MassVoter.com← Stow Select BoardStow Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
May 12, 2020
3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: Brian Burke, Cortni Frecha and Thomas Ryan took part remotely.
Present: James Salvie, Brian Burke, Cortni Frecha, Thomas Ryan
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Accept the meeting minutes of the May 1, 2020 meeting as drafted
Mr. Ryan moved to accept the meeting minutes of the May 1, 2020 meeting as drafted, Ms. Frecha seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Roll call vote: Mr. Burke, aye, Mr. Ryan, aye, Ms. Frecha, aye and Mr. Salvie, aye.
From the minutes
“Mr. Ryan moved to accept the meeting minutes of the May 1, 2020 meeting as drafted, Ms. Frecha seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Roll call vote: Mr. Burke, aye, Mr. Ryan, aye, Ms. Frecha, aye and Mr. Salvie, aye..” (Motion: Ryan, second: Frecha)
Appoint Det. Sgt. Michael Sallese as Acting Police Chief for the Town of Stow, effective May 13, 2020 and until such time as a permanent Police Chief can be hired and appointed
Selectman Ryan moved to appoint Det. Sgt. Michael Sallese as Acting Police Chief for the Town of Stow, effective May 13, 2020 and until such time as a permanent Police Chief can be hired and appointed. Ms. Frecha seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Roll call vote: Mr. Burke, aye, Mr. Ryan, aye, Ms. Frecha, aye and Mr. Salvie, aye.
From the minutes
“Selectman Ryan moved to appoint Det. Sgt. Michael Sallese as Acting Police Chief for the Town of Stow, effective May 13, 2020 and until such time as a permanent Police Chief can be hired and appointed. Ms. Frecha seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Roll call vote: Mr. Burke, aye, Mr. Ryan, aye, Ms. Frecha, aye and Mr. Salvie, aye..” (Motion: Ryan, second: Frecha)
Adjourn
Ms. Frecha moved to adjourn. Mr. Ryan seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Roll call vote: Mr. Burke, aye, Mr. Salvie, aye, Mr. Ryan, aye and Ms. Frecha, aye.
From the minutes
“Ms. Frecha moved to adjourn. Mr. Ryan seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Roll call vote: Mr. Burke, aye, Mr. Salvie, aye, Mr. Ryan, aye and Ms. Frecha, aye..” (Motion: Frecha, second: Ryan)
From the Stow Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Document Center (Agendas/Minutes > Minutes > Select Board, 2014–2024) and Agenda Center (Select Board, 2025 on). 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): Stow TV meeting videos — Hector Constantzos (May 2026), JT Toole (July 2026) and Ingeborg Hegemann (August 2026); Stow TV and The Stow Independent Candidates Night — Dan Petersen (May 2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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