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Sherborn Select Board
How the Sherborn Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. After the May 10, 2022 town election (the same five members), on June 9, 2022 the board chose Jeff Waldron as Chair, Marian Neutra as Vice Chair and George Morrill as Clerk, each by a 5-0 roll call. George Morrill’s last meeting with posted minutes was April 20, 2023. Covers 29 meetings, June 9 to May 4, 2023.
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What does the Select Board 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 Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Sherborn ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
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Meetings
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Loaded: Sherborn Select Board minutes from September 10, 2020 through September 10, 2026: 168 meetings and 1,336 votes. The town’s Agenda Center has no Select Board minutes before September 10, 2020, so nothing earlier is here; the board was already called the Select Board then. Included are the board’s own meetings held before or during other bodies’ sessions (Advisory Committee budget hearings, Town Meeting nights, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board hearings) when the minutes record the Select Board opening its own meeting and voting; only the Select Board’s votes are shown. The May 4, 2023 minutes are loaded from the file the town posted in that meeting’s Agenda slot. Not here: executive-session minutes (including two released executive-session files posted as minutes, October 22 and December 3, 2020); the November 4, 2021 posting, when only two members came and the meeting did not take place; postings where the board only attended another body’s meeting and no Select Board minutes were posted; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them the January 16, 2024 joint meeting with the Zoning Board of Appeals, the August 7, 2025 meeting with Congressman Jake Auchincloss and the April 28, 2026 meeting before Annual Town Meeting); and meetings after September 10, 2026 (the September 24, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Five sets of minutes loaded (July 28, 2022; September 27, October 17 and December 7, 2023; March 21, 2026) are scanned images, which MassVoter read with text recognition, so quoted words may keep small reading errors; all other minutes are typed documents with searchable text. Nearly every Sherborn vote is recorded as a roll call that lists each member’s vote (“Vote: Tsai - aye; DeRensis - aye; Waldron - aye; Sichel - aye; and Neutra - aye”), and we show each vote as recorded; some give only a count (“Approved: 5-0-0”), shown as every member present voting yes when it matches the members present. Where a roll call leaves out a member who was present, that member is left out of the vote, with a note; where it lists a member twice, contradicts its own count, or a count does not match the members present, we show the count or the result only, with a note (9 votes show the count only and 16 the result only). Members who recused themselves, left the room or had not yet arrived are not shown as voting. A member who is not on a meeting’s attendance list is not counted present, even when the minutes name that member in a vote (six meetings, each noted). 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.
May 4Approve the proposed change in rent policy for Woodhaven,…Motion: Motion: Move to approve the proposed change in rent policy for…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 4, 2023: Approve the proposed change in rent policy for Woodhaven, as presented, for use in the July 2023 rents, with the understanding that this policy will be documented in the larger…
Motion: Move to approve the proposed change in rent policy for Woodhaven, as presented, for use in the July 2023 rents, with the understanding that this policy will be documented in the larger errors of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan. Moved: George Morrill Second: Paul DeRensis Vote: 5-0
Eric Johnson had left the virtual meeting for the North Sherborn Water Sewer District discussion just before this item (no vote was taken on it); the count of 5-0 shows all five members voting here.
From the minutes
“Motion: Move to approve the proposed change in rent policy for Woodhaven, as presented, for use in the July 2023 rents, with the understanding that this policy will be documented in the larger errors of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan. Moved: George Morrill Second: Paul DeRensis Vote: 5-0.” (Motion: Morrill, second: DeRensis)
Mar 18Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Articles 8-…Motion: Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Eric Johnson…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 18, 2023: Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Articles 8- Capital Improvement Plan
Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Eric Johnson George Morrill 5-0-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye
The minutes list Eric Johnson and George Morrill under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Eric Johnson George Morrill 5-0-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye.”
Mar 18Support favorable action on non-held items identified by advisory:…Motion: Motion to support favorable action on non-held items identified by advisory…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 18, 2023 (Special meeting): Support favorable action on non-held items identified by advisory: Article 7 - Omnibus Budget
Motion to support favorable action on non-held items identified by advisory Eric Johnson Paul DeRensis Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye
The minutes list Eric Johnson and Paul DeRensis under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to support favorable action on non-held items identified by advisory Eric Johnson Paul DeRensis Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye.”
Mar 18Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Article 9…Motion: Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Eric Johnson…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 18, 2023: Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Article 9 - Regional School Capital
Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Eric Johnson George Morrill 5-0-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye
The minutes list Eric Johnson and George Morrill under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Eric Johnson George Morrill 5-0-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye.”
Mar 18Support favorable action on the IT budget (held by…Motion: Motion: Select Board Motion to support favorable action. Paul DeRensis Marian…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 18, 2023 (Special meeting): Support favorable action on the IT budget (held by the Advisory Committee)
Motion: Select Board Motion to support favorable action. Paul DeRensis Marian Neutra Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye
The minutes list Paul DeRensis and Marian Neutra under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Select Board Motion to support favorable action. Paul DeRensis Marian Neutra Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye.”
Mar 18Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Article 12…Motion: Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action George Morrill…Passed 4–1 · No: Waldron
March 18, 2023: Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Article 12 - Treasurer collector
Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action George Morrill Eric Johnson 4-1-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, nay
Yes: DeRensis, Johnson, Morrill, NeutraNo: WaldronThe minutes list George Morrill and Eric Johnson under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action George Morrill Eric Johnson 4-1-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, nay.”
Mar 18Support favorable action on the Board of Health budget,…Motion: Motion: Move to support favorable action on the BOH budget Eric…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 18, 2023 (Special meeting): Support favorable action on the Board of Health budget, with Eric Johnson’s condition that the position is moved to an exempt position
Motion: Move to support favorable action on the BOH budget Eric Johnson - with the contingency that the position is moved to an exempt position. Paul DeRensis Eric Johnson Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye
The minutes list Paul DeRensis and Eric Johnson under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Motion: Move to support favorable action on the BOH budget Eric Johnson - with the contingency that the position is moved to an exempt position. Paul DeRensis Eric Johnson Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye.”
Mar 18Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Article 13…Motion: Article 13 - Assessors Article Motion to vote to support and…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 18, 2023: Vote to support and recommend favorable action: Article 13 - Assessors
Article 13 - Assessors Article Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Marian Neutra Paul DeRensis 5-0-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye
The minutes list Marian Neutra and Paul DeRensis under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Article 13 - Assessors Article Motion to vote to support and recommend favorable action Marian Neutra Paul DeRensis 5-0-0 Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye.”
Mar 18Support favorable action on the Council on Aging budget…Motion: Select Board Motion to support favorable action. Paul DeRensis Eric Johnson…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
March 18, 2023 (Special meeting): Support favorable action on the Council on Aging budget (held by the Advisory Committee)
Select Board Motion to support favorable action. Paul DeRensis Eric Johnson Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye
The minutes list Paul DeRensis and Eric Johnson under the motion without saying who moved and who seconded it, so no mover or seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Select Board Motion to support favorable action. Paul DeRensis Eric Johnson Roll call: Neutra, aye, DeRensis, aye, Johnson, aye, Morrill, aye, Waldron, aye.”
Mar 18Approve Article 18 - Ground Mounted SolarMotion: Motion from Select Board Move to approve Article 18 - Ground…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: DeRensis
March 18, 2023 (Special meeting): Approve Article 18 - Ground Mounted Solar
Motion from Select Board Move to approve Article 18 - Ground Mounted Solar Moved: Marian Neutra Second: Jeff Waldron Discussion: Eric Johnson may be some vulnerability in the Article. George Morrill stated the he questions the legality of the Article. Paul DeRensis going to abstain on this Article, had a developer come to his property to lease land from him for a Solar project. He will be abstaining. Eric Johnson asked if anyone would consider removing from the article the wording "in its natural state" Voted as follows: Neutra, aye; Waldron, aye, Morrill, aye, Johnson aye, DeRensis, abstain 4-0-1
Yes: Johnson, Morrill, Neutra, WaldronAbstained: DeRensis
From the minutes
“Motion from Select Board Move to approve Article 18 - Ground Mounted Solar Moved: Marian Neutra Second: Jeff Waldron Discussion: Eric Johnson may be some vulnerability in the Article. George Morrill stated the he questions the legality of the Article. Paul DeRensis going to abstain on this Article, had a developer come to his property to lease land from him for a Solar project. He will be abstaining. Eric Johnson asked if anyone would consider removing from the article the wording "in its natural state" Voted as follows: Neutra, aye; Waldron, aye, Morrill, aye, Johnson aye, DeRensis, abstain 4-0-1.” (Motion: Neutra, second: Waldron)
From the Sherborn Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. No member photos yet: the town’s website shows none, and MassVoter has not found a captioned photo of any current member.
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