MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
March 2, 2021
6 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Laurie Bent, Harvey Boshart, Christopher Houston
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Support the proposed project as described
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to support the proposed project as described. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to support the proposed project as described. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)
Call for the Annual Town Election to held on May 8, 2021 and the Annual Town Meeting to be held on May 15, 2021 with a second date of May 16, 2021 and a rain date or third date of May 22, 2021,...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to call for the Annual Town Election to held on May 8, 2021 and the Annual Town Meeting to be held on May 15, 2021 with a second date of May 16, 2021 and a rain date or third date of May 22, 2021, and further to open the Town Meeting Warrant Petition Articles until March 23, 2021. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart, and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to call for the Annual Town Election to held on May 8, 2021 and the Annual Town Meeting to be held on May 15, 2021 with a second date of May 16, 2021 and a rain date or third date of May 22, 2021, and further to open the Town Meeting Warrant Petition Articles until March 23, 2021. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart, and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)
Delete the word "Service" from the regulation to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to delete the word "Service" from the regulation to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart, and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to delete the word "Service" from the regulation to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Ms. Bent, Mr. Boshart, and Mr. Houston voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved the consent agenda as follows: Approve Select Board Minutes: September 8, 2020 regular session Approve a request from the Weston Public Library to accept a donation of $25 from Cheryl Alpert and $12,000 from the Friends of the Weston Public Library, both of which to be applied to the Library General Purposes Fund. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
The minutes name Harvey Boshart as both the mover and the seconder, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved the consent agenda as follows: Approve Select Board Minutes: September 8, 2020 regular session Approve a request from the Weston Public Library to accept a donation of $25 from Cheryl Alpert and $12,000 from the Friends of the Weston Public Library, both of which to be applied to the Library General Purposes Fund. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Boshart)
Go into Executive Session for the following purpose: Exemption 2 - to conduct a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations with the Town Manager, and the chair must declare that an...
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved that the Select Board vote to go into Executive Session for the following purpose: Exemption 2 - to conduct a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations with the Town Manager, and the chair must declare that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board and further that the Board will not resume in open session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. 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 purpose: Exemption 2 - to conduct a strategy session in preparation for contract negotiations with the Town Manager, and the chair must declare that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board and further that the Board will not resume in open session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)
Adjourn
MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded 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 adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded 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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