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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. Christopher Gallo joined the board after the April 2021 town election, replacing Jerome McGovern. On April 6, 2021 the board chose Joseph Botaish as Chair, Stephen Langley as Vice Chair and Charles Kennedy as Clerk (each 5-0). Covers 19 meetings, April 6 to March 15, 2022.
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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.
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Members
ChairJoseph BotaishChair · Select Board member (townwide) · at 19 of 19 meetingsVice-ChairStephen LangleyVice Chair · Select Board member (townwide) · at 17 of 19 meetings
James AndersonMember · Select Board member (townwide) · at 18 of 19 meetings
Christopher GalloMember · Select Board member (townwide) · at 19 of 19 meetingsCharles KennedyClerk · Select Board member (townwide) · at 15 of 19 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: 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.
Feb 15Sign the MIIA Health Benefits Trust Agreement and authorize…Motion: Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
February 15, 2022: Sign the MIIA Health Benefits Trust Agreement and authorize the use of electronic signatures
Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Gallo, the Board voted to sign the MIIA Health Benefits Trust Agreement and authorize the use of electronic signatures.
The minutes record this only as "the Board voted"; they do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Gallo, the Board voted to sign the MIIA Health Benefits Trust Agreement and authorize the use of electronic signatures..” (Motion: Langley, second: Gallo)
Aug 10Abate Water Bill for in the amount of $7,797…Motion: Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr.…Passed 3–1 · No: Langley
August 10, 2021: Abate Water Bill for in the amount of $7,797 for 458 South Street
Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to abate Water Bill for in the amount of $7,797 for 458 South Street.
Yes: Anderson, Botaish, GalloNo: Langley
From the minutes
“Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to abate Water Bill for in the amount of $7,797 for 458 South Street. Followed by a roll call vote, James Anderson - yes, Joseph Botaish - yes, Christopher Gallo - yes, and Stephen Langley - no. Motion carried, 3-1.” (Motion: Gallo, second: Anderson)
Aug 10Relieve the fine in amount of $50.00 for 35…Motion: Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr.…Passed 3–1 · No: Langley
August 10, 2021: Relieve the fine in amount of $50.00 for 35 Partridge View Lane
Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to relieve the fine in amount of $50.00 for 35 Partridge View Lane.
Yes: Anderson, Botaish, GalloNo: Langley
From the minutes
“Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to relieve the fine in amount of $50.00 for 35 Partridge View Lane. Followed by a roll call vote, James Anderson - yes, Joseph Botaish - yes, Christopher Gallo - yes, and Stephen Langley - no. Motion carried, 3-1.” (Motion: Gallo, second: Anderson)
Jun 15Implement the Special One Day (Wine & Malt) or…Motion: Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
June 15, 2021: Implement the Special One Day (Wine & Malt) or (Farmer/Winery) for Profits only License Fee in the amount of $50, shall not exceed twelve (12) licenses in one (1) calendar…
Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted to implement the Special One Day (Wine & Malt) or (Farmer/Winery) for Profits only License Fee in the amount of $50, shall not exceed twelve (12) licenses in one (1) calendar year. 5-0-0,
The minutes record this only as "Motion carries"; they do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted to implement the Special One Day (Wine & Malt) or (Farmer/Winery) for Profits only License Fee in the amount of $50, shall not exceed twelve (12) licenses in one (1) calendar year. 5-0-0, motion carries.” (Motion: Langley, second: Kennedy)
Jun 15Approve the application for Class II License - Brothers…Motion: Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr.…Passed · see note
June 15, 2021: Approve the application for Class II License - Brothers Auto Sales, Inc at 10 Commercial Drive, Wrentham, MA. Town Administrators Report: Mr. Sweet spoke, reviewed expectations regarding the
Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted to approve the application for Class II License - Brothers Auto Sales, Inc at 10 Commercial Drive, Wrentham, MA. Town Administrators Report: Mr. Sweet spoke, reviewed expectations regarding the funding from the American Rescue Plan.
The minutes record this only as "the Board voted"; they do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted to approve the application for Class II License - Brothers Auto Sales, Inc at 10 Commercial Drive, Wrentham, MA. Town Administrators Report: Mr. Sweet spoke, reviewed expectations regarding the funding from the American Rescue Plan..” (Motion: Langley, second: Kennedy)
May 4Adopt the Town Administrator's Fiscal Year 2022 BudgetMotion: Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr.…Passed 3–0 · see note
May 4, 2021: Adopt the Town Administrator's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to adopt the Town Administrator's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Yes: Anderson, Botaish, LangleyThe roll call does not list Christopher Gallo, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion made by Mr. Gallo, and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to adopt the Town Administrator's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. Roll call vote, Joseph Botaish - yes, James Anderson - yes, Chris Gallo yes, Stephen Langley - yes. Motion carries.” (Motion: Gallo, second: Anderson)
Apr 20Approve the Massachusetts Electric Company to erect and maintain…Motion: Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr.…Passed 3–0 · see note
April 20, 2021: Approve the Massachusetts Electric Company to erect and maintain pole and wires on Park Street as presented
Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted to approve the Massachusetts Electric Company to erect and maintain pole and wires on Park Street as presented
Yes: Anderson, Botaish, GalloThe roll call does not list Charles Kennedy and Stephen Langley, who were at the meeting; they are not shown as voting.
From the minutes
“Upon a motion made by Mr. Langley, and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted to approve the Massachusetts Electric Company to erect and maintain pole and wires on Park Street as presented. Roll call vote, James Anderson - yes, Joseph Botaish - yes, Christopher Gallo - yes.” (Motion: Langley, second: Kennedy)
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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