MassVoter.com← Westford Select BoardWestford Select Board · 2021–2022 Board · Regular meeting
September 24, 2021
9 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
A monthly email on what it voted on, starting in November.
Your Westford ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
Start my ballot →Attendance
Present: Andrea Peraner-Sweet, Tom Clay, John Cunningham, Scott Hazelton, Anita Tonakarn-Nguyen
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Call to Order
Adjourn to Executive Session
It was moved by Select Board Member (SBM) Tom Clay, seconded by Select Board Member Cunningham, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO ADJOURN to Executive Session.
From the minutes
“It was moved by Select Board Member (SBM) Tom Clay, seconded by Select Board Member Cunningham, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO ADJOURN to Executive Session..” (Motion: Clay, second: Cunningham)
Return to Open Session
Return to Open Session for purposes of completing the agenda
It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Hazelton, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO RETURN to Open Session for purposes of completing the agenda.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Hazelton, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO RETURN to Open Session for purposes of completing the agenda..” (Motion: Cunningham, second: Hazelton)
At the End of Allie Lane
Approve the request and allow a geocache to be placed at the end of Allie Lane
It was moved by SBM Hazelton, seconded by SBM Clay, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the request and allow a geocache to be placed at the end of Allie Lane.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Hazelton, seconded by SBM Clay, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the request and allow a geocache to be placed at the end of Allie Lane..” (Motion: Hazelton, second: Clay)
Consent Agenda
Approve the Consent Agenda, subject to all public safety recommendations
It was moved by SBM Hazelton, seconded by SBM Cunningham, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the Consent Agenda, subject to all public safety recommendations.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Hazelton, seconded by SBM Cunningham, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the Consent Agenda, subject to all public safety recommendations..” (Motion: Hazelton, second: Cunningham)
Special Town Meeting - Saturday, October 16, 2021
Approve the time change of Special Town Meeting to 1:00 pm on October 16, 2021
It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Tonakarn-Nguyen, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the time change of Special Town Meeting to 1:00 pm on October 16, 2021.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Tonakarn-Nguyen, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the time change of Special Town Meeting to 1:00 pm on October 16, 2021..” (Motion: Cunningham, second: Tonakarn-Nguyen)
Following Purposes
Authorize the use of ARPA funds to supplement the FY 22 Recreation Enterprise budget
It was moved by SBM Hazelton, seconded by SBM Clay, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO AUTHORIZE the use of ARPA funds to supplement the FY 22 Recreation Enterprise budget.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Hazelton, seconded by SBM Clay, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO AUTHORIZE the use of ARPA funds to supplement the FY 22 Recreation Enterprise budget..” (Motion: Hazelton, second: Clay)
Approve the request to allocate approximately $100,00 over a 3-year period to compensate EMT's and Paramedics for hours worked during mandatory continuing educations, classes, and other related...
It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Clay, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the request to allocate approximately $100,00 over a 3-year period to compensate EMT's and Paramedics for hours worked during mandatory continuing educations, classes, and other related training expenses for Fiscal Years FY22- FY24.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Clay, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPROVE the request to allocate approximately $100,00 over a 3-year period to compensate EMT's and Paramedics for hours worked during mandatory continuing educations, classes, and other related training expenses for Fiscal Years FY22- FY24..” (Motion: Cunningham, second: Clay)
Old/New Business
Appoint David Flanagan as an alternate for a term expiring on June 30, 2024
It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Tonakarn-Nguyen, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPOINT David Flanagan as an alternate for a term expiring on June 30, 2024.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Cunningham, seconded by SBM Tonakarn-Nguyen, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO APPOINT David Flanagan as an alternate for a term expiring on June 30, 2024..” (Motion: Cunningham, second: Tonakarn-Nguyen)
Adjournment
Adjourn at 10:16 AM
It was moved by SBM Clay, seconded by SBM Tonakarn-Nguyen, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO ADJOURN at 10:16 AM.
From the minutes
“It was moved by SBM Clay, seconded by SBM Tonakarn-Nguyen, and VOTED BY ROLL CALL, 5 IN FAVOR, TO ADJOURN at 10:16 AM..” (Motion: Clay, second: Tonakarn-Nguyen)
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.
How to read these pagesWhere the votes come from, how we check them against the official minutes, what isn't included yet, and how to report a mistake.About city pages →