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February 13, 2020
2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Elizabeth Almeida, Mark Kost, Tom Clay, Andrea Peraner-Sweet, Scott Hazelton
Absent: None
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FY21 General Budget Discussion
Recommend transferring $400K from free cash to the schools to be used for special education tuitions as specified by the school's recommendation presented tonight. It was voted 5-0 (Board of...
It was moved by Clay (BOS) and Galvin (Finance Committee), seconded by Kost (BOS) and Cunningham (Finance Committee), to recommend transferring $400K from free cash to the schools to be used for special education tuitions as specified by the school's recommendation presented tonight. It was voted 5-0 (Board of Selectman) and 8--0 (Finance Committee).
The minutes do not say who made this motion.
From the minutes
“It was moved by Clay (BOS) and Galvin (Finance Committee), seconded by Kost (BOS) and Cunningham (Finance Committee), to recommend transferring $400K from free cash to the schools to be used for special education tuitions as specified by the school's recommendation presented tonight. It was voted 5-0 (Board of Selectman) and 8--0 (Finance Committee)..”
Approve the FY21 budget
It was moved by Peraner-Sweet, seconded by Clay and VOTED 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the FY21 budget.
From the minutes
“It was moved by Peraner-Sweet, seconded by Clay and VOTED 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the FY21 budget..” (Motion: Peraner-Sweet, second: Clay)
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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