MassVoter.com← Sudbury Select BoardSudbury Select Board · 2021–2022 Board · Joint meeting
July 1, 2021
3 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: These are the School Committee’s minutes of the joint meeting; all five Select Board members are listed under “Also Present” and vote in the roll calls.
Present: Jennifer S. Roberts, Charles G. Russo, Janie W. Dretler, Daniel E. Carty, William J. Schineller
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Open the Select Board's joint meeting with the Sudbury School Committee
William Schineller motioned to open the Select Board's Joint Meeting with the Sudbury School Committee, Charles Russo seconded. i. ROLL CALL VOTE 1. Daniel Carty: Aye 2. Janie Dretler: Aye 3. Charles Russo: Aye 4. William Schineller: Aye 5. Jennifer Roberts: Aye a. VOTE: 5-0. Motion carries.
Roll call by name in the School Committee’s minutes (Daniel Carty, Janie Dretler, Charles Russo, William Schineller, Jennifer Roberts: Aye; 5-0).
From the minutes
“William Schineller motioned to open the Select Board's Joint Meeting with the Sudbury School Committee, Charles Russo seconded. i. ROLL CALL VOTE 1. Daniel Carty: Aye 2. Janie Dretler: Aye 3. Charles Russo: Aye 4. William Schineller: Aye 5. Jennifer Roberts: Aye a. VOTE: 5-0. Motion carries..” (Motion: Schineller, second: Russo)
Appoint Mandy Sim to the Sudbury School Committee until the 2022 Annual Town Meeting (joint vote with the School Committee)
Meredith Gerson motioned to appoint Mandy Sim to the Sudbury School Committee for a term ending upon the conclusion of the Town of Sudbury's 2022 Annual Town Meeting, Janie Dretler seconded. i. In discussion following the motion, Ms. Gerson noted Ms. Sim's dedication to, and passion for this role, citing the community support for her candidacy for a School Committee seat. Such sentiments of support and gratitude were then echoed by Ms. Troiano, Ms. Dretler, Mr. Russo, Ms. Roberts, Mr. Schineller, Mr. Carty, and Ms. Nerssessian. ii. ROLL CALL VOTE 1. Meredith Gerson: Aye 2. Silvia Nerssessian: Aye 3. Sarah Troiano: Aye 4. Tyler Steffey: Aye 5. Daniel Carty: Aye 6. Janie Dretler: Aye 7. Charles Russo: Aye 8. William Schineller: Aye 9. Jennifer Roberts: Aye a. VOTE: 9-0. Motion carries.
Joint roll call of the School Committee and the Select Board to fill a School Committee vacancy (9-0); only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. The motion was made by Meredith Gerson, a School Committee member.
From the minutes
“Meredith Gerson motioned to appoint Mandy Sim to the Sudbury School Committee for a term ending upon the conclusion of the Town of Sudbury's 2022 Annual Town Meeting, Janie Dretler seconded. i. In discussion following the motion, Ms. Gerson noted Ms. Sim's dedication to, and passion for this role, citing the community support for her candidacy for a School Committee seat. Such sentiments of support and gratitude were then echoed by Ms. Troiano, Ms. Dretler, Mr. Russo, Ms. Roberts, Mr. Schineller, Mr. Carty, and Ms. Nerssessian. ii. ROLL CALL VOTE 1. Meredith Gerson: Aye 2. Silvia Nerssessian: Aye 3. Sarah Troiano: Aye 4. Tyler Steffey: Aye 5. Daniel Carty: Aye 6. Janie Dretler: Aye 7. Charles Russo: Aye 8. William Schineller: Aye 9. Jennifer Roberts: Aye a. VOTE: 9-0. Motion carries..” (second: Dretler)
Adjourn
Jennifer Roberts motioned to adjourn the Select Board's Joint Meeting with the Sudbury School Committee, Janie Dretler seconded. 1. ROLL CALL VOTE a. Daniel Carty: Aye b. Janie Dretler: Aye c. Charles Russo: Aye d. William Schineller: Aye e. Jennifer Roberts: Aye i. VOTE: 5-0. Motion carries
Roll call by name in the School Committee’s minutes (5-0).
From the minutes
“Jennifer Roberts motioned to adjourn the Select Board's Joint Meeting with the Sudbury School Committee, Janie Dretler seconded. 1. ROLL CALL VOTE a. Daniel Carty: Aye b. Janie Dretler: Aye c. Charles Russo: Aye d. William Schineller: Aye e. Jennifer Roberts: Aye i. VOTE: 5-0. Motion carries.” (Motion: Roberts, second: Dretler)
From the Sudbury Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Select Board meetings page. 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): League of Women Voters of Sudbury voters’ guides (candidate-supplied photos) — Charles Russo (2026), Radha Gargeya and Lisa Kouchakdjian (2025), Janie Dretler and Daniel Carty (2024). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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