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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 June 8, 2020 the board chose Skip Vadnais as Chair, James Muri as Vice Chair and David Perry as Clerk. Covers 39 meetings, June 8 to March 29, 2021.
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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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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 39 of 39 meetingsVice-ChairJames MuriVice-Chair · Elected townwide · at 38 of 39 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 29Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-39B Payroll $114,341.52; 21-38A Withholdings…Motion: to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-39B Payroll $114,341.52; 21-38A Withholdings $134,455.31;…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Schwall
March 29, 2021: Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-39B Payroll $114,341.52; 21-38A Withholdings $134,455.31; 21-39 Warrant $236,652.60; 21-39V Veterans Warrant $7,499.59
To approve this week’s Warrant: 21-39B Payroll $114,341.52; 21-38A Withholdings $134,455.31; 21-39 Warrant $236,652.60; 21-39V Veterans Warrant $7,499.59
Yes: Costello, Muri, Perry, VadnaisAbstained: Schwall
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-39B Payroll $114,341.52; 21-38A Withholdings $134,455.31; 21-39 Warrant $236,652.60; 21-39V Veterans Warrant $7,499.59. Second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0 Schwall abstained..” (Motion: Perry, second: Muri)
Mar 29Vote to ratify the appointment of Mike Costello as…Motion: to vote to ratify the appointment of Mike Costello as Public…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Costello
March 29, 2021: Vote to ratify the appointment of Mike Costello as Public Safety Complex Project Manager, effective 4/7/2021- 6/30/2021, as well as Chairman of the COA Building Advisory Committee and any other…
To vote to ratify the appointment of Mike Costello as Public Safety Complex Project Manager, effective 4/7/2021- 6/30/2021, as well as Chairman of the COA Building Advisory Committee and any other assignments
Yes: Muri, Perry, Schwall, VadnaisAbstained: Costello
From the minutes
“J. Muri motion to vote to ratify the appointment of Mike Costello as Public Safety Complex Project Manager, effective 4/7/2021- 6/30/2021, as well as Chairman of the COA Building Advisory Committee and any other assignments. Second by D. Perry. Vote 4-0 Costello abstained..” (Motion: Muri, second: Perry)
Mar 29Vote to ratify the appointment of Gerry Schwall as…Motion: to vote to ratify the appointment of Gerry Schwall as Coordinator…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Schwall
March 29, 2021: Vote to ratify the appointment of Gerry Schwall as Coordinator of Special Projects, effective 4/7/2021- 6/30/2021 for working on COVID projects/vaccination and other projects to come
To vote to ratify the appointment of Gerry Schwall as Coordinator of Special Projects, effective 4/7/2021- 6/30/2021 for working on COVID projects/vaccination and other projects to come
Yes: Costello, Muri, Perry, VadnaisAbstained: Schwall
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to vote to ratify the appointment of Gerry Schwall as Coordinator of Special Projects, effective 4/7/2021- 6/30/2021 for working on COVID projects/vaccination and other projects to come. Second by M. Costello. Vote 4-0 Schwall abstained..” (Motion: Perry, second: Costello)
Mar 22Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-38B Payroll $118,407.69; 21-37A Withholdings…Motion: to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-38B Payroll $118,407.69; 21-37A Withholdings $31,891.84;…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Schwall
March 22, 2021: Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-38B Payroll $118,407.69; 21-37A Withholdings $31,891.84; 21-38 Warrant $110,664.67
To approve this week’s Warrant: 21-38B Payroll $118,407.69; 21-37A Withholdings $31,891.84; 21-38 Warrant $110,664.67
Yes: Costello, Muri, Perry, VadnaisAbstained: Schwall
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-38B Payroll $118,407.69; 21-37A Withholdings $31,891.84; 21-38 Warrant $110,664.67. Second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0 Schwall abstained..” (Motion: Perry, second: Muri)
Mar 22Approve Joshua McCabe as Truck Driver/Laborer for the Highway…Motion: to approve Joshua McCabe as Truck Driver/Laborer for the Highway Dept,…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Costello
March 22, 2021: Approve Joshua McCabe as Truck Driver/Laborer for the Highway Dept, effective 3/29. Contingent upon a successful DOT physical and CORI check
To approve Joshua McCabe as Truck Driver/Laborer for the Highway Dept, effective 3/29. Contingent upon a successful DOT physical and CORI check
Yes: Muri, Perry, Schwall, VadnaisAbstained: Costello
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to approve Joshua McCabe as Truck Driver/Laborer for the Highway Dept, effective 3/29. Contingent upon a successful DOT physical and CORI check. Second by G. Schwall. Vote 4-0 Costello abstained..” (Motion: Perry, second: Schwall)
Mar 15Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-37B Payroll $111,196.19; 21-36A Withholdings…Motion: to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-37B Payroll $111,196.19; 21-36A Withholdings $29,607.00;…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Schwall
March 15, 2021: Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-37B Payroll $111,196.19; 21-36A Withholdings $29,607.00; 21-37 Warrant $74,657.38
To approve this week’s Warrant: 21-37B Payroll $111,196.19; 21-36A Withholdings $29,607.00; 21-37 Warrant $74,657.38
Yes: Costello, Muri, Perry, VadnaisAbstained: Schwall
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-37B Payroll $111,196.19; 21-36A Withholdings $29,607.00; 21-37 Warrant $74,657.38. Second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0 Schwall abstained..” (Motion: Perry, second: Muri)
Mar 15Approve payment of the invoices for snow removal, totaling…Motion: to approve payment of the invoices for snow removal, totaling $1780.00Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Costello
March 15, 2021: Approve payment of the invoices for snow removal, totaling $1780.00
To approve payment of the invoices for snow removal, totaling $1780.00
Yes: Muri, Perry, Schwall, VadnaisAbstained: Costello
From the minutes
“D. Perry motion to approve payment of the invoices for snow removal, totaling $1780.00 Second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0 Costello abstained..” (Motion: Perry, second: Muri)
Mar 1Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-35B Payroll $102,895.48; 21-344 Withholdings…Motion: to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-35B Payroll $102,895.48; 21-344 Withholdings $131,212.71;…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Schwall
March 1, 2021: Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-35B Payroll $102,895.48; 21-344 Withholdings $131,212.71; 21-35 Warrant $62,981.47;°21-35V Veterans Warrant $12,255.59
To approve this week’s Warrant: 21-35B Payroll $102,895.48; 21-344 Withholdings $131,212.71; 21-35 Warrant $62,981.47;°21-35V Veterans Warrant $12,255.59
Yes: Costello, Muri, VadnaisAbstained: Schwall
From the minutes
“J. Muri motion to approve this week’s Warrant: 21-35B Payroll $102,895.48; 21-344 Withholdings $131,212.71; 21-35 Warrant $62,981.47;°21-35V Veterans Warrant $12,255.59. Second by M. Costello. Vote 3-0 Schwall abstained..” (Motion: Muri, second: Costello)
Feb 22Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-34B Payroll $111,934.96; 21-33A Withholdings…Motion: approve this week’s Warrant: 21-34B Payroll $111,934.96; 21-33A Withholdings $32,652.12; 21-34…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Schwall
February 22, 2021: Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-34B Payroll $111,934.96; 21-33A Withholdings $32,652.12; 21-34 Warrant $72,949.36
Approve this week’s Warrant: 21-34B Payroll $111,934.96; 21-33A Withholdings $32,652.12; 21-34 Warrant $72,949.36
Yes: Muri, Perry, VadnaisAbstained: Schwall
From the minutes
“D. Perry motioned approve this week’s Warrant: 21-34B Payroll $111,934.96; 21-33A Withholdings $32,652.12; 21-34 Warrant $72,949.36. Second by J. Muri. Vote 3-0 Schwall abstained..” (Motion: Perry, second: Muri)
Feb 22Accept and approve the Class II Application for Jim’s…Motion: to accept and approve the Class II Application for Jim’s Rims,…Passed · see note
February 22, 2021: Accept and approve the Class II Application for Jim’s Rims, Inc. dba Wheels Unlimited at 40 Fall River Avenue, Manager on Record Michael Kandalaft, subject to all of the information…
To accept and approve the Class II Application for Jim’s Rims, Inc. dba Wheels Unlimited at 40 Fall River Avenue, Manager on Record Michael Kandalaft, subject to all of the information in the application, no more than 10 cars for sale on the site at any given time (vehicles associated with the purchase and sale and preparation of), and hours of operation Monday through Friday 8-5 and by appointment only on the weekends
The minutes give a 5-0 count, but list only 4 members present, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“J. Muri motion to accept and approve the Class II Application for Jim’s Rims, Inc. dba Wheels Unlimited at 40 Fall River Avenue, Manager on Record Michael Kandalaft, subject to all of the information in the application, no more than 10 cars for sale on the site at any given time (vehicles associated with the purchase and sale and preparation of), and hours of operation Monday through Friday 8-5 and by appointment only on the weekends. Second by D. Perry. Vote 5-0.” (Motion: Muri, 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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