MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2018–2019 Board · Regular meeting
October 9, 2018
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Christopher Houston, Douglas Gillespie, Harvey Boshart
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the Police Detail Billing Rate at $53.50 per hour effective October 9, 2018
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to approve the Police Detail Billing Rate at $53.50 per hour effective October 9, 2018. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to approve the Police Detail Billing Rate at $53.50 per hour effective October 9, 2018. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Gillespie)
Appoint James Johnson to the Registrars of Voters for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2021
MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved to appoint James Johnson to the Registrars of Voters for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2021. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved to appoint James Johnson to the Registrars of Voters for a three-year term expiring June 30, 2021. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Gillespie, second: Houston)
Approve acceptance of the Land Exchange Agreement with the Scozzafava Realty Trust for the property at 259 Glen Road, pursuant to the vote taken under Article 8 of the November 30, 2017 Special...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to approve acceptance of the Land Exchange Agreement with the Scozzafava Realty Trust for the property at 259 Glen Road, pursuant to the vote taken under Article 8 of the November 30, 2017 Special Town Meeting. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to approve acceptance of the Land Exchange Agreement with the Scozzafava Realty Trust for the property at 259 Glen Road, pursuant to the vote taken under Article 8 of the November 30, 2017 Special Town Meeting. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Gillespie)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved to approve the consent agenda as follows: Approve minutes from the following Board of Selectmen's meeting: executive sessions from December 9, 2014, May 4, 2015, June 23, 2015, February 13, 2018, March 27, 2018, April 3, 2018, April 24, 2018, and September 12, 2018, and September 12, 2018 regular session Approve a request from the Town Manager to accept several gift donations totaling $7,084 to be applied to the Donna S. VanderClock Enrichment Fund. Approve a request from the Weston Public Library to accept the distribution of $8,000 from the Nathalie and Theodore Jones Charitable Trust to be applied to the Library General Purposes Fund. Approve a request from the Chief of Police to accept a gift donation of an additional $3,000 from Josef J. D. Gazzola to be applied to the Josephine Gazzola Advancing and Supporting Women in Law Enforcement Series. Approve employment contract for Chief of Police Michael Goulding effective March 9, 2018 to March 8, 2021. Approve and sign Warrant for the November 8, 2018 State Election. Designate polling places for Presidential Primaries, State Primaries, State Elections, and Town Elections and sign the notice. Approve request for permit by the Reverend Dr. Pat MacHugh, Pastor of the Weston United Methodist Church, for a four-mile CROP Walk starting and ending at the Town Hall, on Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Walk route has been reviewed and approved with conditions by the Police, Fire, and Public Wor
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved to approve the consent agenda as follows: Approve minutes from the following Board of Selectmen's meeting: executive sessions from December 9, 2014, May 4, 2015, June 23, 2015, February 13, 2018, March 27, 2018, April 3, 2018, April 24, 2018, and September 12, 2018, and September 12, 2018 regular session Approve a request from the Town Manager to accept several gift donations totaling $7,084 to be applied to the Donna S. VanderClock Enrichment Fund. Approve a request from the Weston Public Library to accept the distribution of $8,000 from the Nathalie and Theodore Jones Charitable Trust to be applied to the Library General Purposes Fund. Approve a request from the Chief of Police to accept a gift donation of an additional $3,000 from Josef J. D. Gazzola to be applied to the Josephine Gazzola Advancing and Supporting Women in Law Enforcement Series. Approve employment contract for Chief of Police Michael Goulding effective March 9, 2018 to March 8, 2021. Approve and sign Warrant for the November 8, 2018 State Election. Designate polling places for Presidential Primaries, State Primaries, State Elections, and Town Elections and sign the notice. Approve request for permit by the Reverend Dr. Pat MacHugh, Pastor of the Weston United Methodist Church, for a four-mile CROP Walk starting and ending at the Town Hall, on Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Walk route has been reviewed and approved with conditions by the Police, Fire, and Public Works departments. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Gillespie, second: Houston)
From the Weston Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). 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 no Select Board photos): Weston Observer — Al Aydelott, Rebecca Mercuri and Anupam Sachdev (Addison Antonoff, April 2026); Weston Owl — Lise Revers (April 2024) and John McDonald (courtesy photo, January 2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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