approve & sign Chapter 90 Reimbursement Request for $344,012.65 for…Passed 4–0 · see note
March 5, 2018: Approve & sign Chapter 90 Reimbursement Request for $344,012.65 for prep roads: pave roads; repair drainage as needed, rebuild road edges & stripping
To approve & sign Chapter 90 Reimbursement Request for $344,012.65 for prep roads: pave roads; repair drainage as needed, rebuild road edges & stripping
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by S. Pimental Second by D. Perry it was voted to approve & sign Chapter 90 Reimbursement Request for $344,012.65 for prep roads: pave roads; repair drainage as needed, rebuild road edges & stripping. All Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Pimental, second: Perry)
Mar 5Sign Chapter 90 Final ReportMotion: to sign Chapter 90 Final ReportPassed 4–0 · see note
March 5, 2018: Sign Chapter 90 Final Report
To sign Chapter 90 Final Report
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by S. Pimental Second by D. Perry it was voted to sign Chapter 90 Final Report. All Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Pimental, second: Perry)
Feb 12Appoint Nancy Muri to the 375" Anniversary Committee effective…Motion: to appoint Nancy Muri to the 375" Anniversary Committee effective 2/12/18…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Muri
February 12, 2018: Appoint Nancy Muri to the 375" Anniversary Committee effective 2/12/18 — 12/31/18
To appoint Nancy Muri to the 375" Anniversary Committee effective 2/12/18 — 12/31/18
Yes: Perry, Pimental, Schwall, VadnaisAbstained: Muri
From the minutes
“On a motion made by S. Pimental Second by G. Schwall it was voted to appoint Nancy Muri to the 375" Anniversary Committee effective 2/12/18 — 12/31/18. Vote 4-0 Muri abstained).” (Motion: Pimental, second: Schwall)
Feb 5Place purchase of Dorrance property on a separate article…Motion: to place purchase of Dorrance property on a separate article for…Passed · see note
February 5, 2018: Place purchase of Dorrance property on a separate article for the Annual Town Meeting amending Special Town Meeting Article 4 to “purchase from available funds”
To place purchase of Dorrance property on a separate article for the Annual Town Meeting amending Special Town Meeting Article 4 to “purchase from available funds”
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by D. Perry Second by G. Schwall it was voted to place purchase of Dorrance property on a separate article for the Annual Town Meeting amending Special Town Meeting Article 4 to “purchase from available funds”..” (Motion: Perry, second: Schwall)
Feb 5Waive the $25.00 One Day Liquor License fee for…Motion: to waive the $25.00 One Day Liquor License fee for each…Passed 3–1 · see note
February 5, 2018: Waive the $25.00 One Day Liquor License fee for each golf course who is participating in the event and would need to apply for a one-day license
To waive the $25.00 One Day Liquor License fee for each golf course who is participating in the event and would need to apply for a one-day license
The names in the minutes do not match the count (3-1-1), so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“On a motion made by G. Schwall Second by J. Muri it was voted to waive the $25.00 One Day Liquor License fee for each golf course who is participating in the event and would need to apply for a one-day license. Vote 3-1-1 Pimental abstained).” (Motion: Schwall, second: Muri)
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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