MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
October 6, 2020
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Harvey Boshart, Christopher Houston, Laurie Bent
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Go into executive session for the following purposes: Exemption 2, to discuss strategy with respect to non-union personnel, and Exemption 3, to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved that the Select Board vote to go into executive session for the following purposes: Exemption 2, to discuss strategy with respect to non-union personnel, and Exemption 3, to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining. She declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board. And further, that the Board will resume in open session. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved that the Select Board vote to go into executive session for the following purposes: Exemption 2, to discuss strategy with respect to non-union personnel, and Exemption 3, to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining. She declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board. And further, that the Board will resume in open session. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent)
Establish the fiscal year 2021 compensation plans, effective retroactively to July 1, 2020, with an increase of 2 percent over the fiscal 2020 amounts
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to establish the fiscal year 2021 compensation plans, effective retroactively to July 1, 2020, with an increase of 2 percent over the fiscal 2020 amounts. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Boshart and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to establish the fiscal year 2021 compensation plans, effective retroactively to July 1, 2020, with an increase of 2 percent over the fiscal 2020 amounts. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Boshart and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to approve the consent agenda, as follows: Approve Select Board Minutes: September 10, 2019 regular session, May 7, 2020 regular session, May 12, 2020 regular session, July 28, 2020 regular session, and July 31, 2020 regular session. Accept a gift of stocks from the Helen Zolla Estate with an undetermined value with half of the proceeds going to the Council on Aging to be spent under the direction of the Town Manager and the other half to the Weston Public Schools to be spent under the direction of the School Committee. Approve the Regional Housing Services Office Intermunicipal Agreement effective October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023. Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a gift of $100 from Linda Stantial and $250 from William R. Ebsworth and Anandi Pratap, both to be applied to the Miscellaneous Gift Account. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to approve the consent agenda, as follows: Approve Select Board Minutes: September 10, 2019 regular session, May 7, 2020 regular session, May 12, 2020 regular session, July 28, 2020 regular session, and July 31, 2020 regular session. Accept a gift of stocks from the Helen Zolla Estate with an undetermined value with half of the proceeds going to the Council on Aging to be spent under the direction of the Town Manager and the other half to the Weston Public Schools to be spent under the direction of the School Committee. Approve the Regional Housing Services Office Intermunicipal Agreement effective October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023. Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a gift of $100 from Linda Stantial and $250 from William R. Ebsworth and Anandi Pratap, both to be applied to the Miscellaneous Gift Account. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart, second: Houston)
Adjourn
MOTION: Ms. Boshart moved to adjourn. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Boshart moved to adjourn. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart, 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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