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Westwood Select Board
How the Westwood Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 3 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. After the April 2024 town election (Robert Gotti re-elected), on May 13, 2024 the board chose Joseph Previtera as Chair, Marianne LeBlanc Cummings as Clerk and Mr. Gotti as Third Member. Covers 24 meetings, May 13 to May 13, 2025.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Westwood ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Members
Robert GottiThird Member · Select Board member (townwide) · at 24 of 24 meetings
Marianne LeBlanc CummingsClerk · Select Board member (townwide) · at 24 of 24 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Westwood Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2021) from January 8, 2018 through March 30, 2026, 205 meetings, from the town’s iQM2 meeting portal, which holds the board’s minutes back to 2011 (MassVoter has loaded 2018 on). Not here: minutes before 2018; executive-session minutes; and every meeting after March 30, 2026. The portal lists meetings on April 14, May 11, May 22, June 1 and June 22, 2026 with an agenda but no minutes, and since July 2026 the town has posted Select Board agendas on its own website calendar without minutes, so no votes are shown yet for the board chosen in May 2026 (MassVoter will ask the town for those minutes). Westwood’s minutes are typed records made in the iQM2 system. Each vote lists the mover, the seconder and how each member voted by name (“AYES: … NAYS: …”), and we show each vote as recorded. Members the record lists as having stepped aside (recused) or as absent are not shown as voting. The board has three members. Robert Gotti resigned as Chair in February 2026; from February 11 to March 30, 2026 the two remaining members voted alone. At the April 28, 2026 town election Joseph Previtera was re-elected and Erin Sibley was elected to the last year of Mr. Gotti’s term. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
May 13Authorize 24 Cedar Hill Drive to be resold to…Motion: R. Gotti moved that the Select Board authorize 24 Cedar Hill…Passed 2–0 · see note
May 13, 2025: Authorize 24 Cedar Hill Drive to be resold to an eligible buyer according to the terms of the deed rider. J. Previtera, seconded out of necessity. M. LeBlanc Cummings recused.…
R. Gotti moved that the Select Board authorize 24 Cedar Hill Drive to be resold to an eligible buyer according to the terms of the deed rider. J. Previtera, seconded out of necessity. M. LeBlanc Cummings recused. Vote 2-0. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, recused. M. LeBlanc Cummings rejoined the meeting at 7:38 p.m.
Yes: Gotti, PreviteraMarianne LeBlanc Cummings stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“R. Gotti moved that the Select Board authorize 24 Cedar Hill Drive to be resold to an eligible buyer according to the terms of the deed rider. J. Previtera, seconded out of necessity. M. LeBlanc Cummings recused. Vote 2-0. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, recused. M. LeBlanc Cummings rejoined the meeting at 7:38 p.m. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 0] MOVER: Robert Gotti, Board Member SECONDER:Joseph Previtera, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Robert Gotti RECUSED: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Gotti, second: Previtera)
Feb 24Include the eleven yard waste pickups in the Waste…Motion: M. LeBlanc Cummings moved that the contract include the eleven (11)…Passed 2–1 · No: Gotti
February 24, 2025: Include the eleven yard waste pickups in the Waste Management contract extension
M. LeBlanc Cummings moved that the contract include the eleven (11) yard waste pickups. J. Previtera,
Yes: Cummings, PreviteraNo: Gotti
From the minutes
“M. LeBlanc Cummings moved that the contract include the eleven (11) yard waste pickups. J. Previtera, Seconded Out of Necessity. Vote 2-1. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. R. Gotti, opposed. J. Previtera, aye. Resident questions/comments Kathy Wallace, 283 Farm Lane, asked how many collections are scheduled in 2025. Michael Gay - 219 Weatherbee Drive, asked if we agree to this 11th Yard Waste pickup as part of the Public Works Operational Budget we are effectively planning on that spend for subsequent years. If we are going to test this in FY26, should we have this additional $25-30k be funding through Free Cash or another funding source? Claire Galkowski, 320 Dover Road, asked if the DPW would consider going out to bid at least for the yard waste collection portion of the contract. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 1] MOVER: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member SECONDER:Joseph Previtera, Board Member AYES: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Joseph Previtera NAYS: Robert Gotti.” (Motion: Cummings, second: Previtera)
Feb 3Accept the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and…Motion: M. LeBlanc Cummings moved that the Select Board accept the Americans…Passed 2–0 · see note
February 3, 2025: Accept the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan and to utilize the plan as a future planning guide. R. Gotti
M. LeBlanc Cummings moved that the Select Board accept the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan and to utilize the plan as a future planning guide. R. Gotti,
Yes: Cummings, GottiJoseph Previtera stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“M. LeBlanc Cummings moved that the Select Board accept the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan and to utilize the plan as a future planning guide. R. Gotti, Seconded. Unanimous Vote 3-0. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, aye. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 0] MOVER: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member SECONDER:Robert Gotti, Board Member AYES: Robert Gotti, Marianne LeBlanc Cummings RECUSED: Joseph Previtera.” (Motion: Cummings, second: Gotti)
Jan 6Close the Town Meeting Warrant for the 2025 Annual…Motion: R. Gotti moved that the Select Board close the Town Meeting…Passed 2–0 · see note
January 6, 2025: Close the Town Meeting Warrant for the 2025 Annual Town Meeting and publish the draft article listing on the town's website. M. LeBlanc Cummings
R. Gotti moved that the Select Board close the Town Meeting Warrant for the 2025 Annual Town Meeting and publish the draft article listing on the town's website. M. LeBlanc Cummings,
Yes: Cummings, GottiJoseph Previtera stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“R. Gotti moved that the Select Board close the Town Meeting Warrant for the 2025 Annual Town Meeting and publish the draft article listing on the town's website. M. LeBlanc Cummings, Seconded. Vote 2-0. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, recused. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 0] MOVER: Robert Gotti, Board Member SECONDER:Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member AYES: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Robert Gotti RECUSED: Joseph Previtera.” (Motion: Gotti, second: Cummings)
Dec 9Approve the transfer of $46,074.36 from Comcast, as well…Motion: R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of…Passed 2–0 · see note
December 9, 2024: Approve the transfer of $46,074.36 from Comcast, as well as $38,991.70 from Verizon totaling $85,066.06 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements...
R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of $46,074.36 from Comcast, as well as $38,991.70 from Verizon totaling $85,066.06 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board. J. Previtera,
Yes: Gotti, PreviteraMarianne LeBlanc Cummings stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of $46,074.36 from Comcast, as well as $38,991.70 from Verizon totaling $85,066.06 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board. J. Previtera, Seconded, Out of Necessity. Vote 2-0. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, recused. M. LeBlanc Cummings rejoined the meeting at 7:41 p.m. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 0] MOVER: Robert Gotti, Board Member SECONDER:Joseph Previtera, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Robert Gotti RECUSED: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Gotti, second: Previtera)
Aug 19Approve the transfer of $48,169.57 from Comcast, as well…Motion: R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of…Passed 2–0 · see note
August 19, 2024: Approve the transfer of $48,169.57 from Comcast, as well as $83,839.68 from Verizon totaling $132,009.25 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center...
R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of $48,169.57 from Comcast, as well as $83,839.68 from Verizon totaling $132,009.25 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board. J. Previtera,
Yes: Gotti, PreviteraMarianne LeBlanc Cummings stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of $48,169.57 from Comcast, as well as $83,839.68 from Verizon totaling $132,009.25 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board. J. Previtera, Seconded, Out of Necessity. Vote 2-0. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, recused. M. LeBlanc Cummings rejoined the meeting at 8:21 p.m. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 0] MOVER: Robert Gotti, Board Member SECONDER:Joseph Previtera, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Robert Gotti RECUSED: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Gotti, second: Previtera)
Aug 19Re-appoint John Cummings as a Registrar of Voters for…Motion: R. Gotti moved that the Select Board re-appoint John Cummings as…Passed 2–0 · see note
August 19, 2024: Re-appoint John Cummings as a Registrar of Voters for a three-year term to end on June 30, 2027. J. Previtera
R. Gotti moved that the Select Board re-appoint John Cummings as a Registrar of Voters for a three-year term to end on June 30, 2027. J. Previtera,
Yes: Gotti, PreviteraMarianne LeBlanc Cummings stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“R. Gotti moved that the Select Board re-appoint John Cummings as a Registrar of Voters for a three-year term to end on June 30, 2027. J. Previtera, Seconded, Out of Necessity. Vote 2-0. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, recused M. LeBlanc Cummings rejoined the meeting at 8:29 p.m. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 0] MOVER: Robert Gotti, Board Member SECONDER:Joseph Previtera, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Robert Gotti RECUSED: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Gotti, second: Previtera)
May 28Approve the transfer of $48,529.19 from Comcast, as well…Motion: R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of…Passed 2–0 · see note
May 28, 2024: Approve the transfer of $48,529.19 from Comcast, as well as $36,831.85 from Verizon totaling $85,361.04 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements...
R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of $48,529.19 from Comcast, as well as $36,831.85 from Verizon totaling $85,361.04 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board.
Yes: Gotti, PreviteraMarianne LeBlanc Cummings stepped aside (recused) and is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“R. Gotti moved that the Select Board approve the transfer of $48,529.19 from Comcast, as well as $36,831.85 from Verizon totaling $85,361.04 to Westwood Media Center per the License Agreements and the Westwood Media Center Agreements signed by the Select Board. J. Previtera Seconded, Out of Necessity. Vote 2-0. R. Gotti, aye. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, recused. R. Gotti asked if a discussion with the Westwood Media Center Board should take place at a future Select Board meeting, to address trends in cable company revenues and how that could impact WMC resources. M. LeBlanc Cummings rejoined the meeting at 6:48 p.m. RESULT: APPROVED [2 TO 0] MOVER: Robert Gotti, Board Member SECONDER:Joseph Previtera, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Robert Gotti RECUSED: Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Gotti, second: Previtera)
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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