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Stoughton Select Board
How the Stoughton Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Lori Jacques joined the board after the April 7, 2026 town election, and Louis Gitto left the board. On April 9, 2026 the board chose Joseph Mokrisky as Chair and Debra Roberts as Vice Chair; the minutes record each vote as 4 yes, 0 no and 1 abstention without naming who abstained. Minutes after August 28, 2026 are not posted yet. The end date is a placeholder. Covers 13 meetings so far, April 9 to August 28, 2026.
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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 Stoughton ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Stoughton Select Board: 5.5 out of 10 · Partly open
How easy Stoughton makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 6, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for every meeting more than three months old.Full points: 2/2
- Each vote namedSplit votes give only the count, not how each member voted.Part points: 1/3
- Posted quicklyMost minutes go up within about four to six weeks, but two recent meetings are missing because the wrong file was posted.Part points: 1/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes from 2013 to today are online, with a big gap in 2019-2020.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are scanned images, not searchable text.No points: 0/1
- Member photosThe town’s website shows photos of four of the five members.Part points: 0.5/1
How the town can raise its score
- Each vote named (+2): On any vote that isn’t unanimous, write how each member voted. For example: “Motion passed 3–2. Yes: Smith, Jones, Lee. No: Brown, Silva.” A roll call on split votes is the simplest way to do this.
- Posted quickly (+1): Post minutes within 30 days. If approval takes longer, post a draft marked “Draft – not yet approved” and replace it later.
- Readable text (+1): Save minutes straight from Word or Google Docs as a PDF instead of printing and scanning them. If a scan is needed, turn on the scanner’s “searchable PDF” or text-recognition setting.
- Member photos (+0.5): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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Board years
Coming up
From the agendas Stoughton posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
Members
ChairJoseph MokriskyChair · Elected townwide · at 12 of 13 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Vice-ChairDebra RobertsVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 13 of 13 meetings
Scott CarraraMember · Elected townwide · at 13 of 13 meetings
Stephen CaveyMember · Elected townwide · at 11 of 13 meetings
Lori JacquesMember · Elected townwide · at 12 of 13 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.
Attendance
26 full-board meetings so far this year, through August 28. Ties share a rank.
1Debra Roberts26 of 26 meetings Every meeting100%1Louis Gitto13 of 13 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%3Stephen Cavey24 of 26 meetings92%3Lori Jacques12 of 13 meetings · served from Apr92%5Scott Carrara22 of 26 meetings85%5Joseph Mokrisky22 of 26 meetings85%35 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Debra Roberts35 of 35 meetings Every meeting100%2Stephen Cavey34 of 35 meetings97%3Louis Gitto31 of 35 meetings89%4Scott Carrara30 of 35 meetings86%4Joseph Mokrisky30 of 35 meetings86%32 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Debra Roberts32 of 32 meetings Every meeting100%2Louis Gitto31 of 32 meetings97%3Stephen Cavey29 of 32 meetings91%3Joseph Mokrisky29 of 32 meetings91%5Scott Carrara28 of 32 meetings88%40 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Debra Roberts40 of 40 meetings Every meeting100%2Louis Gitto39 of 40 meetings98%3Scott Carrara36 of 40 meetings90%3Stephen Cavey36 of 40 meetings90%5Joseph Mokrisky32 of 40 meetings80%39 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Stephen Cavey39 of 39 meetings Every meeting100%1Louis Gitto39 of 39 meetings Every meeting100%1Debra Roberts39 of 39 meetings Every meeting100%4Scott Carrara37 of 39 meetings95%5Joseph Mokrisky34 of 39 meetings87%36 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Debra Roberts36 of 36 meetings Every meeting100%1Louis Gitto19 of 19 meetings · served from Jul Every meeting100%1Robert O'Regan12 of 12 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%1Christine Howe11 of 11 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%5Joseph Mokrisky35 of 36 meetings97%6Stephen Cavey34 of 36 meetings94%7Scott Carrara22 of 24 meetings · served from Apr92%37 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Christine Howe36 of 37 meetings97%1Robert O'Regan36 of 37 meetings97%3Stephen Cavey35 of 37 meetings95%3Michael Sullivan35 of 37 meetings95%5Richard Hill34 of 37 meetings92%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent. Not shown: 2019, 2020, because too many of that year’s meetings are missing from the posted minutes.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Stoughton Select Board (formerly the Board of Selectmen) minutes from January 2, 2018 through August 28, 2026, from the town’s Agenda Center. Big gap: the town’s website has minutes for only 2 of the board’s 2019 meetings and 13 of its 2020 meetings, plus more than 20 other meetings from 2018 to 2024 that have an agenda but no minutes; MassVoter is asking the town for them. A few files on the website are filed under the wrong date or hold a different meeting’s minutes; we load each file under the meeting it really records and list these for the town. Meetings after August 28, 2026 are not posted yet. Forums and information sessions listed with the board’s agendas have no minutes and are not shown. Nearly every minutes file is a scanned image, which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked by hand. Stoughton’s minutes name who made and seconded each motion and give a count (for example “the motion passed 5 - yes 0 - no”). When the count covers every member present with no one voting no or abstaining, or the minutes say the vote was unanimous, every member present is shown voting yes. When some members voted no or abstained and the minutes do not say who, we show the count only, with a note; we never guess who voted which way from the discussion. Older minutes (2018 to 2021) often list each member’s roll-call vote, and those are shown by name. Where the minutes give no count or names, we show the result only. Votes taken by other boards at joint meetings (for example the School Committee or the Board of Assessors) are left out, and members who recused themselves are left out of that vote. 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.
Aug 11Approve the warrant for the September 1, 2026 State…Motion: Vice Chair Roberts so moved, seconded by Ms. Jacques. On roll…Passed 3–0 · see note
August 11, 2026: Approve the warrant for the September 1, 2026 State Primary Election
Vice Chair Roberts so moved, seconded by Ms. Jacques. On roll call vote, the motion passed 3 - yes 0 - no 2 - abstentions.
The minutes give only the count (3-0-2), not who voted no or abstained.
From the minutes
“Vice Chair Roberts so moved, seconded by Ms. Jacques. On roll call vote, the motion passed 3 - yes 0 - no 2 - abstentions..” (Motion: Roberts, second: Jacques)
Aug 11Reduce the pricing from tier 3 to tier 1…Motion: Mr. Cavey, recognizing that the over usage was unintentional, moved to…Passed 4–1 · see note
August 11, 2026: Reduce the pricing from tier 3 to tier 1 and to waive fees and penalties
Mr. Cavey, recognizing that the over usage was unintentional, moved to reduce the pricing from tier 3 to tier 1 and to waive fees and penalties. He suggested that the homeowner speak with the Town Treasurer to develop a payment plan. Mr. Mokrisky seconded the motion. Mr. Carrara objected to lowering the pricing tier due to the high amount of water used and confirmation from the Water Department. On roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - yes | - no.
Mr. Carrara spoke against the motion, but the minutes give only the count (4 yes, 1 no). The minutes give only the count (4-1), not who voted no or abstained.
From the minutes
“Mr. Cavey, recognizing that the over usage was unintentional, moved to reduce the pricing from tier 3 to tier 1 and to waive fees and penalties. He suggested that the homeowner speak with the Town Treasurer to develop a payment plan. Mr. Mokrisky seconded the motion. Mr. Carrara objected to lowering the pricing tier due to the high amount of water used and confirmation from the Water Department. On roll call vote, the motion passed 4 - yes | - no..” (Motion: Cavey, second: Mokrisky)
Jun 23Approve the votes awarding the note sold June 23,…Motion: Vice Chair made the motion to approve the votes of the…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
June 23, 2026: Approve the votes awarding the note sold June 23, 2026 to the low bidder
Vice Chair made the motion to approve the votes of the Board as prepared by Town Counsel to the Town and presented to this meeting, which vote, among other things, formally award the note to the lower bidder determined at a competitive sale held on June 23, 2026, and establish the terms thereof. Mr. Carrara seconded the motion. The motion passed 4 - yes 0 - no.
The minutes say “Vice Chair made the motion”; Debra Roberts was Vice Chair.
From the minutes
“Vice Chair made the motion to approve the votes of the Board as prepared by Town Counsel to the Town and presented to this meeting, which vote, among other things, formally award the note to the lower bidder determined at a competitive sale held on June 23, 2026, and establish the terms thereof. Mr. Carrara seconded the motion. The motion passed 4 - yes 0 - no..” (Motion: Roberts, second: Carrara)
Jun 23Re-appoint Mr. Kelly to the Planning BoardMotion: Chair Mokrisky made the motion to re-appoint Mr. Kelly to the…Passed 3–1 · see note
June 23, 2026: Re-appoint Mr. Kelly to the Planning Board
Chair Mokrisky made the motion to re-appoint Mr. Kelly to the Planning Board, seconded by Ms. Jacques. The motion passed 3 - yes | - no.
The minutes give only the count (3-1), not who voted no or abstained.
From the minutes
“Chair Mokrisky made the motion to re-appoint Mr. Kelly to the Planning Board, seconded by Ms. Jacques. The motion passed 3 - yes | - no..” (Motion: Mokrisky, second: Jacques)
Apr 9Choose Joseph Mokrisky as Chair (Stephen Cavey’s nomination)Motion: Mr. Cavey nominated Mr. Joseph Mokrisky. Hearing no additional nominations, Town…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 9, 2026: Choose Joseph Mokrisky as Chair (Stephen Cavey’s nomination)
Mr. Cavey nominated Mr. Joseph Mokrisky. Hearing no additional nominations, Town Manager Calter closed the nominations and called for a vote. On roll call vote, the Board voted 4 - yes 0 - no 1 - abstention.
The minutes give only the count (4-0-1), not who voted no or abstained.
From the minutes
“Mr. Cavey nominated Mr. Joseph Mokrisky. Hearing no additional nominations, Town Manager Calter closed the nominations and called for a vote. On roll call vote, the Board voted 4 - yes 0 - no 1 - abstention..” (Motion: Cavey)
Apr 9Choose Debra Roberts as Vice Chair (she nominated herself)Motion: Ms. Roberts nominated herself. Hearing no additional nominations, Mr. Mokrisky closed…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 9, 2026: Choose Debra Roberts as Vice Chair (she nominated herself)
Ms. Roberts nominated herself. Hearing no additional nominations, Mr. Mokrisky closed the nominations and called for a vote. On a roll-call vote, the Board voted 4 - yes 0 - no 1 - abstention.
The minutes give only the count (4-0-1), not who voted no or abstained.
From the minutes
“Ms. Roberts nominated herself. Hearing no additional nominations, Mr. Mokrisky closed the nominations and called for a vote. On a roll-call vote, the Board voted 4 - yes 0 - no 1 - abstention..” (Motion: Roberts)
From the Stoughton Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Select Board member photos: video stills from Stoughton Media Access Corporation (SMAC, Stoughton’s local cable TV), each from a program that names the member on screen: Joseph Mokrisky from “Community Forum - Joe Mokrisky - Chairman of Select Board” (2021); Debra Roberts from “Stoughton Politics with...This Guy: Talking with Debra Roberts” (2025); Stephen Cavey from “Stoughton Politics with... This Guy: Interview with Select Board Chair Stephen Cavey” (2025); Scott Carrara from “Community Forum - Scott Carrara - Running for Stoughton Board of Selectmen” (2021); Lori Jacques from “A Lioness & You on the Watch: Interview with Select Board Candidate Lori Jacques” (2026). Former members show initials.
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