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Tewksbury Select Board
How the Tewksbury Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. John Lombardo joined the board after the April 2026 town election, succeeding Patrick Holland. On April 14, 2026 the board chose Eric Ryder as Chair (3-2, John Lombardo and James Mackey voting nay), Mark Kratman as Vice-Chair (3-2, after a 2-3 vote on James Mackey failed) and John Lombardo as Clerk (5-0-0). Minutes after July 14, 2026 are not posted yet. The end date is a placeholder. Covers 8 meetings so far, April 14 to July 14, 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 Tewksbury ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Tewksbury Select Board: 6 out of 10 · Partly open
How easy Tewksbury makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 11, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for nearly every meeting more than three months old.Full points: 2/2
- Each vote namedThe minutes name the members who vote no or abstain, but most votes do not list how each member voted.Part points: 2/3
- Posted quicklySome minutes are still not posted more than three months after the meeting.No points: 0/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes from 2017 to today are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website lists the members’ names but no photos.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
- Each vote named (+1): 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 (+2): Post minutes within 30 days. If approval takes longer, post a draft marked “Draft – not yet approved” and replace it later.
- Member photos (+1): 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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What Town Meeting decided
In Tewksbury, 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.
Special Town Meeting · May 6, 2026 6 votes: 5 passed, 1 failed
- Art. 1 Transfer $280,000 between FY2026 departmental budgets Passed “Article 1 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 2 Transfer $55,500 for salary adjustments and update the Personnel Bylaw pay plan Failed “Article 2 as Amended Failed by Secret Ballot · 34 Yes/55 No”
- Art. 3 Transfer $590,390.48 from free cash and $1,004,044.45 from the Stabilization Fund to the FY2026 snow and ice budget Passed “Article 3 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 4 Pay $9,609.52 in prior-year bills from free cash Passed “Article 4 was Adopted Unanimously (9/10 Required)”
- Art. 5 Transfer $196,566 from sewer retained earnings for the Lowell sewer assessment Passed “Article 5 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 6 Use $363,000 from the PFAS Settlement Fund for listed purposes Passed “Article 6 was Adopted Unanimously”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: May 6, 2026 Special Town Meeting (PDF).
Annual Town Meeting · May 4, 2026 27 votes: 23 passed, 3 passed as amended, 1 no action
- Art. 1 Elect town officers (chosen at the Annual Town Election) No action “the Town Meeting does not vote on Article 1”
- Art. 2 Set FY2027 salaries of elected officials Passed “Article 2 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-26 Consent calendar: accept the annual reports of town officers Passed “Article 3-26 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-27 Consent calendar: allow lease/purchase agreements of up to five years for equipment Passed “Article 3-27 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-28 Consent calendar: reauthorize revolving fund spending caps Passed “Article 3-28 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 4 Adopt the FY2027 operating budget, amended to set Shawsheen Tech at $3,750,000 (general fund total $145,494,765) Passed as amended “Article 4 was Adopted as Amended”
- Art. 5 FY2027 Sewer Enterprise budget ($7,411,071) Passed “Article 5 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 6 Transfer $455,425 from the Water Stabilization Fund to the Water Enterprise Fund Passed “Article 6 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 7 FY2027 Water Enterprise budget ($10,923,042) Passed “Article 7 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 8 FY2027 Stormwater Enterprise budget ($780,600) Passed “Article 8 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 9 FY2027 Cable TV Enterprise budget ($606,292) Passed “Article 9 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 10 Transfer $27,044 from bond premiums to reduce exempt debt principal Passed “Article 10 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 11 Approve the FY2027 Affordable Housing Trust allocation plan Passed “Article 11 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 12 Appropriate or reserve Community Preservation Fund annual revenues Passed “Article 12 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 13 Appropriate $30,190 in CPA funds to design about 100 feet of boardwalk Passed “Article 13 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 14 Transfer $2,519,180 from the Stabilization Fund for capital equipment Passed “Article 14 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 15 Transfer $227,800 from the Stabilization Fund for school capital equipment Passed “Article 15 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 16 Transfer $1,280,000 from sewer retained earnings Passed “Article 16 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 17 Transfer $855,000 from water retained earnings Passed “Article 17 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 18 Appropriate $700,000 from the Stormwater Enterprise Fund for drainage improvements Passed “Article 18 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 19 Borrow $5,400,000 in the Water Enterprise Fund for water distribution improvements Passed “Article 19 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 20 Borrow $1,500,000 in the Water Enterprise Fund for water meters and components Passed “Article 20 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 21 Accept G.L. c.59 s.5 Clause 22I (yearly increase in certain property tax exemptions; HERO Act) Passed “Article 21 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 22 Authorize Chapter 90 state road and bridge funds ($1,394,960.27 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 22 was Adopted as Amended Unanimously”
- Art. 23 Citizen petition: general bylaw to prohibit use of indefinite postponement at Town Meeting Passed “Article 23 was Adopted”
- Art. 24 Allocate $405,650 from a stabilization fund for a Shawsheen Tech feasibility study (as amended) Passed as amended “Article 24 was Adopted as Amended · 35 Yes/31 No”
- Art. 25 Citizen petition: accept a sidewalk easement at 2131 Main Street (Paradise Place Condominium Trust) Passed “Article 25 was Adopted Unanimously”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: May 4, 2026 Annual Town Meeting (PDF).
Special Town Meeting · October 7, 2025 15 votes: 12 passed, 1 passed as amended, 1 withdrawn, 1 no action
- Art. 1 Raise and appropriate $165,005 for FY2026 departmental budgets Passed “Article 1 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 2 Transfer $2,469,640 from free cash for various purposes Passed “Article 2 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 3 Pay $18,761 in prior-year bills from free cash Passed “Article 3 was Adopted Unanimously (9/10 Required)”
- Art. 4 Transfer $4,552,639 from free cash to the Stabilization Fund Passed “Article 4 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 5 Create a Town Debt Stabilization Fund Passed “Article 5 was Adopted · 53 Yes/1 No”
- Art. 6 Transfer $2,500,000 from free cash to the Town Debt Stabilization Fund Passed “Article 6 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 7 Transfer $1,490,000 from water retained earnings for various purposes Passed “Article 7 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 8 Use $400,000 from the PFAS Settlement Fund for an operational study of the water treatment plant Passed “Article 8 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 9 Appropriate CPA open space funds to rehabilitate the high school varsity infield ($25,000 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 9 was Adopted as Amended Unanimously”
- Art. 10 Authorize the Select Board to lease the North Street Elementary School for up to 30 years Passed “Article 10 was Adopted”
- Art. 11 Home rule petition to allow a lease of the North Street Elementary School for up to 99 years Passed “Article 11 was Adopted”
- Art. 12 Authorize a ground lease of about 5,625 sq. ft. at 199 Shawsheen Street Withdrawn “Article 12 was Withdrawn Unanimously”
- Art. 13 Amend Town Code Chapter 19, stormwater management and erosion control Passed “Article 13 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 14 Petition: accept a sidewalk easement at 2131 Main Street (Paradise Place Condominium Trust) No action “No Action Was Taken on Article 14”
- Art. 15 Accept a new easement and abandon the current easement at 19 Bemis Circle Passed “Article 15 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: October 7, 2025 Special Town Meeting (PDF).
Special Town Meeting · May 7, 2025 3 votes: 3 passed
- Art. 1 Transfer funds between FY2025 departmental budgets Passed “Article 1 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 2 Transfer $586,046.35 from free cash to the FY2025 DPW snow and ice budget Passed “Article 2 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 3 Pay $13,953.65 in prior-year bills from free cash Passed “Article 3 was Adopted Unanimously (9/10 Required)”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: May 7, 2025 Special Town Meeting (PDF).
Annual Town Meeting · May 5, 2025 32 votes: 26 passed, 3 passed as amended, 3 no action
Sessions: May 5 and May 7, 2025
- Art. 1 Elect town officers (chosen at the Annual Town Election) No action “the Town Meeting does not vote on Article 1”
- Art. 2 Set FY2026 salaries of elected officials Passed “Article 2 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-22 Consent calendar: accept the annual reports of town officers Passed “Article 3-22 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-23 Consent calendar: allow lease/purchase agreements of up to five years for equipment Passed “Article 3-23 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-24 Consent calendar: authorize Chapter 90 state road and bridge funds Passed “Article 3-24 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-25 Consent calendar: reauthorize revolving fund spending caps Passed “Article 3-25 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 4 Adopt the FY2026 operating budget Passed “Article 4 was Adopted”
- Art. 5 FY2026 Sewer Enterprise budget ($7,205,030) Passed “Article 5 was Adopted”
- Art. 6 Transfer $400,000 from overlay surplus to the Water Stabilization Fund Passed “Article 6 was Adopted”
- Art. 7 FY2026 Water Enterprise budget ($9,712,020) Passed “Article 7 was Adopted”
- Art. 8 FY2026 Stormwater Enterprise budget ($779,800) Passed “Article 8 was Adopted”
- Art. 9 FY2026 Cable TV Enterprise budget ($484,120) Passed “Article 9 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 10 Transfer $31,750 from bond premiums to reduce exempt debt principal Passed “Article 10 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 11 Approve the FY2026 Affordable Housing Trust allocation plan Passed “Article 11 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 12 Appropriate or reserve Community Preservation Fund annual revenues Passed “Article 12 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 13 Transfer $1,985,066 from the Stabilization Fund for town capital equipment and projects Passed “Article 13 was Adopted · 78 Yes/18 No”
- Art. 14 Transfer $123,178 from the Stabilization Fund for school capital equipment and projects Passed “Article 14 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 15 Transfer $300,000 from overlay surplus for a school facilities study Passed “Article 15 was Adopted”
- Art. 16 Transfer from sewer retained earnings for sewer improvements and a vehicle ($785,000 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 16 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 17 Transfer from water retained earnings for water improvements, projects and vehicles ($835,000 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 17 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 18 Appropriate $400,000 in the Stormwater Enterprise Fund for drainage improvements Passed “Article 18 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 19 Borrow $5,400,000 in the Water Enterprise Fund for water distribution improvements Passed “Article 19 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 20 Borrow $1,500,000 in the Water Enterprise Fund for water meters and components Passed “Article 20 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 21 Amend the dog bylaw (General Bylaw Chapter 6.04) Passed “Article 21 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 26 Add an MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay District to the Zoning Bylaw No action “fail to meet the statutory minimum requirement to be eligible for a Town Meeting Vote”
- Art. 27 Add the MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay District to the Zoning Map No action “fail to meet the statutory minimum requirement to be eligible for a Town Meeting Vote”
- Art. 28 Amend the Zoning Bylaw floodplain rules to meet FEMA flood insurance program requirements Passed “Article 28 was Adopted · 123 Yes/1 No”
- Art. 29 Amend the Floodplain District as provided by FEMA Passed “Article 29 was Adopted · 120 Yes/2 No”
- Art. 30 Amend the Zoning Bylaw to add banquet, event or conference facility definitions and rules Passed “Article 30 was Adopted · 111 Yes/18 No”
- Art. 31 Amend the Zoning Bylaw to allow electronic drive-through menu board signs within set limits Passed “Article 31 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 32 Amend the Zoning Bylaw to require fencing or elevation for swimming pools Passed “Article 32 was Adopted · 100 Yes/4 No”
- Art. 33 Amend the Zoning Map: move outlined parcels from the Town Center District to Residence 40, with exceptions (as amended) Passed as amended “Article 33 was Adopted Adopted as Amended · 109 Yes/4 No”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: May 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting (PDF).
Special Town Meeting · October 1, 2024 16 votes: 10 passed, 3 passed as amended, 1 indefinitely postponed, 2 withdrawn
- Art. 1 Raise and appropriate $733,084 for FY2025 departmental budgets Passed “Article 1 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 2 Transfer $536,362 from free cash for various purposes Passed “Article 2 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 3 Pay prior-year bills ($25,203.69 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 3 was Adopted as Amended Unanimously (9/10 vote Required)”
- Art. 4 Fund the police patrolmen (NEPBA) collective bargaining agreement ($166,237) Passed “Article 4 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 5 Fund the firefighters (IAFF) collective bargaining agreement ($221,014) Passed “Article 5 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 6 Transfer $160,000 from sewer retained earnings for various purposes Passed “Article 6 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 7 Transfer $160,000 from water retained earnings for various purposes Passed “Article 7 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 8 Add to the Stabilization Fund: raise $797,035 and transfer $5,996,154 from free cash (as amended) Passed as amended “Article 8 was Adopted as Amended Unanimously”
- Art. 9 Appropriate $3,800,000 in CPA funds and borrowing to rehabilitate the historic Ella Flemings School Passed “Article 9 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 vote Required)”
- Art. 10 Rescind unused borrowing authority from past Town Meetings Passed “Article 10 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 11 Accept a sidewalk easement from Andover North Estates, LLC Passed “Article 11 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 12 Home rule petition to let charter appointees live within 50 miles of town (amended from 10 miles) Passed as amended “Article 12 was Adopted as Amended”
- Art. 13 Add a Municipal Equity Bylaw (General Bylaws Chapter 5.12) Withdrawn “Article 13 was Withdrawn”
- Art. 14 Amend the Zoning Map dated October 2023 Passed “Article 14 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 15 Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 5.3.3 front setbacks for non-major projects Withdrawn “Article 15 was Withdrawn Unanimously”
- Art. 16 Petition: amend the Zoning Bylaw use table to allow diverse housing by special permit in the Town Center District Indefinitely postponed “The motion for Indefinite Postponement was Adopted”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: October 1, 2024 Special Town Meeting (PDF).
Special Town Meeting · May 8, 2024 5 votes: 4 passed, 1 passed as amended
- Art. 1 Transfer $783,387 between FY2024 departmental budgets Passed “Article 1 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 2 Transfer $137,017.79 from free cash for one-time capital expenses Passed “Article 2 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 3 Transfer $447,551 from free cash to the FY2024 DPW snow and ice budget (as amended) Passed as amended “Article 3 was Adopted as Amended Unanimously”
- Art. 4 Pay $15,431.21 in prior-year bills from free cash Passed “Article 4 was Adopted Unanimously (9/10 Required)”
- Art. 5 Close the Opioid Settlement Stabilization Fund Passed “Article 5 was Adopted Unanimously”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: May 8, 2024 Special Town Meeting (PDF).
Annual Town Meeting · May 6, 2024 41 votes: 32 passed, 3 passed as amended, 2 failed, 3 withdrawn, 1 no action
Sessions: May 6 and May 8, 2024
- Art. 1 Elect town officers (chosen at the April 6, 2024 Annual Town Election) No action “the Town Meeting does not vote on Article 1”
- Art. 2 Set FY2025 salaries of elected officials Passed “Article 2 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-37 Consent calendar: accept the annual reports of town officers Passed “Article 3-37 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-38 Consent calendar: allow lease/purchase agreements of up to five years for equipment Passed “Article 3-38 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-39 Authorize Chapter 90 state road and bridge funds (held from consent calendar) Passed “Article 3-39 was Adopted Unanimously”
- 3-40 Consent calendar: reauthorize revolving fund spending caps Passed “Article 3-40 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 4 Adopt the FY2025 operating budget Passed “Article 4 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 5 Fund the police patrolmen (NEPBA) collective bargaining agreement Withdrawn “Article 5 was Withdrawn Unanimously”
- Art. 6 Fund the police superior officers collective bargaining agreement ($86,862 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 6 was Adopted as Amended Unanimously”
- Art. 7 Fund the firefighters (IAFF Local 1647) collective bargaining agreement Withdrawn “Article 7 was Withdrawn Unanimously”
- Art. 8 Fund the AFSCME Local 833 collective bargaining agreement ($129,283 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 8 was Adopted as Amended Unanimously”
- Art. 9 FY2025 Sewer Enterprise budget ($7,152,397) Passed “Article 9 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 10 FY2025 Water Enterprise budget ($8,744,543) Passed “Article 10 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 11 FY2025 Stormwater Enterprise budget ($722,225) Passed “Article 11 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 12 FY2025 Cable TV Enterprise budget ($424,523) Passed “Article 12 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 13 Transfer $1,354,223 from the Stabilization Fund for town capital equipment and projects Passed “Article 13 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 14 Transfer $5,568,000 from the Stabilization Fund for school capital equipment and projects Passed “Article 14 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 15 Transfer $525,000 from sewer retained earnings for sewer system improvements and a vehicle Passed “Article 15 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 16 Transfer $625,000 from water retained earnings for water system improvements, projects and vehicles Passed “Article 16 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 17 Appropriate $425,000 in the Stormwater Enterprise Fund for drainage improvements Passed “Article 17 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 18 Borrow $5,400,000 in the Water Enterprise Fund for water distribution improvements Passed “Article 18 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 19 Borrow $1,500,000 in the Water Enterprise Fund for water meters and components Passed “Article 19 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 20 Transfer $36,283 from bond premiums to reduce exempt debt principal Passed “Article 20 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 21 Appropriate $500,000 in CPA open space funds for boardwalks at Chandler Well Field Passed “Article 21 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 22 Appropriate $30,000 in CPA open space funds to remove former pump station structures on town open space Passed “Article 22 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 23 Appropriate $200,000 in CPA funds to design upgrades and renovations to the Ella Flemings School Passed “Article 23 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 24 Approve the FY2025 Affordable Housing Trust Fund allocation plan Passed “Article 24 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 25 Appropriate or reserve Community Preservation Fund annual revenues Passed “Article 25 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 26 Authorize the Select Board to sell town land on Delaware Road and Georgia Road Passed “Article 26 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 27 Authorize easements for DPW projects (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) Passed “Article 27 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 28 Accept an easement for the Chandler Well Field boardwalk Passed “Article 28 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 29 Transfer certain town parcels to the Conservation Commission Passed “Article 29 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 30 Transfer care and control of the North Street Elementary School from the School Committee to the town Passed “Article 30 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 31 Approve a Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District stabilization fund Passed “Article 31 was Adopted Unanimously (2/3 Required)”
- Art. 32 Home rule petition to change the deed restriction on Chandler Street Little League fields to allow pickleball Passed “Article 32 was Adopted · 84 Yes/25 No”
- Art. 33 Replace the Conservation Commission wetland protection bylaw (Town Code Chapter 18.04) Passed “Article 33 was Adopted”
- Art. 34 Citizen petition: require property owners to clear snow from abutting sidewalks ($10 fine) Failed “Article 34 Failed”
- Art. 35 Citizen petition: authorize the Select Board to accept an easement from East Street Tewksbury, LLC Passed “Article 35 was Adopted Unanimously”
- Art. 36 Fund non-union salary increases under the Personnel Bylaw ($157,666 as amended) Passed as amended “Article 36 was Adopted as Amended by Secret Ballot · 92 Yes/13 No”
- Art. 41 Add an MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay District to the Zoning Bylaw Failed “Article 41 Failed · 142 Yes/565 No”
- Art. 42 Add the MBTA Communities Multifamily Overlay District to the Zoning Map Withdrawn “Article 42 was Withdrawn”
Source: Town Clerk minutes: May 6, 2024 Annual Town Meeting (PDF).
Not here yet: The October 6, 2026 Special Town Meeting is not here yet because the Town Clerk has not posted its minutes.
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).
Members
ChairEric RyderChair · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Vice-ChairMark KratmanVice Chair · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings
John LombardoClerk · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings
James F. MackeyMember · At-large · at 7 of 8 meetings
Richard RussoMember · At-large · at 6 of 8 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
18 full-board meetings so far this year, through July 14. Ties share a rank.
1Mark Kratman18 of 18 meetings Every meeting100%1Eric Ryder18 of 18 meetings Every meeting100%1Patrick Holland10 of 10 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%1John Lombardo8 of 8 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%5James F. Mackey16 of 18 meetings89%6Richard Russo14 of 18 meetings78%21 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Mark Kratman21 of 21 meetings Every meeting100%1Richard Russo15 of 15 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%1Jayne E. Wellman1 of 1 meetings · served until Jan100%4Patrick Holland20 of 21 meetings95%5James F. Mackey19 of 21 meetings90%6Eric Ryder17 of 21 meetings81%26 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Patrick Holland26 of 26 meetings Every meeting100%1Eric Ryder19 of 19 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%3Mark Kratman24 of 26 meetings92%4James F. Mackey23 of 26 meetings88%4Jayne E. Wellman23 of 26 meetings88%6Todd R. Johnson6 of 7 meetings · served until Mar86%27 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Todd R. Johnson27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1Patrick Holland21 of 21 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%3Mark Kratman25 of 27 meetings93%4Jayne E. Wellman24 of 27 meetings89%5James F. Mackey23 of 27 meetings85%6Jay Kelly4 of 6 meetings · served until Mar67%27 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Jayne E. Wellman27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1Mark Kratman20 of 20 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%3James F. Mackey26 of 27 meetings96%4Todd R. Johnson25 of 27 meetings93%5Anne Marie Stronach6 of 7 meetings · served until Mar86%6Jay Kelly21 of 27 meetings78%27 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Jayne E. Wellman27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1Brian H. Dick7 of 7 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%1Mark Kratman7 of 7 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%4Jay Kelly26 of 27 meetings96%4Anne Marie Stronach26 of 27 meetings96%6Todd R. Johnson18 of 20 meetings · served from Apr90%6James F. Mackey18 of 20 meetings · served from Apr90%24 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Mark Kratman24 of 24 meetings Every meeting100%2Jay Kelly23 of 24 meetings96%2Jayne E. Wellman23 of 24 meetings96%4Brian H. Dick22 of 24 meetings92%4Anne Marie Stronach22 of 24 meetings92%21 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Todd R. Johnson5 of 5 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%2Jay Kelly20 of 21 meetings95%2Anne Marie Stronach20 of 21 meetings95%4Jayne E. Wellman15 of 16 meetings · served from Apr94%5Brian H. Dick19 of 21 meetings90%5Mark Kratman19 of 21 meetings90%23 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Brian H. Dick15 of 15 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%2Todd R. Johnson22 of 23 meetings96%2Jay Kelly22 of 23 meetings96%2Anne Marie Stronach22 of 23 meetings96%5Mark Kratman21 of 23 meetings91%6David Gay7 of 8 meetings · served until Mar88%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.
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Loaded: Tewksbury Select Board minutes from January 9, 2018 through July 14, 2026: 214 meetings and 2,477 votes. The town’s Agenda Center holds the board’s minutes back to January 2017; MassVoter has loaded 2018 on. Until 2022 the board was the Board of Selectmen; Town Meeting asked the Legislature to rename it, the board approved the home rule petition’s wording on November 22, 2022, and on January 10, 2023 the Chair reported that the law had passed. The minutes use “Select Board” from then on. Most minutes are typed documents with searchable text; 12 sets from 2019 to 2025 are scanned images, which MassVoter read with text recognition and checked against the page images where the Town Clerk’s stamp covers a roll call. The May 16, 2023 minutes are posted as a Word file. Not here: executive-session minutes (some are posted beside the open-session minutes) and votes the board reported taking in executive session; cancelled meetings; votes of the Planning Board, School Committee, Board of Health and Library Trustees at joint meetings; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes (among them June 24, 2019 (the file posted there is the July 1, 2019 minutes), September 4, 2019 (joint meeting with the School Committee), October 6, 2020, November 4, 2024, October 7, 2025, May 19, 2026 and June 23, 2026, and several short meetings before Town Meeting); and meetings after July 14, 2026 (the August 11, September 15, September 22, September 29 and October 6, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Tewksbury’s minutes end each motion with the count, “MOTION CARRIED: 4 – 0 – 0,” and name the members who vote no or abstain (“MOTION CARRIED: 3 – 1 – 0. (Nay – Board Member Mackey)”); older minutes read “the motion unanimously carried 4-0.” When the count matches the members present, every member present is shown voting yes; when it names the no votes or abstentions, the other members present are shown voting yes. Whenever a member takes part remotely the board votes by roll call (“Yea: … Nay: …”), shown by name. Where a count does not match the members present, or a split count names no one, we show the count only, with a note (64 votes); where a failed motion’s count does not show which side had the votes, or members chose between two nominees, we show the result only (3 votes). Members who arrived late or left early are shown only in the votes they were there for. A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a 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.
Jul 14Continue the discussion regarding the Town Counsel Policy to…Motion: MOTION: Vice-Chair Kratman made a motion to continue the discussion regarding…Passed 3–1 · No: Mackey
July 14, 2026: Continue the discussion regarding the Town Counsel Policy to August 11, 2026, as they did not have a full quorum, and to also attempt to gain feedback for the other…
MOTION: Vice-Chair Kratman made a motion to continue the discussion regarding the Town Counsel Policy to August 11, 2026, as they did not have a full quorum, and to also attempt to gain feedback for the other Boards. Board Member Lombardo seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 1 - 0. (Nay - Board Member Mackey)
Yes: Kratman, Lombardo, RyderNo: Mackey
From the minutes
“MOTION: Vice-Chair Kratman made a motion to continue the discussion regarding the Town Counsel Policy to August 11, 2026, as they did not have a full quorum, and to also attempt to gain feedback for the other Boards. Board Member Lombardo seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 1 - 0. (Nay - Board Member Mackey).” (Motion: Kratman, second: Lombardo)
Jul 14Approve the minutes from May 6, 2026, as presentedMotion: MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to approve the minutes…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mackey
July 14, 2026: Approve the minutes from May 6, 2026, as presented
MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to approve the minutes from May 6, 2026, as presented. Vice-Chair Kratman seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 1. (Abstained - Board Member Mackey)
Yes: Kratman, Lombardo, RyderAbstained: Mackey
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to approve the minutes from May 6, 2026, as presented. Vice-Chair Kratman seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 1. (Abstained - Board Member Mackey).” (Motion: Lombardo, second: Kratman)
Jul 14Approve the minutes from June 9, 2026, as presentedMotion: MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to approve the minutes…Passed 3–0 · Abstained: Mackey
July 14, 2026: Approve the minutes from June 9, 2026, as presented
MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to approve the minutes from June 9, 2026, as presented. Vice-Chair Kratman seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 1. (Abstained - Board Member Mackey)
Yes: Kratman, Lombardo, RyderAbstained: Mackey
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to approve the minutes from June 9, 2026, as presented. Vice-Chair Kratman seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 0 - 1. (Abstained - Board Member Mackey).” (Motion: Lombardo, second: Kratman)
Jun 30Nominate Mr. Christopher Kingston to fill the open seat…Motion: MOTION: Chair Ryder made a motion to nominate Mr. Christopher Kingston…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 30, 2026 (Joint meeting): Nominate Mr. Christopher Kingston to fill the open seat on the School Committee through April of 2027
MOTION: Chair Ryder made a motion to nominate Mr. Christopher Kingston to fill the open seat on the School Committee through April of 2027. Ms. Biagioni-Smith seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken, which resulted as follows: Yea: Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Lombardo, Mr. Mackey, 9 Ms. Biagioni-Smith, Mr. Moncada, Mr. Russo, Mr. Kratman, Mr. Chair Ryder, & Ms. Garabedian Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED:
Joint vote of the Select Board and the other board at this joint meeting; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. It was seconded by Ms. Biagioni-Smith, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Chair Ryder made a motion to nominate Mr. Christopher Kingston to fill the open seat on the School Committee through April of 2027. Ms. Biagioni-Smith seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken, which resulted as follows: Yea: Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Lombardo, Mr. Mackey, 9 Ms. Biagioni-Smith, Mr. Moncada, Mr. Russo, Mr. Kratman, Mr. Chair Ryder, & Ms. Garabedian Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED:.” (Motion: Ryder)
Jun 15Accept sub-district 1 and sub-district 2 with 75 Radcliff…Motion: MOTION: Mr. Johnson made a motion to accept sub-district 1 and…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
June 15, 2026 (Joint meeting): Accept sub-district 1 and sub-district 2 with 75 Radcliff Road as the proposal to be put forward at Town Meeting to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, and to instruct…
MOTION: Mr. Johnson made a motion to accept sub-district 1 and sub-district 2 with 75 Radcliff Road as the proposal to be put forward at Town Meeting to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, and to instruct the Town Manager to place an MBTA Communities Act Article on the Warrant. Board Member Mackey seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken, which resulted as follows: Yea: Vice-Chair Kratman, Board Member Mackey, 9 Board Member Lombardo, Chair Ryder, Mr. Duffey, Mr. Fratalia, Ms. Difruscia, Mr. Ciampa, Mr. & Johnson Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED:
Joint vote of the Select Board and the other board at this joint meeting; only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. The motion was made by Mr. Johnson, who is not a Select Board member.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Johnson made a motion to accept sub-district 1 and sub-district 2 with 75 Radcliff Road as the proposal to be put forward at Town Meeting to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, and to instruct the Town Manager to place an MBTA Communities Act Article on the Warrant. Board Member Mackey seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken, which resulted as follows: Yea: Vice-Chair Kratman, Board Member Mackey, 9 Board Member Lombardo, Chair Ryder, Mr. Duffey, Mr. Fratalia, Ms. Difruscia, Mr. Ciampa, Mr. & Johnson Nay: 0 MOTION CARRIED:.” (second: Mackey)
Jun 9Accept the donation of a tabletop statue of Anne…Motion: MOTION: made a motion to accept the donation of a tabletop…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 9, 2026: Accept the donation of a tabletop statue of Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller from Lewis Randa of the Peace Abbey, with the Select Board's sincere gratitude
MOTION: made a motion to accept the donation of a tabletop statue of Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller from Lewis Randa of the Peace Abbey, with the Select Board's sincere gratitude. Seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 5 - 0 - 0.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“MOTION: made a motion to accept the donation of a tabletop statue of Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller from Lewis Randa of the Peace Abbey, with the Select Board's sincere gratitude. Seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 5 - 0 - 0..”
Apr 14Nominate Eric Ryder as Chair of the Select BoardMotion: MOTION: Chair Kratman made a motion to nominate Eric Ryder as…Passed 3–2 · No: Lombardo, Mackey
April 14, 2026: Nominate Eric Ryder as Chair of the Select Board
MOTION: Chair Kratman made a motion to nominate Eric Ryder as Chair of the Select Board. Board Member Russo seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 2 - 0. (Nay: Board Member Lombardo and Board Member Mackey)
Yes: Kratman, Russo, RyderNo: Lombardo, Mackey
From the minutes
“MOTION: Chair Kratman made a motion to nominate Eric Ryder as Chair of the Select Board. Board Member Russo seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 2 - 0. (Nay: Board Member Lombardo and Board Member Mackey).” (Motion: Kratman, second: Russo)
Apr 14Nominate James Mackey as Vice-Chair of the Select BoardMotion: MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to nominate James Mackey…Failed 2–3 · No: Kratman, Russo, Ryder
April 14, 2026: Nominate James Mackey as Vice-Chair of the Select Board
MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to nominate James Mackey as Vice-Chair of the Select Board. Board Member Mackey seconded the motion. MOTION FAILED: 2 - 3 - 0. (Nay: Chair Ryder, Vice-Chair Kratman, & Board Member Board Member Russo)
Yes: Lombardo, MackeyNo: Kratman, Russo, RyderThe minutes name Eric Ryder (no), Mark Kratman (no) and Richard Russo (no) and record the motion as failed, 2-3-0; with 5 members present, the other members are shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Lombardo made a motion to nominate James Mackey as Vice-Chair of the Select Board. Board Member Mackey seconded the motion. MOTION FAILED: 2 - 3 - 0. (Nay: Chair Ryder, Vice-Chair Kratman, & Board Member Board Member Russo).” (Motion: Lombardo, second: Mackey)
Apr 14Nominate Mark Kratman as Vice-Chair of the Select BoardMotion: MOTION: Board Member Russo made a motion to nominate Mark Kratman…Passed 3–2 · No: Lombardo, Mackey
April 14, 2026: Nominate Mark Kratman as Vice-Chair of the Select Board
MOTION: Board Member Russo made a motion to nominate Mark Kratman as Vice-Chair of the Select Board. Chair Ryder seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 2 - 0. (Nay: Board Member Lombardo and Board Member Mackey)
Yes: Kratman, Russo, RyderNo: Lombardo, Mackey
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Russo made a motion to nominate Mark Kratman as Vice-Chair of the Select Board. Chair Ryder seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 3 - 2 - 0. (Nay: Board Member Lombardo and Board Member Mackey).” (Motion: Russo, second: Ryder)
Apr 14Accept the Annual Town Meeting Warrant ArticlesMotion: MOTION: Board Member Russo to accept the Annual Town Meeting Warrant…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 14, 2026: Accept the Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles
MOTION: Board Member Russo to accept the Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles. Vice-Chair Kratman seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 5 - 0 - 0.
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Board Member Russo to accept the Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles. Vice-Chair Kratman seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED: 5 - 0 - 0..” (second: Kratman)
From the Tewksbury 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): The Lowell Sun — John Lombardo (Peter Currier, April 2026), Richard Russo Jr. (Aaron Curtis, April 2025), Eric Ryder (courtesy photo, April 2024); Tewksbury Town Crier courtesy photos — Mark Kratman (March 2025) and James F. Mackey III (March 2024). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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