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Wrentham Select Board
How the Wrentham Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide for three-year terms. On April 7, 2026 the board re-chose Christopher Gallo as Chair, Michelle Rouse as Vice Chair and William Harrington as Clerk (each 5-0). Minutes after September 1, 2026 are not posted yet. The end date (the April 2027 town election) is a placeholder. Covers 9 meetings so far, April 7 to September 1, 2026.
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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 Wrentham ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Wrentham Select Board: 8 out of 10 · Mostly open
How easy Wrentham makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 6, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for most, but not all, meetings more than three months old.Part points: 1/2
- Each vote namedThe minutes list how each member voted on every split vote.Full points: 3/3
- Posted quicklyMinutes are posted for every meeting more than a month old.Full points: 2/2
- Past years onlineFive or more years of minutes are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website lists the members’ names but no photos.No points: 0/1
How the town can raise its score
- Minutes posted (+1): Post approved minutes for every meeting on the town website. Don’t require a sign-in to view them.
- Member photos (+1): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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Board years
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From the agendas Wrentham posts on its official site. Agendas can change; the posted agenda is the official one.
Members
ChairChristopher GalloChair · Select Board member (townwide) · at 9 of 9 meetings
Vice-ChairMichelle RouseVice Chair · Select Board member (townwide) · at 8 of 9 meetings
James AndersonMember · Select Board member (townwide) · at 8 of 9 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
William HarringtonClerk · Select Board member (townwide) · at 9 of 9 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Roy LamotheMember · Select Board member (townwide) · at 9 of 9 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.
Attendance
15 full-board meetings so far this year, through September 1. Ties share a rank.
1William Harrington15 of 15 meetings Every meeting100%1Roy Lamothe15 of 15 meetings Every meeting100%3James Anderson14 of 15 meetings93%3Christopher Gallo14 of 15 meetings93%3Michelle Rouse14 of 15 meetings93%27 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Christopher Gallo27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1William Harrington27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1Roy Lamothe18 of 18 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%4Michelle Rouse26 of 27 meetings96%5James Anderson24 of 27 meetings89%6Joseph Botaish0 of 1 meetings · served until Jan0%27 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1William Harrington27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%1Michelle Rouse27 of 27 meetings Every meeting100%3Christopher Gallo25 of 27 meetings93%4James Anderson24 of 27 meetings89%5Joseph Botaish21 of 27 meetings78%25 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Joseph Botaish25 of 25 meetings Every meeting100%1Charles Kennedy7 of 7 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%3Christopher Gallo24 of 25 meetings96%3William Harrington24 of 25 meetings96%5James Anderson23 of 25 meetings92%6Michelle Rouse16 of 18 meetings · served from Apr89%21 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Christopher Gallo21 of 21 meetings Every meeting100%1William Harrington15 of 15 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%3Joseph Botaish20 of 21 meetings95%4James Anderson19 of 21 meetings90%5Stephen Langley5 of 6 meetings · served until Mar83%6Charles Kennedy14 of 21 meetings67%24 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Joseph Botaish24 of 24 meetings Every meeting100%2Stephen Langley23 of 24 meetings96%3James Anderson22 of 24 meetings92%3Jerome McGovern22 of 24 meetings92%5Charles Kennedy9 of 10 meetings · served from Jul90%6Gerard Nolan11 of 14 meetings · served until Jun79%22 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Joseph Botaish22 of 22 meetings Every meeting100%2Stephen Langley21 of 22 meetings95%3James Anderson20 of 22 meetings91%4Jerome McGovern17 of 22 meetings77%4Gerard Nolan17 of 22 meetings77%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent. Not shown: 2018, 2021, because too many of that year’s meetings are missing from the posted minutes.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Wrentham Select Board minutes (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2024) from January 2, 2018 through September 1, 2026, 197 meetings. Minutes from 2018 to June 2023 come from the town’s public documents on eCode360 (linked from the town’s Public Records page; they go back to 2009, and MassVoter has loaded 2018 on); minutes from June 20, 2023 on come from the town’s Agenda Center. Not here: minutes before 2018; executive-session minutes; ceremonies such as swearing-ins; meetings with an agenda but no posted minutes, including the board’s sessions on several Town Meeting nights, October 16, November 18 and November 21, 2025, and June 1, 2026; and meetings after September 1, 2026, whose minutes are not posted yet. Nearly all of Wrentham’s minutes are scanned paper copies with a text layer made by the scanner (one 2021 file had none, so MassVoter read it with its own text recognition); we checked unclear votes against the page images, but quoted words may keep small reading errors. Through 2019 most votes read “the Board voted unanimously to …”, shown as every member present voting yes; from late 2019 into 2020 many votes say only “Motion carries” with no count or names, and those show the result only and are not treated as unanimous; since the board began meeting remotely in March 2020 nearly every vote is a roll call that lists each member’s vote by name, and we show each vote as recorded. Where a roll call leaves out a member who was present, names one the minutes list as absent, or does not match the stated count, we show the count only or add a note; when the count shows every member present voting yes but the roll call as written leaves one out (May 20 and June 3, 2025; February 21 to March 21, 2023), each member present is shown voting yes, with a note. Members who stepped aside, answered “n/a” or gave no response are not shown as voting. A March 5, 2024 motion recorded as “voted to approve/deny” with no vote is not shown. Joseph Botaish, a member since 2010, died in January 2025; the board had four members until Roy Lamothe joined in April 2025. Votes by other boards at joint meetings (School Committee, Library Trustees) are not included; where the board voted together with another board, only the Select Board members’ votes are shown. 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.
Jun 16Reappoint Adam Moon to the Recreation Commission for a…Motion: Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board…Passed 3–2 · No: Lamothe, Rouse
June 16, 2026: Reappoint Adam Moon to the Recreation Commission for a term effective July 1, 026 and expiring June 30, 2029
Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board voted to reappoint Adam Moon to the Recreation Commission for a term effective July 1, 026 and expiring June 30, 2029.
Yes: Anderson, Gallo, HarringtonNo: Lamothe, Rouse
From the minutes
“Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board voted to reappoint Adam Moon to the Recreation Commission for a term effective July 1, 026 and expiring June 30, 2029. Followed by a roll call vote, Rouse - no, Anderson * yes, Harrington - yes, Lamothe - no, & Gallo - yes. Motion carries, 3-2.” (Motion: Anderson, second: Harrington)
May 5Approve the License Amendment Application for Change of Officers/Directors/LLC…Motion: Motion made by Mr. Harrington, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
May 5, 2026: Approve the License Amendment Application for Change of Officers/Directors/LLC Manager and Change of Ownership Interest for PH Wrentham, lNC. d/b/a The Gavel at 36 South St
Motion made by Mr. Harrington, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board voted to approve the License Amendment Application for Change of Officers/Directors/LLC Manager and Change of Ownership Interest for PH Wrentham, lNC. d/b/a The Gavel at 36 South St.;
The minutes name Mr. Harrington as both the mover and the seconder of this motion.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Mr. Harrington, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board voted to approve the License Amendment Application for Change of Officers/Directors/LLC Manager and Change of Ownership Interest for PH Wrentham, lNC. d/b/a The Gavel at 36 South St.; Followed by a roll call vote, Anderson - yes, Gallo - yes, Harrington - yes, Lamothe - yes, & Rouse - yes. Motion carries, 5-0.” (Motion: Harrington)
Apr 21Opt out of Vote by Mail (VBM) for the…Motion: Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Lamothe, the Board…Passed 4–1 · No: Harrington
April 21, 2026: Opt out of Vote by Mail (VBM) for the June 15, 2025 Special Town Election
Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Lamothe, the Board voted to opt out of Vote by Mail (VBM) for the June 15, 2025 Special Town Election.
Yes: Anderson, Gallo, Lamothe, RouseNo: Harrington
From the minutes
“Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Lamothe, the Board voted to opt out of Vote by Mail (VBM) for the June 15, 2025 Special Town Election. Followed by a roll call vote, Anderson - yes, Gallo * yes, Harrington * no, Lamothe - yes, & Rouse - yes. Motion carries,4-1.” (Motion: Anderson, second: Lamothe)
Apr 7Approve the Special Event Permit for Foodees Fest at…Motion: Motion made by Mr. Lamothe, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 7, 2026: Approve the Special Event Permit for Foodees Fest at the Wrentham Outlets, July 10-12, 2026
Motion made by Mr. Lamothe, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board voted to approve/deny the Special Permit Application submitted by Foodees Fest, LLC for events starting on July 10, 2026 through July 12, 2026, with the following hours Friday 1pm-9pm Saturday 11am-9pm Sunday 11am-7pm, at the Wrentham Outlets pending good standing with Fire, Health, Inspections, and Police Departments.
The minutes read "voted to approve/deny"; the 5-0 vote and the meeting discussion show the permit was approved.
From the minutes
“Motion made by Mr. Lamothe, seconded by Mr. Harrington, the Board voted to approve/deny the Special Permit Application submitted by Foodees Fest, LLC for events starting on July 10, 2026 through July 12, 2026, with the following hours Friday 1pm-9pm Saturday 11am-9pm Sunday 11am-7pm, at the Wrentham Outlets pending good standing with Fire, Health, Inspections, and Police Departments. Followed by a roll call vote, Anderson - yes, Gallo - yes, Harrington - yes, Lamothe - yes, & Rouse - yes. Motion carries, 5-0..” (Motion: Lamothe, second: Harrington)
From the Wrentham Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (June 2023 on) and its eCode360 public documents (2018 to June 2023). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Sun Chronicle (Chris Gallo, 2021 candidate photo; Joseph Botaish, January 2025) and Town of Wrentham award photos published by The Sun Chronicle (James Anderson, Michelle Rouse and William Harrington, October 2024 Town Meeting; Roy Lamothe, December 2025). No photos yet for former members Charles Kennedy, Stephen Langley, Jerome McGovern and Gerard Nolan.
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