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Truro Select Board
How the Truro Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Paul Wisotzky chaired the board (then called the Board of Selectmen), with Maureen Burgess as Vice Chair and Robert Weinstein as Clerk, as the signature block of the minutes shows. MassVoter has loaded this board’s minutes from January 8, 2018 on. Covers 17 meetings, January 8 to May 3, 2018.
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What Town Meeting decided
In Truro, 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.
Annual Town Meeting · May 16, 2026 57 votes: 46 passed, 2 passed as amended, 6 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed, 2 tabled
- Art. 1 Appropriate $28,450,125 for the FY2027 omnibus operating budget Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 310-YEAS 55-NAYS”
- Art. 2 Supplement FY2026 department budgets with $212,810.27 from free cash Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 378-YEAS 27-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 1 Free cash: $500,000 to reduce the FY2027 tax rate Passed “PASSES · 369-YEAS 34-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 2 Free cash to the OPEB Trust Fund (recorded as $400,00.00) Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 3 · motion 3 Free cash: $575,000 to the Capital Expense Stabilization Fund Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 3 · motion 4 Free cash: $100,000 to the Stabilization Fund Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 3 · motion 5 Free cash: $125,000 to the Reserve Fund Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 3 · motion 6 Free cash: $75,000 to the Employee Benefit Account Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 3 · motion 7 Free cash: $1,150,000 for operating capital (police vehicles, septic, trucks, Motor Inn site work, jetty design and more) Passed “PASSES · 348-YEAS 56-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 8 Free cash: $60,000 to fund the Climate Action Coordinator position Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 345-YEAS 70-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 9 Free cash: $62,877 to repay FEMA and CARES Act money Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 370-YEAS 29-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 10 Free cash: $25,375 to continue the Senior Perks pilot program Passed “PASSES · 368-YEAS 52-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 11 Free cash: $50,000 to evaluate Cape Cod National Seashore land swaps Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 331-YEAS 71-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 12 Free cash: $20,000 for electronic voting services at FY2027 Town Meeting (tabled and combined with Article 44) Tabled “MOVE TO TABLE AND COMBINE · 386-YEAS 13-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 13 Free cash: $67,000 to subsidize fuel costs in the operating budget Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 379-YEAS 22-NAYS”
- Art. 3 · motion 14 Free cash: $1,000,000 for the public works facility project (tabled and combined with Article 4) Tabled “MOVED TO TABLE AND COMBINE · 363-YEAS 41-NAYS”
- Art. 4 Borrow $26,223,425 to build a public works facility (failed, then passed on reconsideration) Passed “2/3ds Vote PASSES · 296-YEAS 108-NAYS”
- Art. 5 Appropriate $20,000 for extraordinary cemetery grounds maintenance Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 332-YEAS 41-NAYS”
- Art. 6 Hear reports of multi-member bodies Passed “PASSES · 318-YEAS 36-Nays”
- Art. 7 Set the Select Board's FY2027 salaries Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 8 Set the Moderator's FY2027 salary Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 9 Set FY2027 revolving fund spending limits Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 10 Appropriate Chapter 90 state highway aid Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 11 Transfer funds from the Affordable Housing Stabilization Fund to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 12 Community Preservation: $38,122.65 for CPC administrative expenses Passed “PASSES · 308-YEAS 60-NAYS”
- Art. 13 Community Preservation: $20,000 for the Assistance Resource Center Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 14 Community Preservation: $20,000 for the Lower Cape Housing Institute Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 15 Community Preservation: $650,000 to the Affordable Housing Trust Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 16 Community Preservation: $12,798 for Truro Central School playground shade Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 17 Community Preservation: $62,000 for the Puma Park enhancement project Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 18 Community Preservation: $4,000 for ship model rigging repair Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 19 Community Preservation: $39,710 for Edgewood Farm historic buildings Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 20 Community Preservation: $45,320 for Phase II monuments commemorating the Paomet people Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 21 Community Preservation: $63,460.60 open space revenue Passed “PASSES”
- Art. 22 Amend Personnel Bylaw 11.2.7 (longevity) Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 238-YEAS 23-NAYS”
- Art. 23 Amend Personnel Bylaw 6.1 (vacation) Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 250-YEAS 25-NAYS”
- Art. 24 Acquire an easement for a public water supply and protection (Department of Public Works) Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 295-YEAS 9-NAYS”
- Art. 25 Authorize a grant of utility easements at the Cloverleaf housing development Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 293-YEAS 17-NAYS”
- Art. 26 Add a General Bylaw chapter for the Truro Affordable Housing Trust Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 255-YEAS 80-NAYS”
- Art. 27 Amend General Bylaw 1-3-1 to adopt a new Town Seal Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 188-YEAS 129-NAYS”
- Art. 28 Amend General Bylaw Chapter VI on preserving historic properties Failed “Majority Vote FAILED · 140-YEAS 163-NAYS”
- Art. 29 Petition the Legislature for a special act prohibiting fertilizer application in Truro Passed “Majority Vote PASSES · 252-YEAS 56-NAYS”
- Art. 30 Amend the Zoning Bylaw to include farm stands Passed as amended “(With Amendment from Town · 215-YEAS 62-NAYS”
- Art. 31 Amend Zoning Bylaw sign code Section 11 on temporary signs Passed “2/3ds Vote PASSES · 218-YEAS 52-NAYS”
- Art. 32 Amend Zoning Bylaw 40.5 on communication structures, buildings and appurtenances Passed “2/3ds Vote PASSES · 258-YEAS 12-NAYS”
- Art. 33 Amend Zoning Bylaw 40.2 on accessory dwelling units Passed “Simple Majority PASSES · 232-YEAS 42-NAYS”
- Art. 34 Amend Zoning Bylaw 40.8 on attainable housing on undersized lots Passed “2/3ds Vote PASSES · 210-YEAS 68-NAYS”
- Art. 35 Amend zoning definitions, gross floor area and accessory structure rules Passed as amended “(With 5 Amendments from Town · 214-YEAS 55-NAYS”
- Art. 36 Amend criteria for issuance of a special permit Failed “2/3ds Vote FAILED · 137-YEAS 134-NAYS”
- Art. 37 Create the Highland Shore Overlay District Failed “2/3ds Vote FAILED · 122-YEAS 153-NAYS”
- Art. 38 Petition: amend Zoning Bylaw 40.6 growth management Failed “2/3ds Vote FAILED · 74-YEAS 172-NAYS”
- Art. 39 Petition: rescind the Walsh Overlay District Failed “2/3ds Vote FAILED · 62-YEAS 165-NAYS”
- Art. 40 Petition: create a Walsh Residential District in the Zoning Bylaw Failed “2/3ds Vote FAILED · 56-YEAS 158-NAYS”
- Art. 41 Petition (advisory only): require voter approval for any changes to dog regulations Passed “PASSES · 113-YEAS 49-NAYS”
- Art. 42 Petition: Right to Farm and Fish declaration Passed “PASSES · 256-YEAS 52-NAYS”
- Art. 43 Petition: solar generation at the proposed DPW facility Indefinitely postponed “Motion to Postpone Indefinitely PASSES · 144-YEAS 4-NAYS”
- Art. 44 Advisory: continue using electronic voting at Annual and Special Town Meetings Passed “PASSES · 110-YEAS 31-NAYS”
Source: Town Clerk's summary of votes (Annual Town Meeting Actions), May 16, 2026.
Annual Town Meeting · May 3, 2025 57 votes: 53 passed, 2 failed, 2 indefinitely postponed
- Art. 1 Appropriate $27,700,790 for the FY2026 omnibus operating budget Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 2 Supplement FY2025 department budgets with $40,000 from free cash Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 1 Free cash: $600,000 to reduce the FY2026 tax rate Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 2 Free cash: $400,000 to the OPEB Trust Fund Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 3 Free cash: $100,000 to the Capital Expense Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 4 Free cash: $100,000 to the Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 5 Free cash: $125,000 to the Reserve Fund Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 6 Free cash: $75,000 to the Capital Stabilization Fund (ambulance) Passed “Motion carries s declared by the Moderator.”
- 3.7a Free cash: $500,000 for eight operating capital items (equipment, facility evaluation, library egress and others) Passed “Motion carries on the first 8 items on the Free Cash table as declared by the Moderator.”
- 3.7b Free cash: $120,000 for strategic infrastructure planning Passed “Motion carries on the Free Cash item on Strategic Infrastructure Planning Costs for $120, 000.00”
- 3.7c Free cash: $150,000 for public water supply well and storage tank planning Passed “Motion carries on the last Free Cash table item Master Planning and”
- Art. 3 · motion 8 Free cash: $100,000 to the Employee Benefits and Reserve Account Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 9 Free cash: $40,000 for records access consulting and Town Clerk support Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 10 Free cash: $40,000 to fund the Climate Action Coordinator position Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 11 Free cash: $10,000 for Town Seal design services Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 12 Free cash: $45,000 for zoning bylaw consulting services Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 13 Free cash: $60,320 to establish a Senior Perks pilot program Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 14 Free cash: $50,000 for a public safety staffing analysis Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 15 Free cash: $62,837 to repay FEMA and CARES Act money Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 · motion 16 Free cash: $20,000 for devices for an electronic voting pilot at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 4 Hear reports of multi-member bodies not in the 2024 Annual Town Report Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the”
- Art. 5 Set the Select Board's FY2026 salaries Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the”
- Art. 6 Set the Moderator's FY2026 salary Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the”
- Art. 7 Set FY2026 revolving fund spending limits Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the”
- Art. 8 Appropriate Chapter 90 state highway aid Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the”
- Art. 9 Transfer $677,814.27 from the Affordable Housing Stabilization Fund to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the”
- Art. 10 Borrow $3,200,000 for PFAS remediation at the Town Hall Hill site Passed “Motion carries by 2/3ds Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 11 Borrow $200,000 for Pond Road stormwater design and engineering Passed “Motion carries by 2/3ds vote as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 12 Borrow $250,000 more for Truro Central School HVAC and roof repairs Passed “Motion carries by 2/3ds Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 13 Borrow $5,000,000 for solar electricity facilities on town property Passed “Motion carries by 2/3ds Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 14 Repurchase Lot O-6A in the Old North Cemetery natural burial area for $2,000 Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 15 Accept state law letting public building rent receipts carry over for upkeep of town facilities Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 16 Community Preservation: $41,617 for CPC administrative expenses Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 17 Community Preservation: $3,860 for a Pamet Harbor history outdoor display Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 18 Community Preservation: $500,000 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 19 Community Preservation: $20,000 for Truro Historical Society digitization and video Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 20 Community Preservation: $20,000 for FORWARD at the Rock Phase II regional housing for adults with disabilities Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 21 Community Preservation: $39,657 to restore the south facade of the Truro Meeting House Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 22 Community Preservation: $171,520 to create the Old County Natural Burial Cemetery Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 23 Community Preservation: $350,000 for an accessible boardwalk and recreation improvements at Corn Hill Beach Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 24 Amend Charter 4-5-2 to allow informational, non-directive talks between Select Board members and department heads Passed “Motion carries by a 2/3rds Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 25 Amend Charter 6-2-12 to allow informational talks between board chairs and their department heads Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 26 Amend Charter 2-1-2 to allow the Annual Town Meeting between late April and the Saturday before Memorial Day Passed “Motion carries by a 2/3ds Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 27 Accept the Seasonal Community designation under state law Passed “Motion carries by 196 in favor and 132 opposed as declared by the Moderator. · 196 in favor and 132 opposed”
- Art. 28 Accept state law allowing town office hours on Saturday Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 29 Acquire road-widening easements from the Cape Cod National Seashore for the Herring River restoration Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 30 Add a resident-only parking bylaw with a schedule of fines Passed “Motion carries by Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 31 Add a curb cut bylaw (General Bylaws Chapter IV, Section 8) with fines Passed “Article 31 Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 32 Create the Walsh Overlay District for senior, affordable and attainable housing Passed “declared the Motion carried with 154 in Favor and 127 opposed. · 154 in Favor and 127 opposed”
- Art. 33 Amend zoning requirements for communication structures (Section 40.5.B3) Passed “Motion carries by 2/3rds as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 34 Petition the Legislature for special legislation to adopt a pesticide reduction bylaw Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 35 Petition the Legislature to allow a 0.5% real estate transfer fee Passed “carries by Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 36 Advisory: recommend the Select Board pursue an electronic voting pilot at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 37 Petition: apply 100% of free cash to reduce the tax rate starting in FY2027 Indefinitely postponed “Motion to Indefinitely postpone carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 38 Petition: accept state law allowing the town to plow private roads Indefinitely postponed “A vote on the Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 39 Petition: amend Charter 6-4-3 on Finance Committee member eligibility Failed “Vote on Article 39 fails as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 40 Petition (non-binding): set a $20,000,000 cost cap and design requirements for a new DPW on Town Hall Hill Failed “The Motion fails as declared by the Moderator with 100 in favor and 117 opposed. · 100 in favor and 117 opposed”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the May 3, 2025 Annual Town Meeting.
Annual Town Meeting · May 4, 2024 43 votes: 36 passed, 3 passed as amended, 2 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed, 1 other
Sessions: May 4 and 5, 2024
- Art. 1 Appropriate $26,465,353 for the FY2025 omnibus operating budget Passed “carries by more than a majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 2 Supplement FY2024 department budgets from free cash Passed “Motion carries almost unanimously as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3 Transfer free cash for the tax rate, reserves, OPEB, EMS support, capital projects and other items (climate item cut to $10,000) Passed as amended “motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 3H Free cash: $30,000 for a Senior Needs Assessment (voted separately) Failed “Motion fails as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 4 Hear reports of multi-member bodies not in the 2023 Annual Town Report Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 5 Set Select Board salaries at $6,000 per member for FY2025 Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 6 Set the Moderator's salary for FY2025 Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 7 Set FY2025 revolving fund spending limits Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 8 Appropriate Chapter 90 state highway aid Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 9 Transfer $670,532.36 from the Affordable Housing Stabilization Fund to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 10 Accept state law allowing a tax title collection revolving fund Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 11 Acquire the Truro Motor Inn, 296 Route 6, for housing; $1,600,000 from the Dennis Family Fund Passed “Motion carries by 2/3rds Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 12 Borrow $1,540,000 for Truro Central School HVAC and roof repairs, contingent on a debt exclusion Passed “Motion carries by more than a 2/3rds majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 13 Appropriate $2,831,000 for engineering of a new DPW facility at the Town Hall hill site (amended from $28,310,000 at 340 Route 6) Passed as amended “Motion on the amendment carries by a 2/3rd majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 14 Borrow $1,500,000 for Mill Pond culvert replacement and salt marsh restoration, contingent on a debt exclusion Passed “Motion carries by more than a 2/3rds vote as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 15 Add a full-time human resources coordinator ($113,158), contingent on a Proposition 2½ override Passed “passed by a majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 16 Borrow $6,056,250 to acquire 23.75 acres at 2 Sand Pit Road, contingent on a debt exclusion Failed “Article 16 Motion fails as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 17 Reappropriate $153,369.66 in excess Town Hall borrowing to future Town Hall hill capital projects Passed as amended “motion carries by more than a majority as declared by the”
- Art. 18 Reappropriate borrowing balances from culvert projects to environmental project engineering and Pamet Harbor repairs Passed “Motion carries 2/3RD majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 19 Accept a 3% community impact fee on professionally managed short-term rentals Passed “approved by a simple majority as declared by the”
- Art. 20 Accept a 3% community impact fee on short-term rentals in owner-occupied two- and three-family homes Passed “Motion carries by a Majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 21 Dedicate all short-term rental community impact fees to the capital projects stabilization fund Passed “Motion carries by a 2/3rds majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 22 Community Preservation: $39,043 for CPC administrative expenses Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 23 Community Preservation: $32,493 to improve the Truro Meetinghouse community gathering place Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 24 Community Preservation: $25,438 for historic displays at the Highland House Museum Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 25 Community Preservation: $33,300 for historic cemetery restoration Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 26 Community Preservation: $20,000 for the Lower Cape Housing Institute Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 27 Community Preservation: $585,648 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 28 Community Preservation: $100,000 regional contribution for housing at 0 Millstone Road, Brewster (Spring Rock Village) Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 29 Community Preservation: $175,000 for a Truro Conservation Trust land acquisition Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 30 Community Preservation: $128,805 for the Truro Central School early childhood playground Passed “Motion carries to move Articles as a bundle almost unanimously”
- Art. 31 Add General Bylaw 1.1.8 allowing Town Meeting to be held outside town limits when needed Passed “Motion carries 139 in favor 123 opposed as declared by the · 139 in favor 123 opposed”
- Art. 32 Replace General Bylaw rules on short-term rental of residential properties Passed “Article 32 motion carries by a majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 33 Add General Bylaw Section 1-3-2 with additional short-term rental regulations Passed “Motion carries by a majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 34 Add Zoning Bylaw 40.9 banning time-share, interval and fractional ownership units Passed “Motion carries by a 2/3rds vote as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 35 Amend zoning district locations, the Water Resources Protection Overlay District and appendices Other “Motion on the amendment carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 36 Amend zoning definitions and area and height regulations, and add Appendix Q Passed “Motion carries by a 2/3rds majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 37 Add Zoning Bylaw 40.8 for attainable housing on undersized lots and amend the use table Passed “Motion carries by a simple majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 38 Amend accessory dwelling unit, gross floor area and use table zoning rules Passed “Motion carries by a simple majority and a 2/3rds majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 39 Advisory: recommend the Select Board form an ad hoc committee to revise the Town Seal Passed “Motion carries by a majority as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 40 Petition: establish a Climate Resiliency and Infrastructure Stabilization Fund Passed “Motion carries by 2/3 majority vote as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 41 Petition (non-binding): establish a one-year Senior Perks pilot with reduced-cost beach and transfer station permits Passed “Motion carries as declared by the Moderator.”
- Art. 42 Petition: advance engineering and site planning for a new DPW facility on Town Hall Hill Indefinitely postponed “Motion carries by a majority as declared by the Moderator.”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the 2024 Annual Town Meeting.
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Loaded: Select Board minutes (called the Board of Selectmen until May 2018) from January 8, 2018 through August 25, 2026, from the town’s CivicClerk portal, which holds minutes back to 2014 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on). Also loaded: Budget Task Force meetings, joint meetings, and executive-session minutes the board has released where they are the only minutes posted for a meeting. Not here: minutes the town has not posted (about 85 calendar dates since 2018 have an agenda or listing but no minutes, including the open sessions of June 15 to July 30, 2021, October 14, 2025, January 13, 2026, July 16 and August 18, 2026); the April 2, 2024 minutes (the town posted the January 14, 2025 minutes in their place); May 5, 2020, where the posted file starts partway through; four files of an ADU subcommittee posted under the Select Board; and every meeting after August 25, 2026. All of Truro’s minutes are scanned copies; MassVoter read them with text-recognition software and checked doubtful votes against the page images. Truro’s minutes give the mover and seconder for each motion. Until 2020 they give a count (“the motion carried 4-0-1”); since 2020 most votes are roll calls that list each member’s vote by name (“Member Rein - Aye”), followed by a count (“So voted, 5-0-0, motion carries”). When the count matches the members present, we show every member present as voting yes, and when the minutes name the members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present as voting yes. Where the minutes give only a split count without names, a roll call leaves out a member who was there, names a member twice or names one who was not there, or the count does not match the members present, we show the count only and add a note. Motions with no vote written down are shown with no count. Members who stepped aside (recused) or had left are left out of that vote. Votes taken by other boards at joint meetings (such as the Finance Committee, Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals) are not included. 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.
May 3Begin negotiations with Captain Calise as Police ChiefMotion: To begin negotiations with Captain Calise as Police Chief.Passed · see note
May 3, 2018: Begin negotiations with Captain Calise as Police Chief
To begin negotiations with Captain Calise as Police Chief.
The minutes record this motion but no vote on it.
From the minutes
“Jay Coburn moved to begin negotiations with Captain Calise as Police Chief. Paul Wisotzky seconded..” (Motion: Coburn, second: Wisotzky)
Apr 17Appoint David GrimasonMotion: To appoint David Grimason.Passed 4–1 · see note
April 17, 2018: Appoint David Grimason
To appoint David Grimason.
The minutes give only the count (4-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Jay Coburn moved to appoint David Grimason. Robert Weinstein seconded, and the motion carried 4-1.” (Motion: Coburn, second: Weinstein)
Mar 27Recommend Article 11, Section 1Motion: To recommend Article 11, Section 1.Passed 3–1 · see note
March 27, 2018: Recommend Article 11, Section 1
To recommend Article 11, Section 1.
The minutes give only the count (3-1-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Janet Worthington moved to recommend Article 11, Section 1. Robert Weinstein seconded, and the motion carried 3-1-1.” (Motion: Worthington, second: Weinstein)
Mar 27Recommend Article 11, Section 2Motion: To recommend Article 11, Section 2.Failed 2–2 · see note
March 27, 2018: Recommend Article 11, Section 2
To recommend Article 11, Section 2.
The minutes give only the count (2-2-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Maureen Burgess moved to recommend Article 11, Section 2. Janet Worthington seconded, and the motion carried 2-2-1.” (Motion: Burgess, second: Worthington)
Mar 20Recommend Article 3Motion: To recommend Article 3.Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
March 20, 2018: Recommend Article 3
To recommend Article 3.
The minutes say Robert Weinstein recused before this vote; the count (3-0-1) lists the recusal as the third number. Robert Weinstein stepped aside (recused) and did not take part in this vote.
From the minutes
“Jay Coburn moved to recommend Article 3. Janet Worthington seconded, and the motion carried 3-0-1.” (Motion: Coburn, second: Worthington)
Mar 20Recommend Article 6 Section 3Motion: To recommend Article 6 Section 3.Passed 3–0 · see note
March 20, 2018: Recommend Article 6 Section 3
To recommend Article 6 Section 3.
The minutes give only the count (3-0-1), not how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Robert Weinstein moved to recommend Article 6 Section 3. Janet Worthington seconded, and the motion carried 3-0-1.” (Motion: Weinstein, second: Worthington)
Feb 27Approve the proposed changes to the Pamet Harbor Fee…Motion: To approve the proposed changes to the Pamet Harbor Fee Schedule…Passed 3–0 · see note
February 27, 2018: Approve the proposed changes to the Pamet Harbor Fee Schedule and the Waterways User Permit Fee
To approve the proposed changes to the Pamet Harbor Fee Schedule and the Waterways User Permit Fee.
The minutes say 3-0, but 5 members were present for this vote (Paul Wisotzky, Maureen Burgess, Jay Coburn, Robert Weinstein and Janet Worthington). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Jay Coburn moved to approve the proposed changes to the Pamet Harbor Fee Schedule and the Waterways User Permit Fee. Janet Worthington seconded, and the motion carried 3-0.” (Motion: Coburn, second: Worthington)
Jan 23Submit a FY18 CDBG grant for housing rehabilitation and…Motion: To submit a FY18 CDBG grant for housing rehabilitation and child…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 23, 2018: Submit a FY18 CDBG grant for housing rehabilitation and child care subsidies and to authorize the Town Manager or Designee to sign the grant application and associated forms
To submit a FY18 CDBG grant for housing rehabilitation and child care subsidies and to authorize the Town Manager or Designee to sign the grant application and associated forms.
The minutes say 4-0, but 5 members were present for this vote (Paul Wisotzky, Maureen Burgess, Jay Coburn, Robert Weinstein and Janet Worthington). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Maureen Burgess moved to submit a FY18 CDBG grant for housing rehabilitation and child care subsidies and to authorize the Town Manager or Designee to sign the grant application and associated forms. Robert Weinstein seconded, and the motion carried 4-0.” (Motion: Burgess, second: Weinstein)
Jan 23Allocate $25,000 of CDBG Miscellaneous Income as a contingency…Motion: To allocate $25,000 of CDBG Miscellaneous Income as a contingency fund.Passed 4–0 · see note
January 23, 2018: Allocate $25,000 of CDBG Miscellaneous Income as a contingency fund
To allocate $25,000 of CDBG Miscellaneous Income as a contingency fund.
The minutes say 4-0, but 5 members were present for this vote (Paul Wisotzky, Maureen Burgess, Jay Coburn, Robert Weinstein and Janet Worthington). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Robert Weinstein moved to allocate $25,000 of CDBG Miscellaneous Income as a contingency fund. Janet Worthington seconded, and the motion carried 4-0.” (Motion: Weinstein, second: Worthington)
Jan 23Allocate $40,000 to complete and ADA Self Evaluation &…Motion: To allocate $40,000 to complete and ADA Self Evaluation & Transition…Passed 4–0 · see note
January 23, 2018: Allocate $40,000 to complete and ADA Self Evaluation & Transition Plan and to allocate $67,000 to the Cloverleaf affordable housing project for immediate use
To allocate $40,000 to complete and ADA Self Evaluation & Transition Plan and to allocate $67,000 to the Cloverleaf affordable housing project for immediate use.
The minutes say 4-0, but 5 members were present for this vote (Paul Wisotzky, Maureen Burgess, Jay Coburn, Robert Weinstein and Janet Worthington). Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Robert Weinstein moved to allocate $40,000 to complete and ADA Self Evaluation & Transition Plan and to allocate $67,000 to the Cloverleaf affordable housing project for immediate use. Maureen Burgess seconded, and the motion carried 4-0.” (Motion: Weinstein, second: Burgess)
From the Truro Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Agendas & Minutes calendar (CivicClerk). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Provincetown Independent (courtesy of the members, or by Aden Choate and Nancy Bloom).
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