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Westwood Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting

May 21, 2020

3 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda

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Attendance

Present: John Hickey, Nancy Hyde, Michael Walsh

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Bond Anticipation Note (BAN)

Vote approval of the one year $3,150,000 BAN as recommended by the Town Treasurer and have Select Board members sign the documents before the June 2, 2020 closing date

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 3 present

M. Walsh moved for the Select Board to vote approval of the one year $3,150,000 BAN as recommended by the Town Treasurer and have Select Board members sign the documents before the June 2, 2020 closing date.

From the minutes

“M. Walsh moved for the Select Board to vote approval of the one year $3,150,000 BAN as recommended by the Town Treasurer and have Select Board members sign the documents before the June 2, 2020 closing date. J. Hickey Seconded. Unanimous Vote 3-0. M. Walsh, aye. J. Hickey, aye. N. Hyde, aye. Select Board voted approval for Select Board Clerk, Michael Walsh to sign the following vote of the Select Board. J. Hickey Seconded. Unanimous Vote 3-0. M. Walsh, aye. J. Hickey, aye. N. Hyde, aye. VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Westwood, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held May 21, 2020, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: that we hereby determine, in accordance with G.L. c.70B, that the amount of the cost of the Paul Hanlon Elementary School feasibility study project authorized by a vote of the Town passed on May 30, 2018 (Article 14) not being paid by the school facilities grant is $1,130,150 and we hereby approve of the issuance of notes and bonds in such amount under said G.L. c.70B. Further Voted: to approve the sale of $3,150,000 2.00 percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the "Notes") of the Town dated June 2, 2020, and payable June 2, 2021, to Piper Sandler & Co. at par and accrued interest, if any, plus a premium of $30,145.50. Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Notes, the preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated May 6, 2020, and a final Official Statement dated May 13, 2020, each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer, be and hereby are ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted. Further Voted: that the Town Treasurer and the Select Board be, and hereby are, authorized to execute and deliver a significant events di.” (Motion: Walsh, second: Hickey)

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Westwood Media Center Transfer of Funds

Approve the transfer of $20,849.61 from Comcast, as well as $44,218.56 from Verizon totaling $65,068.17 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements...

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 3 present

M. Walsh moved for the Select Board to approve the transfer of $20,849.61 from Comcast, as well as $44,218.56 from Verizon totaling $65,068.17 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board.

From the minutes

“M. Walsh moved for the Select Board to approve the transfer of $20,849.61 from Comcast, as well as $44,218.56 from Verizon totaling $65,068.17 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board. J. Hickey Seconded. Unanimous Vote 3-0. M. Walsh, aye. J. Hickey, aye. N. Hyde, aye. From Amount License/Section Reference Date Received by Town Comcast $20,849.61 §6.4(a)(i) May 6, 2020 Comcast $0 §6.5(b) Verizon $44,218.56 §5.2.2 (i) May 15, 2020 Verizon $0 §5.2.1 Total $65,068.17 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Michael Walsh, Board Member SECONDER:John M. Hickey, Board Member AYES: Nancy C. Hyde, John M. Hickey, Michael Walsh.” (Motion: Walsh, second: Hickey)

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Regular Meeting Minutes- April 21, 2020 and May 4, 2020

Approve the May 4, 2020 meeting minutes as written

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 3 present

M. Walsh moved to approve the May 4, 2020 meeting minutes as written.

From the minutes

“M. Walsh moved to approve the May 4, 2020 meeting minutes as written. J. Hickey Seconded. Unanimous Vote 3-0. M. Walsh, aye. J. Hickey, aye. N. Hyde, aye. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Michael Walsh, Board Member SECONDER:John M. Hickey, Board Member AYES: Nancy C. Hyde, John M. Hickey, Michael Walsh.” (Motion: Walsh, second: Hickey)

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From the Westwood Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s iQM2 meeting portal. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings (her 2022 candidacy announcement, via Westwood Minute), Joseph Previtera (his 2023 candidacy announcement, via Westwood Minute), Erin Sibley (erinsibley.com), Westwood Minute (Robert Gotti, 2021 candidate profile) and the Massachusetts Municipal Association (Michael Walsh, 2022). No photos yet for former members John Hickey and Nancy Hyde.

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