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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. George Solas and Michael P. Deignan joined the board in April 2021; Gerry Schwall and Michael Costello left. On April 12, 2021 the board chose Skip Vadnais as Chair, David Perry as Vice Chair and James Muri as Clerk. From March 14 to June 6, 2022 the minutes list only three members (Vadnais, Solas, Deignan); David Perry and James Muri no longer appear. Covers 59 meetings, April 12 to June 6, 2022.
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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 59 of 59 meetingsVice-ChairDavid PerryVice-Chair · Elected townwide · at 42 of 46 meetings · until Mar 2022
George SolasMember · Elected townwide · at 53 of 59 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.
Jun 6Approve the State Aid grant for the Rehoboth Antiquarian…Motion: approve the State Aid grant for the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society in…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Deignan
June 6, 2022: Approve the State Aid grant for the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society in the amount of $10,237.98 and allow the Treasurer’s Dept to deposit the funds in the appropriate account
Approve the State Aid grant for the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society in the amount of $10,237.98 and allow the Treasurer’s Dept to deposit the funds in the appropriate account
Yes: Solas, VadnaisAbstained: Deignan
From the minutes
“G. Solas motion approve the State Aid grant for the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society in the amount of $10,237.98 and allow the Treasurer’s Dept to deposit the funds in the appropriate account. Second by S. Vadnais. Vote 2-0 Selectman Deignan abstained from the vote..” (Motion: Solas, second: Vadnais)
May 9Motion (wording not clear in the minutes)Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
May 9, 2022: Motion (wording not clear in the minutes)
The scanned copy reads “3-9”; we read it as 3-0.
From the minutes
“motion to approve Regular Meeting Minutes for April 28, 2022. Second by M. Deignan. Vote 3- 9.” (second: Deignan)
May 2Approve the One Day‘ Liquor License for Chuck Procopio…Motion: to Approve the One Day‘ Liquor License for Chuck Procopio of…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Solas
May 2, 2022: Approve the One Day‘ Liquor License for Chuck Procopio of the Rehoboth:Lions Club for! Wi ednesday, May 4, 2022 from 6pm-9pm. Event to be held at the Seekonk Rod &…
To Approve the One Day‘ Liquor License for Chuck Procopio of the Rehoboth:Lions Club for! Wi ednesday, May 4, 2022 from 6pm-9pm. Event to be held at the Seekonk Rod & Gun Club, | Reed Street in Rehoboth. Firing Range to be closed during sale of alcoholic t beverages. Seagad I by S. Vadnais
Yes: Deignan, VadnaisAbstained: Solas
From the minutes
“M. Deignan motion to Approve the One Day‘ Liquor License for Chuck Procopio of the Rehoboth:Lions Club for! Wi ednesday, May 4, 2022 from 6pm-9pm. Event to be held at the Seekonk Rod & Gun Club, | Reed Street in Rehoboth. Firing Range to be closed during sale of alcoholic t beverages. Seagad I by S. Vadnais. Vote 2-0 , Selectman George Solas abstained from voting..” (Motion: Deignan)
Apr 25Approve the use of Francis Farm BBQ pit area…Motion: to Approve the use of Francis Farm BBQ pit area for…Passed 2–0 · Abstained: Solas
April 25, 2022: Approve the use of Francis Farm BBQ pit area for the Lions Club BBQ to be held on June Sth from 6am to 12 (noon)
To Approve the use of Francis Farm BBQ pit area for the Lions Club BBQ to be held on June Sth from 6am to 12 (noon)
Yes: Deignan, VadnaisAbstained: Solas
From the minutes
“S. Vadnais motion to Approve the use of Francis Farm BBQ pit area for the Lions Club BBQ to be held on June Sth from 6am to 12 (noon). Second by M. Deignan. Vote 2-0 Selectman George Solas abstained..” (Motion: Vadnais, second: Deignan)
Apr 11Approve the Rehoboth Republican Town Committee Caucus on May…Motion: to approve the Rehoboth Republican Town Committee Caucus on May 3,…Passed 2–0 · see note
April 11, 2022: Approve the Rehoboth Republican Town Committee Caucus on May 3, 2022 at 7PM and to be held at the Francis Farm Complex, 27 Francis Farm Rd
To approve the Rehoboth Republican Town Committee Caucus on May 3, 2022 at 7PM and to be held at the Francis Farm Complex, 27 Francis Farm Rd
The minutes give the count (2-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“G. Solas motion to approve the Rehoboth Republican Town Committee Caucus on May 3, 2022 at 7PM and to be held at the Francis Farm Complex, 27 Francis Farm Rd. Second by S. Vadnais. Vote 2-0.” (Motion: Solas, second: Vadnais)
Mar 14Set the date for the Special Town Meeting for…Motion: to set the date for the Special Town Meeting for the…Passed · see note
March 14, 2022: Set the date for the Special Town Meeting for the K-8 Withdrawal
To set the date for the Special Town Meeting for the K-8 Withdrawal
The minutes record this vote with no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Vote to Modify August 6th Special Town Meeting and Add Time of lpm At last week’s meeting the Board voted to set the date for the Special Town Meeting for the K-8 Withdrawal..”
Jan 24Approve Ballot Question for the Special Election on March…Motion: to approve Ballot Question for the Special Election on March 5,…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve Ballot Question for the Special Election on March 5, 2022 and request that the Town Clerk move forward with printing of the-Ballots
To approve Ballot Question for the Special Election on March 5, 2022 and request that the Town Clerk move forward with printing of the-Ballots
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“M. Deignan motion to approve Ballot Question for the Special Election on March 5, 2022 and request that the Town Clerk move forward with printing of the-Ballots. Second by J. Muri: Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Deignan, second: Muri)
Jan 24Approve Annual Clerical Union bonus that was established at…Motion: to approve Annual Clerical Union bonus that was established at 1-1/2…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve Annual Clerical Union bonus that was established at 1-1/2 % of base pay for “above expectation” in performance reviews
To approve Annual Clerical Union bonus that was established at 1-1/2 % of base pay for “above expectation” in performance reviews
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“M. Deignan motion to approve Annual Clerical Union bonus that was established at 1-1/2 % of base pay for “above expectation” in performance reviews. Second by J. Muri. Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Deignan, second: Muri)
Jan 24Approve the 2622 Anawan Grange #22! P of H,…Motion: to approve the 2622 Anawan Grange #22! P of H, Inc…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 24, 2022: Approve the 2622 Anawan Grange #22! P of H, Inc 2022 Common Vie Renewal License, effective 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2022
To approve the 2622 Anawan Grange #22! P of H, Inc 2022 Common Vie Renewal License, effective 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2022
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“J, Muri motion to approve the 2622 Anawan Grange #22! P of H, Inc 2022 Common Vie Renewal License, effective 1/1/2022 to 12/31/2022. Second by D. Perry. Vote 4-0.” (Motion: Muri, second: Perry)
Jan 24Vote to Open the FY23 Spring Town Meeting Warrant…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 24, 2022: Vote to Open the FY23 Spring Town Meeting Warrant Articles-February 1, 2022 As discussed last week, the Board has decided: to open the FY23 Spring Tow
The minutes give the count (4-0) but not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“J. Muri'motion:to open the FY23 Spring Town Meeting Warrant Articles on February 1, 2022. Second by M., Deignan. Vote 4-0.”
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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