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Tisbury Select Board

How the Tisbury Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide. Roy Cutrer joined the board after the June 2021 town election; James Rogers left. Jeff Kristal chaired the board. Covers 24 meetings, June 28 to May 23, 2022.

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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 budget
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From the agendas Tisbury posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.

What Town Meeting decided

In Tisbury, 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 · December 17, 2024 7 votes: 5 passed, 1 passed as amended, 1 no action

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report.

Special Town Meeting · May 28, 2024 9 votes: 9 passed

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report.

Annual Town Meeting · May 28, 2024 31 votes: 27 passed, 3 passed as amended, 1 no action

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report.

Not here yet: the 2025 Annual Town Meeting, the September 30, 2025 Special Town Meeting and the 2026 Annual Town Meeting (the 2025 Annual Town Report is not posted yet and the Town Clerk's page posts no Town Meeting 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

Roy CutrerMember · Elected townwide · at 23 of 24 meetingsLarry GomezMember · Elected townwide · at 24 of 24 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.

Meetings

About missing minutes

Loaded: Select Board minutes from January 12, 2021 through September 25, 2025, from the town’s Agenda Center. The town has posted minutes for only about half of its Select Board meetings since 2021 and none since September 2025, so many meetings are missing here. Executive session minutes are not included; scanned minutes were read with text recognition and checked. Votes are roll calls, such as “Roll Call Vote: Gomez – Aye; Cutrer – Aye; Kristal – Aye”, or a count such as “The vote was 3 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained”, often followed by the names of anyone voting no or abstaining. When the count equals the members present, each is shown voting yes. Counts that don’t match the members present, or that don’t say who voted no or abstained, show the count only. A few motions with no vote recorded are left out. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.

Monday, May 23, 2022 · Regular meeting6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 3 members presentWednesday, May 11, 2022 · Regular meeting27 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 3 members presentWednesday, April 20, 2022 · Regular meeting17 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 3 members presentWednesday, March 30, 2022 · Regular meeting9 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 3 members presentWednesday, March 16, 2022 · Regular meeting5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreementAll 3 members present

Votes where members disagreed

Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.

Oct 20Close public potion of the hearingMotion: close public potion of the hearingPassed 2–0 · see note

October 20, 2021: Close public potion of the hearing

ApprovePassed · 2–0

Close public potion of the hearing

Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.

From the minutes

“Member Gomez motioned to close public potion of the hearing Roll Call Vote: Gomez - Aye; Cutrer ~ Aye; Kristal - Aye. The motion was unanimously approved. .” (Motion: Gomez, second: Cutrer)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Oct 20Close public potion of the hearingMotion: close public potion of the hearingPassed 2–0 · see note

October 20, 2021: Close public potion of the hearing

ApprovePassed · 2–0

Close public potion of the hearing

Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.

From the minutes

“Member Gomez motioned to close public potion of the hearing Roll Call Vote: Gomez - Aye; Cutrer ~ Aye; Kristal - Aye. The motion was unanimously approved. .” (Motion: Gomez, second: Cutrer)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Oct 20Approve petition by NSTAR Electric Company D/B/A Eversource requesting…Motion: approve petition by NSTAR Electric Company D/B/A Eversource requesting to install…Passed 1–0 · see note

October 20, 2021: Approve petition by NSTAR Electric Company D/B/A Eversource requesting to install 30+/- of 1-4” conduit under the town road from pole 104/6 to handhole 104/HH6, with following conditions: - No…

ApprovePassed · 1–0

Approve petition by NSTAR Electric Company D/B/A Eversource requesting to install 30+/- of 1-4” conduit under the town road from pole 104/6 to handhole 104/HH6, with following conditions: - No work to be performed on Friday or Saturday - No work may start prior 9AM - If it is impossible to stage equipment on customer's property, written permission from the owner of the property utilized for equipment staging must be obtained - Road must be returned to its original state upon completion of work

Yes: KristalThe roll call does not list Larry Gomez, Roy Cutrer.

From the minutes

“Member Gomez motioned to approve petition by NSTAR Electric Company D/B/A Eversource requesting to install 30+/- of 1-4” conduit under the town road from pole 104/6 to handhole 104/HH6, with following conditions: - No work to be performed on Friday or Saturday - No work may start prior 9AM - If it is impossible to stage equipment on customer's property, written permission from the owner of the property utilized for equipment staging must be obtained - Road must be returned to its original state upon completion of work Roll Call Vote: Gomez ~ Aye; Cutrer ~ Aye; Kristal - Aye. The motion was una.” (Motion: Gomez)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Sep 22Appoint stated above individuals to Sewer Advisory BoardMotion: appoint stated above individuals to Sewer Advisory BoardPassed 2–0 · see note

September 22, 2021: Appoint stated above individuals to Sewer Advisory Board

AppointPassed · 2–0

Appoint stated above individuals to Sewer Advisory Board

Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.

From the minutes

“Member Gomez motioned to appoint stated above individuals to Sewer Advisory Board Roll Call Vote: Gomez- Aye, Cutrer- Opposed, Kristal -Aye. The motion was approved. Town Cabinet: Jeffrey Krsital, John Grande, Hillary Conklin, Michael Loberg, David Schwab, Dawn Bellante Holland, Nancy Gilfoy, Amy Houghton, Jon Snyder, David Dandridge, Arch Smith .” (Motion: Gomez, second: Cutrer)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jul 13Order the owner to comply with the recommendations of…Motion: order the owner to comply with the recommendations of the Town…Passed 2–1 · No: Cutrer

July 13, 2021: Order the owner to comply with the recommendations of the Town of Tisbury Animal Control Officer

Adopt orderPassed · 2–1

Order the owner to comply with the recommendations of the Town of Tisbury Animal Control Officer

Yes: Gomez, KristalNo: Cutrer

From the minutes

“Member Gomez motioned to order the owner to comply with the recommendations of the Town of Tisbury Animal Control Officer Roll Call Vote: Gomez- Aye, Cutrer- No, Kristal -Aye. The motion was approved. DISCUSSION Vineyard Power: Vineyard Wind Presentation Postponed until next meeting. ADMINISTRATIVE SESSION Payroll 07/07/21 $80,214.71 .” (Motion: Gomez, second: Cutrer)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jun 28Appoint Jeff Kristal as a chair of the Select…Motion: appoint Jeff Kristal as a chair of the Select BoardPassed 2–0 · see note

June 28, 2021: Appoint Jeff Kristal as a chair of the Select Board

AppointPassed · 2–0

Appoint Jeff Kristal as a chair of the Select Board

Yes: Cutrer, GomezThe roll call does not list Jeff Kristal.

From the minutes

“Member Gomez motioned to appoint Jeff Kristal as a chair of the Select Board Roll Call Vote: Gomez- Aye; Cutrer - Aye; Kristal - abstained. The motion was approved. .” (Motion: Gomez, second: Cutrer)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jun 28Appoint Larry Gomez as a vice- chair of the…Motion: appoint Larry Gomez as a vice- chair of the Select BoardPassed 2–0 · see note

June 28, 2021: Appoint Larry Gomez as a vice- chair of the Select Board

AppointPassed · 2–0

Appoint Larry Gomez as a vice- chair of the Select Board

Yes: Cutrer, KristalThe roll call does not list Larry Gomez.

From the minutes

“Member Cutrer motioned to appoint Larry Gomez as a vice- chair of the Select Board Roll Call Vote: Cutrer - Aye; Kristal - Aye; Gomez - abstained. The motion was approved. .” (Motion: Cutrer, second: Cutrer)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jun 28Appoint Roy Cutrer as a clerk of the Select…Motion: appoint Roy Cutrer as a clerk of the Select BoardPassed 2–0 · see note

June 28, 2021: Appoint Roy Cutrer as a clerk of the Select Board

AppointPassed · 2–0

Appoint Roy Cutrer as a clerk of the Select Board

Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.

From the minutes

“Member Gomez motioned to appoint Roy Cutrer as a clerk of the Select Board Roll Call Vote: Gomez - Aye; Kristal - Aye; Cutrer - abstained. The motion was approved. Member Kristal thanked Mr. Rogers for his service to the Town as a Select Board Member and welcomed Mr. Cutrer to the board. APPOINTMENTS Traffic Officer: Aidan J. O'Mara .” (Motion: Gomez, second: Kristal)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

From the Tisbury Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Martha’s Vineyard Times: Roy Cutrer and James Rogers (2021); John Cahill (2020, from the meeting video); Christina Colarusso (courtesy of Ms. Colarusso, 2026).

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