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Jerome McGovern
Select Board member (townwide) · 4 terms in this record
Jerry McGovern
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How these numbers work
- Counted from the official minutes, for 2017–2018 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
- Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list McGovern 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.
- Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
- A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
- “Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.
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Attendance
At the start of 5 of 6 Select Board meetings in 2017–2018 Board.
Missed
- Mar 6, 2018 · Regular: Absent
Every meeting (6)
- Mar 20, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Mar 6, 2018 · Regular: Absent
- Feb 20, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Feb 6, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 16, 2018 · Regular: Present
- Jan 2, 2018 · Regular: Present
Votes where members disagreed · 2017–2018 Board
Jan 16Approve the petition requestMotion: Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Kennedy,…Passed 3–1 · McGovern: Yes
January 16, 2018: Approve the petition request
Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted 3-1with Mr. Botaish voting in opposition to approve the petition request. On discussion, Mr. McGovern stated he believed this will explode on them. The Selectmen spend an awful lot of time dealing with poles
Voted: Yes
Yes: Kennedy, Langley, McGovernNo: Botaish
From the minutes
“Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted 3-1with Mr. Botaish voting in opposition to approve the petition request. On discussion, Mr. McGovern stated he believed this will explode on them. The Selectmen spend an awful lot of time dealing with poles. The motion carried.” (Motion: Langley, second: Kennedy)
Jan 16Approve the petitionMotion: Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Kennedy,…Failed 2–2 · McGovern: No
January 16, 2018: Approve the petition
Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted 2-2 with Mr. Botaish and Mr. McGovern voting in opposition to approve the petition. The
Voted: No
Yes: Kennedy, LangleyNo: Botaish, McGovern
From the minutes
“Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Kennedy, the Board voted 2-2 with Mr. Botaish and Mr. McGovern voting in opposition to approve the petition. The motion did not carry.” (Motion: Langley, second: Kennedy)
Votes with no disagreement (18)
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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