MassVoter.com← Townsend Select BoardTownsend Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
May 1, 2020
7 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Don Klein, Wayne Miller
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Extend the current action plan and adopt the Governor's proposed date of May 18, 2020
Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to extend the current action plan and adopt the Governor's proposed date of May 18, 2020. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 2.
From the minutes
“Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to extend the current action plan and adopt the Governor's proposed date of May 18, 2020. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 2..” (Motion: Klein, second: Miller)
Set the date of the annual town election to June 29, 2020 from 7am to 8pm
Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to set the date of the annual town election to June 29, 2020 from 7am to 8pm. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 3.
From the minutes
“Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to set the date of the annual town election to June 29, 2020 from 7am to 8pm. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 3..” (Motion: Klein, second: Miller)
Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to set the date of the annual town election to June 29, 2020 from 7am to 8pm. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 4.
From the minutes
“Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to set the date of the annual town election to June 29, 2020 from 7am to 8pm. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 4..” (Motion: Klein, second: Miller)
Support the program as proposed
Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to support the program as proposed. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 5.
From the minutes
“Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to support the program as proposed. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 5..” (Motion: Klein, second: Miller)
Recommend that: a. the Board of Health impose a requirement that people in Townsend be required to wear face masks when entering essential businesses b. the Board of Health impose a requirement...
Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to recommend that: a. the Board of Health impose a requirement that people in Townsend be required to wear face masks when entering essential businesses b. the Board of Health impose a requirement that people in Townsend be required to wear face masks when working in essential businesses; and c. any employees working in town hall wear masks when in common areas (e.g. hallways, break room, etc.) Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 6.
From the minutes
“Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to recommend that: a. the Board of Health impose a requirement that people in Townsend be required to wear face masks when entering essential businesses b. the Board of Health impose a requirement that people in Townsend be required to wear face masks when working in essential businesses; and c. any employees working in town hall wear masks when in common areas (e.g. hallways, break room, etc.) Roll Call Vote: Unanimous 6..” (Motion: Klein, second: Miller)
Support up to a 45 day termination for cause notice provision
Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to support up to a 45 day termination for cause notice provision. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous Ill.
From the minutes
“Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to support up to a 45 day termination for cause notice provision. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous Ill..” (Motion: Klein, second: Miller)
Adjourn
Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to adjourn. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous
From the minutes
“Motion: Don Klein, Second Wayne Miller to adjourn. Roll Call Vote: Unanimous.” (Motion: Klein, second: Miller)
From the Townsend Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Agendas and Minutes page (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): Town of Townsend Candidates Night video — Valerie Goodrich and Sarah Logan (April 2025); Just Townies — Laura Shifrin (October 2023). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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