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How the Westford Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. Chris Barrett and Tom Clay were re-elected and Elizabeth Sawyer elected to the one-year seat left by John Cunningham at the May 5, 2026 town election. On May 11, 2026 the board chose Chris Barrett as Chair, Sean Kelly as Vice Chair and Noëlle Donovan as Clerk (each 5-0). Minutes after July 28, 2026 are not posted yet. The end date is a placeholder for the 2027 town election. Covers 8 meetings so far, May 11 to July 28, 2026.
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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 budgetYour Westford ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Westford Select Board: 7 out of 10 · Mostly open
How easy Westford makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 12, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for nearly every meeting more than three months old.Full points: 2/2
- Each vote namedThe minutes name the members who vote no, abstain or recuse, but most votes do not list how each member voted.Part points: 2/3
- Posted quicklyMinutes are posted within about three months, but recent meetings are still missing.Part points: 1/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes from 1890 to today are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textPast-year minutes are typed documents with searchable text.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website shows a group photo of the members but does not name them.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
- Each vote named (+1): On any vote that isn’t unanimous, write how each member voted. For example: “Motion passed 3–2. Yes: Smith, Jones, Lee. No: Brown, Silva.” A roll call on split votes is the simplest way to do this.
- Posted quickly (+1): Post minutes within 30 days. If approval takes longer, post a draft marked “Draft – not yet approved” and replace it later.
- Member photos (+1): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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What Town Meeting decided
In Westford, 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 · March 28, 2026 33 votes: 28 passed, 1 failed, 2 no action, 2 other
Sessions: Saturday, March 28, 2026
- Art. 1 Accept the FY2025 town reports (consent agenda) Passed “Motion: It was voted by.voice vote-passed-unanimously”
- Art. 2 · motion 1 FY2026 supplemental appropriations: $990,000 from free cash (snow and ice, waste disposal, risk management) Passed “First Motion: It was voted and passed · 296 yes-106 no”
- Art. 2 · motion 2 FY2026 supplemental appropriation: $90,000 from recreation retained earnings Passed “Second Motion: It was voted and passed · 331-yes-55 no”
- Art. 2 · motion 3 Appropriate $180,000 from free cash and prior-year balances (Third Motion) Passed “Third Motion: It was voted by voice vote-passed-unanimously”
- Art. 2 · motion 4 Appropriate $248,276.01 from stormwater retained earnings to supplement a stormwater capital project Passed “Fourth Motion: It was voted by voice vote-passed-not unanimous”
- Art. 3 Appropriate for perchlorate expenses (consent agenda) Passed “Motion:.It was voted by voice vote - passed-unanimous”
- Art. 4 Appropriate for energy efficiency projects (consent agenda) Passed “Motion:.It was voted by voice vote – passed-unanimous”
- Art. 5 Fund the Cameron Senior Center HVAC project Passed “Motion:.It was voted and passed · 313-yes, 79-no”
- Art. 6 Payment in lieu of tax agreement for the Blanchard School Passed “Motion: it was vote by voice vote – passed-unanimous”
- Art. 7 Rescind authorized and unissued debt (consent agenda) Passed “Motion:.It was voted by voice vote-passed-unanimous”
- Art. 8 Adopt the prudent investor rule Passed “Motion: It was voted by voice vote-passed-not unanimous”
- Art. 9 · motion 1 Capital, First Motion: $2,457,104 from free cash for capital requests Passed “First Motion:..It was voted- passed-339-yes, 52-no”
- Art. 9 · motion 2 Capital, Second Motion: transfer $540,000 from an earlier capital project appropriation Passed “Second Motion: It was voted-passed-319-yes, 62-no”
- Art. 9 · motion 3 Capital, Third Motion: $22,500 from ambulance retained earnings Passed “Third Motion: It was voted-voice vote-passed-unanimous”
- Art. 9 · motion 4 Capital, Fourth Motion: $1,313,237 for water enterprise capital (retained earnings and reauthorized funds) Passed “Fourth Motion:.It was voted - voice vote-passed-not unanimous”
- Art. 9 · motion 5 Capital, Fifth Motion: $360,000 from stormwater retained earnings Passed “Fifth Motion:.It was voted – voice vote – passed no unanimous”
- Art. 9 · motion 6 Capital, Sixth Motion: borrow $600,000 to replace the roof of the school facilities building, 30 Beacon Street Passed “Sixth Motion:.It was voted and passed · 340-yes, 39 no”
- Art. 9 · motion 7 Capital, Seventh Motion: $650,000 to design the Littleton Road (Route 110) widening Passed “Seventh Motion:.It was voted and passed · 316-yes, 70 no”
- Art. 9 · motion 8 Capital, Eighth Motion: $1,000,000 for Pleasant Street and Patten Road pedestrian safety work (dismissed) No action “Eighth Motion:.it was voted – voice vote-passed-unanimous-to dismiss.”
- Art. 9 · motion 9 Capital, Ninth Motion: $1,500,000 to replace Boutwell Brook culverts on Forge Village Road and Cold Spring Road Passed “Ninth Motion: It was voted and passed · 341- yes-35 no”
- Art. 10 Community Preservation Committee recommendations ($3,991,096 from CPA funds) Other “Motion:.all.line.items.taken.by.a.voice.vote.and.passed.except.for.the.following”
- Art. 11 Amend the FY2027 wage and classification plan for non-union employees Passed “Motion: It was voted and passed · 173- yes-68 no”
- Art. 12 Authorize revolving funds (consent agenda) Passed “Motion: It was voted and passed-voice vote-unanimous”
- Art. 13 FY2027 operating budget ($143,869,234) Other “Motion:.All.line.items.taken.by.voice.vote‗passed.except”
- Art. 14 Appropriate Chapter 90 local transportation funds (consent agenda) Passed “Motion:.It was voted - passed- voice vote-unanimous”
- Art. 15 Water Enterprise OPEB stabilization fund appropriation (consent agenda) Passed “Motion: It was voted -passed-voice vote-unanimous”
- Art. 16 Authorize the Select Board to accept easements (consent agenda) Passed “Motion:.It was voted - passed-voice-vote-unanimous”
- Art. 17 Authorize the Select Board to accept easements along and/or near a project route (consent agenda) Passed “Motion: It was voted - passed-voice vote-unanimous”
- Art. 18 Authorize the Select Board to accept easements for a Pleasant Street project (consent agenda; dismissed) No action “Motion:.It was voted - passed-voice vote-to dismiss the article”
- Art. 19 Authorize the Select Board to grant easements to National Grid Passed “Motion:.it was vote-passed-216-yes, 14 no”
- Art. 20 Home rule petition: allow digital-only legal notices Passed “Motion:.It was voted -voice vote- passed by majority-not unanimous”
- Art. 21 General bylaw: prohibit virtual currency kiosks Passed “Motion:.It was voted-voice vote-passed-not unanimous”
- Art. 22 Citizen petition: rescind the Select Board decision to implement pay-as-you-throw trash Failed “Motion: It was voted - failed · -77 yes, 153 no”
Special Town Meeting · October 27, 2025 20 votes: 18 passed, 2 failed
Sessions: Monday, October 27, 2025
- Art. 1 Pay unpaid bills from previous fiscal years Passed “9/10 Majority Vote Required · 528-yes; 38-no”
- Art. 2 FY2026 supplemental appropriations and transfers Passed “Majority Vote Required · 520-yes; 54-no”
- 3.1a Capital: firewall upgrade for Town Hall and schools Passed “595-yes; 49-no · 595-yes; 49-no”
- 3.1b Capital: buy and equip a sidewalk tractor Failed “163-yes; 474-no · 163-yes; 474-no”
- 3.1c Capital: used compact loader with snowblower Passed “475-yes; 165-no · 475-yes; 165-no”
- 3.1d Replace the 2024 ATM Art. 8 borrowing for a new ambulance ($532,050) with ambulance retained earnings Passed “Voice Vote - Passed”
- 3.1e Capital: Stormwater Enterprise Passed “Voice vote-passed”
- Art. 3 · motion 2 Appropriate $1,150,000 for turf at the Nutting Road fields (Second Motion) Passed “2/3 Majority Vote Required · 562-yes; 131-no”
- Art. 3 · motion 3 Appropriate $1,000,000 for a new fire truck (Third Motion) Passed “2/3 Majority Vote Required · 420-yes; 66-no”
- Art. 3 · motion 4 Appropriate $1,450,000 for a new rescue pumper and equipment for the Fire Department (Fourth Motion) Passed “2/3 Majority Vote Required · 403-yes; 74-no”
- Art. 4 Zoning: accessory dwelling unit rules (Sec. 3.3), definitions and Appendix B Passed “2/3 Majority Vote Required · 235-yes; 78-no”
- Art. 5 Zoning: amend the Table of Principal Use Regulations (Appendix A) Passed “2/3 Majority Vote Required · 210-yes; 55-no”
- Art. 6 Zoning map: change the MBTA Communities overlay district along Technology Park Drive Passed “2/3 Majority Vote Required · 227-yes; 27 – no”
- Art. 7 Zoning: create a tiered site plan review process (Sec. 9.4) Passed “2/3 Majority Vote Required · 197-yes; 23-no”
- Art. 8 Amend the personnel section of the General Bylaws Failed “Majority Vote Required · 46-yes; 148-no”
- Art. 9 Authorize the Select Board to approve a license conversion Passed “Majority Vote Required · 164-yes; 33-no”
- Art. 10 Authorize a wastewater contracted services contract of up to ten years Passed “Majority Vote Required · 176-yes; 18-no”
- Art. 11 Authorize leasing municipal property for a solar photovoltaic installation Passed “Majority Vote Required · 139-yes; 42-no”
- Art. 12 Accept DiDonato Drive as a public way Passed “Majority Vote Required · 142-yes; 16-no”
- Art. 13 Home rule petition: one more all-alcohol off-premises license for Main Street Convenience, 103 Main Street Passed “Majority Vote Required · 120-yes; 39-no”
Annual Town Meeting · March 22, 2025 28 votes: 23 passed, 2 failed, 2 no action, 1 advisory
Sessions: Saturday, March 22, 2025
- Art. 1 Accept town reports (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 2 FY2025 supplemental appropriations and transfers Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a majority · 354 yes-14 no”
- Art. 3 Appropriate for perchlorate expenses (consent agenda) Passed “Motion: It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 4 Appropriate for energy efficiency projects Passed “Motion : it was voted and passed by a majority · 385 yes 19 no”
- Art. 5 · motion 1 Capital appropriations, First Motion: $5.2 million for town and school capital requests Passed “It was voted and passed by a majority · 352 yes, 42 no”
- Art. 5 · motion 2 Capital appropriations, Second Motion: $1.385 million for a new rescue pumper fire truck Passed “It was voted and passed by · two thirds 342 yes – 51 no”
- Art. 5 · motion 3 Capital appropriations, Third Motion: borrow $800,000 for pedestrian safety at West Street and North Main Street Passed “It was voted and passed by two thirds · 269 yes-131 no”
- Art. 5 · motion 4 Capital appropriations, Fourth Motion: borrow $2,000,000 to replace the Nutting Road synthetic turf field Failed “It was voted and f ailed to achieve a two thirds majority · 270 yes – 147 no”
- Art. 5 · motion 5 Non-binding resolution: ask the Select Board to explore CPA and other funding for a natural grass field at Nutting Road Advisory “It was voted and passed by a majority · 144-119”
- Art. 6 Supplemental appropriation for the construction of PFAS treatment plants (consent agenda; dismissed) No action “Motion: It was moved to dismiss this article, voted and passed by voice vote , Article 6 dismissed”
- Art. 7 Approve the MSBA Colonel John Robinson School project Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by two thirds, · 347 yes – 66 no”
- Art. 8 Community Preservation Committee recommendations Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a majority on a voice vote”
- Art. 9 Authorize revolving funds (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 10 FY2026 operating budget Passed “Motion: It was voted and passed by a majority · 233 yes – 17 no”
- Art. 11 Appropriate Chapter 90 local transportation funds (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 12 Water Enterprise OPEB stabilization fund appropriation (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 13 Adopt MGL c. 59, s. 5, clause 22I (veterans tax exemption cost-of-living adjustment) (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 14 Establish a 300th Anniversary Celebration Fund Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a majority on a voice vote”
- Art. 15 Authorize the Select Board to accept easements (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 16 Authorize the Select Board to acquire easements for the Stony Brook bridge project Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a majority · 233 yes - 45 no”
- Art. 17 Authorize the Select Board to accept easements for West Street at North Main Street pedestrian safety work Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a majority on a voice vote”
- Art. 18 Authorize the Select Board to accept easements for the Acton Road and Reed Brook culvert projects (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 19 Zoning: update the Floodplain Zoning Bylaw Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by two thirds · 254 yes – 22 no”
- Art. 20 Adopt the Specialized Energy Code Failed “Motion : It was voted and failed to achieve a majority · 165 no-137 yes”
- Art. 21 General bylaw: ticket fines for dog control bylaw violations Passed “Motion: It was voted and passed by a majority on a voice vote”
- Art. 22 Accept Boston Road as a public way Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a majority on a voice vote”
- Art. 23 Accept Diane Lane as a public way (consent agenda) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed unanimously .”
- Art. 24 Citizen petition: change the date and time of annual town elections No action “A motion was made to dismiss Article 24 which was voted and passed by a majority on a”
Special Town Meeting · October 21, 2024 10 votes: 8 passed, 1 failed, 1 advisory
Sessions: Monday, October 21, 2024
- Art. 1 Zoning: define and regulate firearm businesses by special permit (new Sec. 6.6) Failed “Motion : It was voted and failed to pass · 386-yes-263no”
- Art. 2 Zoning: define and update several uses (contractor yard, offices, brewery, restaurant, massage establishment) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a 2/3 majority · 318 yes-56 no”
- Art. 3 Zoning: parking requirements for several uses (Appendix D) Passed “Motion: it was voted and passed by a 2/3 majority · 312 yes-54 no.”
- Art. 4 Zoning: allow temporary trailers for up to 12 months in certain cases (Sec. 3.2.1.4) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed by a 2/3 majority · 321 yes- 20 no”
- Art. 5 General bylaw: reconsideration of Town Meeting votes (Sec. 51.7) Passed “Motion : It was voted and passed · 267 yes-30 no”
- Art. 6 General bylaw: how bylaw amendments are published (Sec. 175.2) (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority vote”
- Art. 7 General bylaw: repeal Chapter 157 (transient merchants) (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority vote”
- Art. 8 Accept Cloverleaf Lane as a public way (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority vote”
- Art. 9 Accept by gift three vacant parcels off Howard Road and on Kirsi Circle Passed “It was voted and passed by majority”
- Art. 10 Citizen petition: advise the Select Board to seek state approval for voting on warrant articles without attending Town Meeting Advisory “Motion: It was voted pass ed by majority vote · 333 yes-269 no”
Annual Town Meeting · April 27, 2024 24 votes: 19 passed, 2 passed as amended, 1 failed, 2 no action
Sessions: Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Art. 1 FY2025 general operating budget with a Proposition 2 1/2 override ($136,437,171) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 2 Establish an Override Stabilization Fund (MGL c. 40, s. 5B) Failed “Failed to achieve the 2/3 majority vote needed:”
- Art. 3 Put $2,600,000 into the Override Stabilization Fund, contingent on an override vote No action “Vote passed to dismiss Article 3 by a”
- Art. 4 FY2025 operating budget (amended to add $378,000 to the Westford Public Schools) Passed as amended “Article 4 was voted and passed as amended · 1226 yes – 128 no”
- Art. 5 Accept the FY2023 town reports (consent agenda) Passed “IT was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 6 FY2024 supplemental appropriations: $400,976 from free cash (mostly snow and ice) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 7 Appropriate $110,000 from free cash for perchlorate contamination expenses (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 8 · motion 1 Capital requests from free cash, First Motion ($2,450,472 asked; a $300,000 dump truck item was voted separately and failed) Passed “First Motion: It was voted and passed by majority”
- Art. 8 · motion 2 Borrow $600,000 for a Plain Road sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements (Second Motion) Passed “Second Motion: It was voted and passed by a majority · 296 yes – 84 -no”
- Art. 8 · motion 3 Borrow $532,050 for a new ambulance and power cot (Third Motion) Passed “Third Motion: It was voted and passed by a majority · 337 yes – 41 no”
- Art. 9 Borrow $24,500,000 to build PFAS water treatment plants Passed “It was voted and passed by a 2/3 majority · 346 – Yes, 22-no”
- Art. 10 Community Preservation Committee recommendations ($3,481,608 from CPA funds) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 11 Authorize FY2025 revolving funds (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 12 Appropriate Chapter 90 state transportation funds for roadway work (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 13 Water Enterprise OPEB stabilization fund appropriation (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 14 Accept local option reducing the residency requirement for disabled veteran property tax exemptions (MGL c. 59, s. 22F) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 15 Authorize the Select Board to accept easements (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and pass by majority:”
- Art. 16 Authorize the Select Board to acquire easements for the Plain Road project (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 17 Zoning: update the Floodplain Overlay District bylaw (Sec. 8.2) to FEMA standards Passed “It was voted and passed by a 2/3 majority · 421 yes, 14 no”
- Art. 18 Zoning: create an MBTA Communities Multi-family Overlay District Passed “It was voted and passed by a majority · 402 yes – 88 no”
- Art. 19 General bylaw: solicitation and canvassing door-to-door (amended: $50 license fee) Passed as amended “Thereafter the motion under article 19 passed by a majority.”
- Art. 20 General bylaw: civil fingerprinting (MGL c. 6, s. 172B 1/2) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 21 Let the Cemetery Commission adopt cemetery rules with Select Board approval (consent agenda) Passed “It was voted and passed by majority:”
- Art. 22 Citizen petition: declare the second Monday in October both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day No action “A motion was made to dismiss Article 22 was voted and passed by a majority · 165 yes-145 no”
Not here yet: All Westford Town Meetings held from January 2024 to October 12, 2026 are here; the 2026 Special Town Meeting is on October 26, 2026.
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
ChairChris BarrettChair · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Vice-ChairSean KellyVice-Chair · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings
Tom ClayMember · At-large · at 8 of 8 meetings
Noëlle DonovanClerk · At-large · at 7 of 8 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Elizabeth SawyerMember · At-large · at 8 of 8 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.
Attendance
20 full-board meetings so far this year, through July 28. Ties share a rank.
1Chris Barrett20 of 20 meetings Every meeting100%1Sean Kelly20 of 20 meetings Every meeting100%1John Cunningham12 of 12 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%1Elizabeth Sawyer8 of 8 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%5Tom Clay19 of 20 meetings95%6Noëlle Donovan18 of 20 meetings90%24 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Chris Barrett24 of 24 meetings Every meeting100%1Tom Clay24 of 24 meetings Every meeting100%1John Cunningham24 of 24 meetings Every meeting100%1Noëlle Donovan17 of 17 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Scott Hazelton7 of 7 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%1Andrea Peraner-Sweet7 of 7 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%7Sean Kelly15 of 17 meetings · served from May88%35 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1John Cunningham34 of 35 meetings97%2Tom Clay33 of 35 meetings94%2Scott Hazelton33 of 35 meetings94%4Chris Barrett32 of 35 meetings91%5Andrea Peraner-Sweet31 of 35 meetings89%35 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1John Cunningham35 of 35 meetings Every meeting100%2Chris Barrett22 of 23 meetings · served from May96%3Andrea Peraner-Sweet33 of 35 meetings94%4Anita Tonakarn-Nguyen11 of 12 meetings · served until Apr92%5Tom Clay32 of 35 meetings91%5Scott Hazelton32 of 35 meetings91%27 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1John Cunningham27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1Anita Tonakarn-Nguyen27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%3Scott Hazelton26 of 27 meetings96%3Andrea Peraner-Sweet26 of 27 meetings96%5Tom Clay24 of 27 meetings89%27 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Anita Tonakarn-Nguyen27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1John Cunningham17 of 17 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%3Tom Clay25 of 27 meetings93%4Mark Kost9 of 10 meetings · served until Apr90%5Scott Hazelton23 of 27 meetings85%5Andrea Peraner-Sweet23 of 27 meetings85%39 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Tom Clay39 of 39 meetings Every meeting100%1Elizabeth Almeida22 of 22 meetings · served until Jun Every meeting100%3Scott Hazelton38 of 39 meetings97%3Andrea Peraner-Sweet38 of 39 meetings97%5Anita Tonakarn-Nguyen16 of 17 meetings · served from Jul94%6Mark Kost35 of 39 meetings90%28 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Elizabeth Almeida27 of 28 meetings96%1Scott Hazelton27 of 28 meetings96%3Mark Kost26 of 28 meetings93%4Tom Clay24 of 28 meetings86%4Andrea Peraner-Sweet24 of 28 meetings86%27 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Elizabeth Almeida26 of 27 meetings96%1Mark Kost26 of 27 meetings96%3Andrea Peraner-Sweet25 of 27 meetings93%4Scott Hazelton23 of 27 meetings85%5Tom Clay22 of 27 meetings81%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Westford Select Board minutes from January 9, 2018 through July 28, 2026: 262 meetings and 3,234 votes. The town’s document archive holds Select Board and Board of Selectmen minutes back to 1890 (typed, searchable files from 2003); MassVoter loaded January 2018 on. The board was the Board of Selectmen until the Legislature approved the Town Charter change on November 13, 2020; its minutes are headed “Select Board” from December 8, 2020. Most 2018–2019 approved minutes are signed scans, which MassVoter read with text recognition (where the archive also has the typed draft, the approved copy is used). Also loaded: joint meetings with the Finance Committee, School Committee and Town and School Safety Task Force that are filed with the board’s minutes; only the Select Board’s own votes are shown. Not online: the minutes of some meetings with posted agendas, among them March 13 and October 15, 2018; February 12, 2019; May 12 and June 9, 2020; January 14, April 8 and April 22, 2025; and the October 2025 goal-setting retreat. MassVoter is asking the town for them. Not here: executive-session minutes, cancelled meetings, and the votes of the Finance Committee, School Committee and other boards at joint meetings. Minutes after July 28, 2026 are not posted yet (the board approves them before posting, usually about two months later). The town also reposts each agenda the day after a meeting with “ACTION TAKEN” notes under the items; those are not minutes, and MassVoter does not use them. Westford’s minutes name the mover and seconder and give a count, naming any member who votes no, abstains, recuses or is absent (“VOTED 3 IN FAVOR, 2 OPPOSED (Hazelton, Kost) TO RECOMMEND Article 11”); a count that equals the members present, with the members voting no or abstaining named, is shown as each member’s vote. Meetings with a member taking part remotely (2018) and the 2020 remote meetings add roll calls by name (“Clay - yes, Kost - no”). Members who arrived late, left, recused or were out of the room are not shown in the votes they missed. Where the count does not fit the members present or does not match the roll call, we show the count only (14 votes); where the minutes say the board voted by roll call but give no count, we show the result only (4 votes). A motion with no recorded outcome is not counted as a vote. 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.
Jun 23Approve the purchase orders as presentedMotion: It was moved by SB Member Clay, seconded by SB Member…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 23, 2026: Approve the purchase orders as presented
It was moved by SB Member Clay, seconded by SB Member SAWYER, and VOTED 5 IN FAVOR TO APPROVE the purchase orders as presented.
The minutes do not name a seconder.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SB Member Clay, seconded by SB Member SAWYER, and VOTED 5 IN FAVOR TO APPROVE the purchase orders as presented..” (Motion: Clay)
May 11Approve the minutes of April 1, 2026 and April…Motion: It was moved by SB Member Clay, seconded by SB Member…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Sawyer
May 11, 2026: Approve the minutes of April 1, 2026 and April 14, 2026 as presented
It was moved by SB Member Clay, seconded by SB Member Donovan, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 ABSTAIN (Sawyer) TO APPROVE the minutes of April 1, 2026 and April 14, 2026 as presented.
Yes: Barrett, Clay, Donovan, KellyAbstained: Sawyer
From the minutes
“It was moved by SB Member Clay, seconded by SB Member Donovan, and VOTED 4 IN FAVOR, 1 ABSTAIN (Sawyer) TO APPROVE the minutes of April 1, 2026 and April 14, 2026 as presented..” (Motion: Clay, second: Donovan)
From the Westford Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s document archive (“View all meeting minutes” on the Select Board page) and, for recent meetings, 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 town’s website has only an unnamed group photo): League of Women Voters of Westford Voters’ Guides — Chris Barrett, Tom Clay and Elizabeth Sawyer (2026); Sean Kelly and Noëlle Donovan (2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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