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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. Michael Costello joined the board in April 2018; Susan Pimental left. On April 3, 2018 the board chose Skip Vadnais as Chair, Gerry Schwall as Vice Chair and David Perry as Clerk. Covers 46 meetings, April 3 to March 25, 2019.
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
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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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 42 of 46 meetingsVice-ChairGerald “Gerry” SchwallVice-Chair · Elected townwide · at 44 of 46 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 25Approve the Conservation Restriction from Judith C. Bertozzi to…Motion: to approve the Conservation Restriction from Judith C. Bertozzi to Wildlands…Passed 5–0 · see note
March 25, 2019: Approve the Conservation Restriction from Judith C. Bertozzi to Wildlands Trust, Inc., in the public interest pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 184, Section 32
To approve the Conservation Restriction from Judith C. Bertozzi to Wildlands Trust, Inc., in the public interest pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 184, Section 32
The names in the minutes do not match the count (5-0), so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“G. Schwall motion to approve the Conservation Restriction from Judith C. Bertozzi to Wildlands Trust, Inc., in the public interest pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 184, Section 32. Second by M. Costello. Vote 5-0 / Action Item #5: Review of Job Posting for Director of Information Technology and Media **Selectmen Schwall recused himself from the discussion J..” (Motion: Schwall, second: Costello)
Mar 25Approve payment of invoices submitted by the Highway Department…Motion: to approve payment of invoices submitted by the Highway Department in…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Costello
March 25, 2019: Approve payment of invoices submitted by the Highway Department in the amount of $24,965.50, second by G. Schwall
To approve payment of invoices submitted by the Highway Department in the amount of $24,965.50, second by G. Schwall
Yes: Muri, Perry, Schwall, VadnaisAbstained: Costello
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to approve payment of invoices submitted by the Highway Department in the amount of $24,965.50, second by G. Schwall. Vote 4-0 Costello abstained Discussion: The deficit balance in the Snow & Ice Account is now $32,921..” (Motion: Perry)
Mar 25Schedule the Public Hearing for April 15"Motion: to schedule the Public Hearing for April 15"Passed · see note
March 25, 2019: Schedule the Public Hearing for April 15"
To schedule the Public Hearing for April 15"
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Reschedule Public Hearing for ABCC Change of Premises Amendment for MFB Foods d/b/a Rehoboth House of Pizza from Monday, April 15 to April 16 At the March 18" meeting it was voted to schedule the Public Hearing for April 15"..”
Mar 11Authorize the Highway Superintendent to deficit spend the snow…Motion: to authorize the Highway Superintendent to deficit spend the snow removal…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Costello
March 11, 2019: Authorize the Highway Superintendent to deficit spend the snow removal budget
To authorize the Highway Superintendent to deficit spend the snow removal budget
Yes: Muri, Perry, Schwall, VadnaisAbstained: Costello
From the minutes
“G. Schwall motion to authorize the Highway Superintendent to deficit spend the snow removal budget. Second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0 Costello abstained..” (Motion: Schwall, second: Muri)
Mar 4Accept budget with the following amendments, second by D.…Motion: to accept budget with the following amendments, second by D. PerryPassed 4–0 · Abstained: Costello
March 4, 2019: Accept budget with the following amendments, second by D. Perry
To accept budget with the following amendments, second by D. Perry
Yes: Muri, Perry, Schwall, VadnaisAbstained: Costello
From the minutes
“G. Schwall motion to accept budget with the following amendments, second by D. Perry. Vote 4-0 Costello abstained..” (Motion: Schwall)
Mar 4Approve change, second by J. MuriMotion: to approve change, second by J. MuriPassed 4–0 · see note
March 4, 2019: Approve change, second by J. Muri
To approve change, second by J. Muri
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“G, Schwall motion to approve change, second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Schwall)
Mar 4Approve increasing snow removal line by $50K, second by…Motion: to approve increasing snow removal line by $50K, second by J.…Passed 4–0 · see note
March 4, 2019: Approve increasing snow removal line by $50K, second by J. Muri
To approve increasing snow removal line by $50K, second by J. Muri
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“G. Schwall motion to approve increasing snow removal line by $50K, second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0 Costello Abstained.” (Motion: Schwall)
Mar 4Approve looking into subbing out snow removal and getting…Motion: to approve looking into subbing out snow removal and getting RFP,…Passed 4–0 · see note
March 4, 2019: Approve looking into subbing out snow removal and getting RFP, second by D. Perry
To approve looking into subbing out snow removal and getting RFP, second by D. Perry
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“G. Schwall motion to approve looking into subbing out snow removal and getting RFP, second by D. Perry. Vote 4-0 Costello Abstained..” (Motion: Schwall)
Mar 4Authorize Selectman Schwall to execute contract and to review…Motion: to authorize Selectman Schwall to execute contract and to review and…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Schwall
March 4, 2019: Authorize Selectman Schwall to execute contract and to review and approve related documents necessary for this event. All documents will be reviewed by and discussed with Town Counsel before signing…
To authorize Selectman Schwall to execute contract and to review and approve related documents necessary for this event. All documents will be reviewed by and discussed with Town Counsel before signing on behalf of the Board
Yes: Costello, Muri, Perry, VadnaisAbstained: Schwall
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to authorize Selectman Schwall to execute contract and to review and approve related documents necessary for this event. All documents will be reviewed by and discussed with Town Counsel before signing on behalf of the Board. Second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0 Schwall abstained, Action Item #5: Schedule Public Hearing for 48 Danforth Street.” (Motion: Perry, second: Muri)
Mar 4Approve expending up to $16,500 from the Agricultural Trust…Motion: to approve expending up to $16,500 from the Agricultural Trust Fund…Passed 4–0 · see note
March 4, 2019: Approve expending up to $16,500 from the Agricultural Trust Fund to acquire 3- parcels of land along Sprague Street
To approve expending up to $16,500 from the Agricultural Trust Fund to acquire 3- parcels of land along Sprague Street
The names in the minutes do not match the count (4-0), so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“G. Schwall motion to approve expending up to $16,500 from the Agricultural Trust Fund to acquire 3- parcels of land along Sprague Street. Second by D. Perry. Vote 4-0 Costello, nay..” (Motion: Schwall, second: Perry)
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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