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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 budgetFrom the agendas Tisbury posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
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.
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).
"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.
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.
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
October 20, 2021: Close public potion of the hearing
Close public potion of the hearing
Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.
“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)
October 20, 2021: Close public potion of the hearing
Close public potion of the hearing
Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.
“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)
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…
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.
“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)
September 22, 2021: Appoint stated above individuals to Sewer Advisory Board
Appoint stated above individuals to Sewer Advisory Board
Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.
“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)
July 13, 2021: Order the owner to comply with the recommendations of the Town of Tisbury Animal Control Officer
Order the owner to comply with the recommendations of the Town of Tisbury Animal Control Officer
Yes: Gomez, KristalNo: Cutrer
“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)
June 28, 2021: Appoint Jeff Kristal as a chair of the Select Board
Appoint Jeff Kristal as a chair of the Select Board
Yes: Cutrer, GomezThe roll call does not list Jeff Kristal.
“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)
June 28, 2021: Appoint Larry Gomez as a vice- chair of the Select Board
Appoint Larry Gomez as a vice- chair of the Select Board
Yes: Cutrer, KristalThe roll call does not list Larry Gomez.
“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)
June 28, 2021: Appoint Roy Cutrer as a clerk of the Select Board
Appoint Roy Cutrer as a clerk of the Select Board
Yes: Gomez, KristalThe roll call does not list Roy Cutrer.
“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)
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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