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Jacob M. Gearwar
At-large · 3 terms in this record
Jacob Gearwar
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How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2024–2025 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Gearwar as present or absent at the start.
- Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
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Attendance
At the start of 1 of 1 Select Board meetings in 2024–2025 Board.
Missed none.
Every meeting (1)
- Apr 28, 2025 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2024–2025 Board
Apr 28Accept Treasury Warrant 2543TMotion: A motion was made by Select Board Member Maselli, seconded by…Passed 3–0 · Gearwar: Abstained
April 28, 2025: Accept Treasury Warrant 2543T
A motion was made by Select Board Member Maselli, seconded by Select Board Member Caira and by the affirmative vote of three with Select Board Members Gearwar and West abstaining, it was VOTED: That the Select Board accept Treasury Warrant 2543T.
Voted: Abstained
Yes: Caira, DePalma, MaselliAbstained: Gearwar, West
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Select Board Member Maselli, seconded by Select Board Member Caira and by the affirmative vote of three with Select Board Members Gearwar and West abstaining, it was VOTED: That the Select Board accept Treasury Warrant 2543T..” (Motion: Maselli, second: Caira)
Apr 28Approve the minutes of their meeting held April 14,…Motion: A motion was made by Select Board Member Maselli, seconded by…Passed 3–0 · Gearwar: Not recorded
April 28, 2025: Approve the minutes of their meeting held April 14, 2025 and all action taken is hereby ratified and approved
A motion was made by Select Board Member Maselli, seconded by Select Board Member West and by the affirmative vote of three with Select Board Member Gearwar abstaining, it was VOTED: That the Select Board approve the minutes of their meeting held April 14, 2025 and all action taken is hereby ratified and approved.
The minutes record the vote as “the affirmative vote of three with Select Board Member Gearwar abstaining”, but Kevin A. Caira, Gary B. DePalma, Lilia Maselli, Frank J. West and Jacob M. Gearwar were present; the count and the members present do not match, so the count only is shown.
From the minutes
“A motion was made by Select Board Member Maselli, seconded by Select Board Member West and by the affirmative vote of three with Select Board Member Gearwar abstaining, it was VOTED: That the Select Board approve the minutes of their meeting held April 14, 2025 and all action taken is hereby ratified and approved..” (Motion: Maselli, second: West)
Votes with no disagreement (5)
From the Wilmington Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town’s Town Manager – Select Board minutes page. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Wilmington Annual Town Reports (captioned Select Board photos) — 2023 report: Kevin Caira, Gary DePalma, Lilia Maselli and Frank West; 2025 report: Jacob Gearwar. Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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