How the Stoneham Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. The 2020 town election was moved to June 27, 2020 because of COVID-19; the same five members served after it. On July 7, 2020 the board unanimously chose Raymie Parker as Chair, Heidi Bilbo as Vice Chair and George Seibold as Clerk (roll calls). Meetings were held remotely, with roll-call votes. Caroline Colarusso’s last meeting was March 16, 2021. Covers 25 meetings, July 7 to March 30, 2021.
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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.
Under the state Open Meeting Law, boards post notice at least 48 hours ahead, not counting weekends and legal holidays.
What Town Meeting decided
In Stoneham, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Annual Town Meeting · May 4, 2026 19 votes: 11 passed, 2 failed, 6 indefinitely postponed
Art. 4Set FY2025 salaries of elected officials: Moderator $200, Assessors $1,200, Select Board $3,000, Town Clerk $95,159 (consent)Passed“Vote by Consent Agenda Passes per Moderator”
Art. 10Appropriate $600,000 from the PEG Access Enterprise Fund to Stoneham Community Access Television for FY2025 (consent agenda)Passed“Vote by Consent Agenda Passes per Moderator”
Not here yet: No Town Meeting after May 4, 2026 is posted yet; Stoneham usually holds a fall Special Town Meeting in October (October 21 in 2024, October 20 in 2025).
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
"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: Stoneham Select Board minutes from January 9, 2018 through May 4, 2026: 237 meetings and 1,973 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to 2016; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. Until early 2019 the board was the Board of Selectmen; in February 2018 the board accepted a Town Meeting article for a home rule petition to rename it, the minutes use “Select Board” from January 22, 2019, and on February 5, 2019 State Representative Michael Day told the board the name change had passed the Legislature. The minutes are typed documents with searchable text (the October 21, 2019 minutes are posted as a Word file). Not here: executive-session minutes; cancelled meetings; votes of the School Committee, Finance and Advisory Board, Planning Board, Housing Authority and Library Trustees at joint meetings; public engagement sessions and other events the board attended without holding its own business; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them June 19, September 11 and 18, October 2 and 16, November 5 and 20, 2018, where no minutes are posted from late August 2018 to January 2019; several joint budget meetings with the School Committee and the Finance and Advisory Board from 2019 to 2026; and August 12, 2025, where the agenda is posted in the minutes slot); four dates where the file posted as minutes is another meeting’s minutes or the agenda (March 27, 2018, 9:00 p.m.; June 6, 2018; February 12, 2019; April 29, 2025); and meetings after May 4, 2026 (the minutes of May 19, June 2, June 16 and June 23, 2026 and later meetings are not posted; since June 2026 the board’s agendas are posted on the town calendar and in the Document Center, not in the Agenda Center). Stoneham’s minutes name the mover and seconder. Most votes since 2020 are roll calls that list every member by name (“A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: … Voting against: … Motion passes (4-1)”), shown as each member’s vote. Other votes read “Voted unanimously,” shown as every member present voting yes, or give a count with the members who voted no or abstained named (“Voted (4-1) with Lau voting in the negative”), shown with the other members present voting yes. Where the count and the members named or present do not match (for example a roll call that lists four names under a 4-1-0 count “with Bilbo abstaining”), we show the count only (23 votes); two votes where members chose between nominees show the result only. Members who recused themselves or left the room are not shown in that vote. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
MacNeill moved to reappoint Galvin. Seibold second the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Voting against: Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes (4-1)
“MacNeill moved to reappoint Galvin. Seibold second the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Voting against: Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes (4-1).” (Motion: MacNeill, second: Seibold)
Bilbo moved to return to agenda item 9. Seibold seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-0)
Yes: Bilbo, MacNeill, Parker, SeiboldThe roll call does not list Caroline Colarusso, who was present; that member is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Bilbo moved to return to agenda item 9. Seibold seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-0).” (Motion: Bilbo, second: Seibold)
Bilbo moved to approve the minutes of 2/19/21. Seibold seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes: (4-0-1) with MacNeill abstaining.
Yes: Bilbo, Colarusso, Parker, SeiboldAbstained: MacNeillThe roll call does not list Shelly MacNeill; the minutes say “with MacNeill abstaining”, so Shelly MacNeill is shown abstaining.
From the minutes
“Bilbo moved to approve the minutes of 2/19/21. Seibold seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes: (4-0-1) with MacNeill abstaining..” (Motion: Bilbo, second: Seibold)
Nov 24Adopt a .9236 residential factor with a CIP sift…Motion: MacNeill moved to adopt a .9236 residential factor with a CIP…Passed 4–1 · No: Colarusso
November 24, 2020: Adopt a .9236 residential factor with a CIP sift of 1.75 as recommended by the Board of Assessors
ApprovePassed · 4–1
MacNeill moved to adopt a .9236 residential factor with a CIP sift of 1.75 as recommended by the Board of Assessors. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Voting against: Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes (4-1)
“MacNeill moved to adopt a .9236 residential factor with a CIP sift of 1.75 as recommended by the Board of Assessors. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Voting against: Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes (4-1).” (Motion: MacNeill, second: Bilbo)
Oct 20Approve the site plan with the conditions of the…Motion: Seibold moved to approve the site plan with the conditions of…Passed 4–1 · No: Colarusso
October 20, 2020: Approve the site plan with the conditions of the department review
ApprovePassed · 4–1
Seibold moved to approve the site plan with the conditions of the department review. MacNeill seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-1) with Colarusso voting against the motion.
Yes: Bilbo, MacNeill, Parker, SeiboldNo: ColarussoThe roll call lists only the members voting in favor; the minutes add “with Colarusso voting against the motion”, so Caroline Colarusso is shown voting no.
From the minutes
“Seibold moved to approve the site plan with the conditions of the department review. MacNeill seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-1) with Colarusso voting against the motion..” (Motion: Seibold, second: MacNeill)
MacNeill moved to approve the minutes of 10/5/20 and 10/6/20. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Caroline Colarusso Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-0-1)
The roll call lists Voting in favor: Raymie Parker, Heidi Bilbo, George Seibold, Caroline Colarusso, Shelly MacNeill, but the minutes record the vote as “Motion Passes (4-0-1)”; the count and the names do not match, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“MacNeill moved to approve the minutes of 10/5/20 and 10/6/20. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Caroline Colarusso Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-0-1).” (Motion: MacNeill, second: Bilbo)
Aug 18Appoint Nany Howard, Pamela Kessaris, Paul Demerjian, and Kaitlyn…Motion: MacNeill moved to appoint Nany Howard, Pamela Kessaris, Paul Demerjian, and…Passed 4–1 · see note
August 18, 2020: Appoint Nany Howard, Pamela Kessaris, Paul Demerjian, and Kaitlyn McManus as election officers for the Stoneham Republican Town Committee
AppointPassed · 4–1
MacNeill moved to appoint Nany Howard, Pamela Kessaris, Paul Demerjian, and Kaitlyn McManus as election officers for the Stoneham Republican Town Committee. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-1-0) with Colarusso abstaining.
The roll call lists Voting in favor: Raymie Parker, Heidi Bilbo, George Seibold, Shelly MacNeill, but the minutes record the vote as “Motion Passes (4-1-0)” “with Colarusso abstaining”; the count and the names do not match, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“MacNeill moved to appoint Nany Howard, Pamela Kessaris, Paul Demerjian, and Kaitlyn McManus as election officers for the Stoneham Republican Town Committee. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Shelly MacNeill Motion Passes (4-1-0) with Colarusso abstaining..” (Motion: MacNeill, second: Bilbo)
Aug 18Appoint August Niewenhous, John Fusco, Ellen McBride, and Joan…Motion: Bilbo moved to appoint August Niewenhous, John Fusco, Ellen McBride, and…Passed 4–1 · see note
August 18, 2020: Appoint August Niewenhous, John Fusco, Ellen McBride, and Joan Quigley as election officers for the Stoneham Democratic Town Committee
AppointPassed · 4–1
Bilbo moved to appoint August Niewenhous, John Fusco, Ellen McBride, and Joan Quigley as election officers for the Stoneham Democratic Town Committee. Seibold seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes (4-1-0) with MacNeill abstaining.
The roll call lists Voting in favor: Raymie Parker, Heidi Bilbo, George Seibold, Caroline Colarusso, but the minutes record the vote as “Motion Passes (4-1-0)” “with MacNeill abstaining”; the count and the names do not match, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“Bilbo moved to appoint August Niewenhous, John Fusco, Ellen McBride, and Joan Quigley as election officers for the Stoneham Democratic Town Committee. Seibold seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo George Seibold Caroline Colarusso Motion Passes (4-1-0) with MacNeill abstaining..” (Motion: Bilbo, second: Seibold)
MacNeill moved to approve the minutes of 6/29/20. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Shelly MacNeill Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo Motion Passes (3-0-1) with Seibold abstaining.
Yes: Bilbo, MacNeill, ParkerAbstained: SeiboldThe roll call does not list George Seibold; the minutes say “with Seibold abstaining”, so George Seibold is shown abstaining.
From the minutes
“MacNeill moved to approve the minutes of 6/29/20. Bilbo seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Voting in favor: Shelly MacNeill Raymie Parker Heidi Bilbo Motion Passes (3-0-1) with Seibold abstaining..” (Motion: MacNeill, second: Bilbo)
From the Stoneham 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: Town of Stoneham, Select Board page (captioned group photo). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.