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Walpole Select Board
How the Walpole Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Eric Kraus served as Chairman, Mark Gallivan as Vice Chairman and Nancy Mackenzie as Clerk; the board was then called the Board of Selectmen. MassVoter has loaded this board’s minutes from January 9, 2018 on. The start date (spring 2017 town election) is a placeholder. Covers 13 meetings, January 9 to May 15, 2018.
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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 budgetBoard years
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Members
Vice-ChairMark GallivanVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 12 of 13 meetings
Nancy MackenzieClerk · Elected townwide · at 12 of 12 meetings
Ann RagostaMember · Elected townwide · at 8 of 13 meetings
David SalvatoreMember · Elected townwide · at 13 of 13 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: Walpole Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until the end of 2020) from January 9, 2018 through September 1, 2026: 225 meetings and 2881 votes. Minutes from 2018 through 2024 come from the town’s Document Center (Agendas & Minutes, Select Board), which holds the board’s minutes back to 2010 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on); minutes from January 2025 on come from the town’s Agenda Center. Joint meetings are included (for example with the Finance Committee, the School Committee or the Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners), but only the Select Board’s own votes are shown. Not here: executive-session minutes, and meetings after September 1, 2026 (the September 22, 2026 minutes are not posted yet). Twelve sets of minutes from 2018 to 2020 are scanned images; MassVoter read them with text recognition, so quoted words may keep small reading errors. Walpole’s minutes give a count for each vote (“VOTED 5-0-0”, “Motion Passed (5-0-0)”) and name any member who votes no or abstains (“Ms. Ragosta opposed”, “Vice Chair Maffei opposed”); in 2018 to 2020 some votes were roll calls with each member named (“Mr. Salvatore-Aye”). When the count matches the members present, each member is shown voting as recorded. When a member arrived late or left early and the count matches the members there at the time, those members are shown, with a note. Where the count does not match the members present, or the names given do not match the count, we show the count only and add a note; a few votes record no count and show the result only. On February 4, 2025 the town confirmed that Benjamin Barrett, who arrived late, did not vote on the first seven items; it also confirmed the typing errors noted on January 21, May 13, May 21, November 18 and December 2, 2025. We will ask the town to confirm any other 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 15Approve the Change in Manager to Brian Knell for…Motion: MOTION moved by Mrs. Mackenzie to approve the Change in Manager…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Salvatore
May 15, 2018: Approve the Change in Manager to Brian Knell for Italian American Club
MOTION moved by Mrs. Mackenzie to approve the Change in Manager to Brian Knell for Italian American Club, seconded by Mr. Gallivan,
Yes: Gallivan, Kraus, Mackenzie, RagostaAbstained: Salvatore
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mrs. Mackenzie to approve the Change in Manager to Brian Knell for Italian American Club, seconded by Mr. Gallivan, VOTED 4-0-1 (Mr. Salvatore abstained).” (Motion: Mackenzie, second: Gallivan)
May 15Appoint George Hodges as a regular member to the…Motion: MOTION moved by Mr. Salvatore to appoint George Hodges as a…Passed 3–2 · No: Gallivan, Mackenzie
May 15, 2018: Appoint George Hodges as a regular member to the Housing Partnership Committee
MOTION moved by Mr. Salvatore to appoint George Hodges as a regular member to the Housing Partnership Committee seconded by Ms. Ragosta
Yes: Kraus, Ragosta, SalvatoreNo: Gallivan, Mackenzie
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Salvatore to appoint George Hodges as a regular member to the Housing Partnership Committee seconded by Ms. Ragosta VOTED 3-2-0 (Mr. Gallivan and Mrs. Mackenzie, opposed).” (Motion: Salvatore, second: Ragosta)
May 15Approve the proposed Walpole Police Rules and RegulationsMotion: MOTION moved by Mr. Salvatore to approve the proposed Walpole Police…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Mackenzie
May 15, 2018: Approve the proposed Walpole Police Rules and Regulations
MOTION moved by Mr. Salvatore to approve the proposed Walpole Police Rules and Regulations, seconded Mr. Gallivan
Yes: Gallivan, Kraus, Ragosta, SalvatoreAbstained: Mackenzie
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Salvatore to approve the proposed Walpole Police Rules and Regulations, seconded Mr. Gallivan VOTED 4-0-1 (Mrs. Mackenzie abstained).” (Motion: Salvatore, second: Gallivan)
May 15Ratify and sign the Dispatchers contract for July 1,…Motion: MOTION moved by Mrs. Mackenzie to ratify and sign the Dispatchers…Passed 4–1 · No: Ragosta
May 15, 2018: Ratify and sign the Dispatchers contract for July 1, 2017 to June 30 2020 as voted at Town Meeting
MOTION moved by Mrs. Mackenzie to ratify and sign the Dispatchers contract for July 1, 2017 to June 30 2020 as voted at Town Meeting
Yes: Gallivan, Kraus, Mackenzie, SalvatoreNo: Ragosta
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mrs. Mackenzie to ratify and sign the Dispatchers contract for July 1, 2017 to June 30 2020 as voted at Town Meeting VOTED (4-1-0) (Mrs. Ragosta opposed).” (Motion: Mackenzie)
May 7Refer back to committeeMotion: MOTION moved by Mr. Gallivan to refer back to committee seconded…Passed 3–1 · No: Salvatore
May 7, 2018: Refer back to committee
MOTION moved by Mr. Gallivan to refer back to committee seconded by Mrs. Mackenzie Mr. Salvatore is in favor of the hookup. Mr. Johnson explained the Sewer and Water Commission is going to offer a substitute motion,
Yes: Gallivan, Kraus, MackenzieNo: Salvatore
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Gallivan to refer back to committee seconded by Mrs. Mackenzie Mr. Salvatore is in favor of the hookup. Mr. Johnson explained the Sewer and Water Commission is going to offer a substitute motion, VOTED 3-1-0 (Mr. Salvatore opposed).” (Motion: Gallivan, second: Mackenzie)
Apr 10Recommend Favorable Action on ArticleMotion: MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 10, 2018: Recommend Favorable Action on Article
MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article seconded by Mr. Gallivan,
The count (4-0-0) does not match the 5 members listed as present, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article seconded by Mr. Gallivan, VOTED 4-0-0.” (Motion: Kraus, second: Gallivan)
Apr 10Make recommendation at Town MeetingMotion: MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to make recommendation at Town Meeting,…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 10, 2018: Make recommendation at Town Meeting
MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to make recommendation at Town Meeting, seconded by Mr. Gallivan,
The count (4-0-0) does not match the 5 members listed as present, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to make recommendation at Town Meeting, seconded by Mr. Gallivan, VOTED 4-0-0.” (Motion: Kraus, second: Gallivan)
Apr 10Recommend Favorable Action on ArticleMotion: MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article,…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 10, 2018: Recommend Favorable Action on Article
MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article, seconded by Mr. Gallivan,
The count (4-0-0) does not match the 5 members listed as present, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article, seconded by Mr. Gallivan, VOTED 4-0-0.” (Motion: Kraus, second: Gallivan)
Apr 10Recommend Favorable Action on Article 9Motion: MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 10, 2018: Recommend Favorable Action on Article 9
MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article 9 seconded by Mr. Gallivan,
The count (4-0-0) does not match the 5 members listed as present, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article 9 seconded by Mr. Gallivan, VOTED 4-0-0.” (Motion: Kraus, second: Gallivan)
Apr 10Recommend Favorable Action on Article 10Motion: MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article…Passed 4–0 · see note
April 10, 2018: Recommend Favorable Action on Article 10
MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article 10 seconded by Mr. Gallivan,
The count (4-0-0) does not match the 5 members listed as present, so individual votes are not shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION moved by Mr. Kraus to recommend Favorable Action on Article 10 seconded by Mr. Gallivan, VOTED 4-0-0.” (Motion: Kraus, second: Gallivan)
From the Walpole Select Board’s official minutes: 2018 to 2024 from the town’s Document Center (Agendas & Minutes, Select Board), and 2025 on from its Agenda Center. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: the members’ own campaign Facebook pages (Allyson Hamilton, Glenn Maffei, Benjamin Barrett, James O’Neil); Walpole Media Corp (Mark Gallivan, “Mark Gallivan Candidate Special,” June 2020); the Town of Walpole’s Annual Town Reports (Nancy Mackenzie, 2019 report, board photo with name card; David Salvatore, 2020 report, board photo); Hometown Weekly (Ann Ragosta, “An Outside View,” November 2018). No photo found for Eric Kraus.
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