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Bryan Sawyer
At-large · 3 terms in this record
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Board years
Record at a glance · 2022–2023 Board
How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2022–2023 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Sawyer as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.
Attendance
At the start of 18 of 19 Select Board meetings in 2022–2023 Board.
Missed
- Jan 9, 2023 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (19)
- Jul 17, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jun 26, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jun 5, 2023 · Regular: Present
- May 22, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Apr 24, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Apr 10, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Mar 20, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Mar 6, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Feb 6, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jan 30, 2023 · Regular: Present
- Jan 9, 2023 · Regular: Absent
- Dec 15, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Dec 12, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Oct 31, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Oct 17, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Sep 26, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Sep 12, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Aug 31, 2022 · Regular: Present
- Aug 8, 2022 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2022–2023 Board
Aug 8Appoint Bryan Sawyer as ChairMotion: Ms. Flagg made a motion to appoint Bryan Sawyer as Chair.…Passed 2–0 · Sawyer: Abstained
August 8, 2022: Appoint Bryan Sawyer as Chair
Ms. Flagg made a motion to appoint Bryan Sawyer as Chair. Ms. Jean Jacques seconded the motion. Mr. Sawyer abstained. Motion passed, 2-0.
Voted: Abstained
Yes: Flagg, JacquesAbstained: Sawyer
From the minutes
“Ms. Flagg made a motion to appoint Bryan Sawyer as Chair. Ms. Jean Jacques seconded the motion. Mr. Sawyer abstained. Motion passed, 2-0..” (Motion: Debra Flagg, second: Andree Jean Jacques)
Aug 8Appoint Andree Jean Jacques Vice ChairMotion: Mr. Sawyer made a motion to appoint Andree Jean Jacques Vice…Passed 2–0 · Sawyer: Yes
August 8, 2022: Appoint Andree Jean Jacques Vice Chair
Mr. Sawyer made a motion to appoint Andree Jean Jacques Vice Chair. Ms. Flagg seconded the motion. Ms. Jean Jacques abstained. Motion passed, 2-0.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Flagg, SawyerAbstained: Jacques
From the minutes
“Mr. Sawyer made a motion to appoint Andree Jean Jacques Vice Chair. Ms. Flagg seconded the motion. Ms. Jean Jacques abstained. Motion passed, 2-0..” (Motion: Bryan Sawyer, second: Debra Flagg)
Aug 8Appoint Debra Flagg as ClerkMotion: Mr. Sawyer made a motion to appoint Debra Flagg as Clerk.…Passed 2–0 · Sawyer: Yes
August 8, 2022: Appoint Debra Flagg as Clerk
Mr. Sawyer made a motion to appoint Debra Flagg as Clerk. Ms. Jean Jacques seconded the motion. Ms. Flagg abstained. Motion passed, 2-0.
Voted: Yes
Yes: Jacques, SawyerAbstained: Flagg
From the minutes
“Mr. Sawyer made a motion to appoint Debra Flagg as Clerk. Ms. Jean Jacques seconded the motion. Ms. Flagg abstained. Motion passed, 2-0..” (Motion: Bryan Sawyer, second: Andree Jean Jacques)
Votes with no disagreement (189)
From the Shirley 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. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Lowell Sun / Nashoba Valley Voice — Andree Lourdes Jean Jacques (May 2025, courtesy of the candidate). Debra Flagg and Brian Hildebrant show initials (no named photo found). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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