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Wrentham Former Select Board member

Jerome McGovern

Select Board member (townwide) · 4 terms in this record

Jerry McGovern

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Record at a glance · 2019–2020 Board

24 of 30meetings attended (80%) · whole board 89%
56votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
0no votes (0% of votes cast) · whole board <1%
0 of 1split votes where McGovern was in the minority
0abstained
4terms in this record
How these numbers work
  • Counted from the official minutes, for 2019–2020 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.

These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.

Attendance

At the start of 24 of 30 Select Board meetings in 2019–2020 Board.

Missed

Every meeting (30)

Votes where members disagreed · 2019–2020 Board

May 19Appoint Jerome McGovern as the Board of Selectmen Representation…Motion: Motion to appoint Jerome McGovern as the Board of Selectmen Representation…Passed 4–0 · McGovern: Yes

May 19, 2020: Appoint Jerome McGovern as the Board of Selectmen Representation for the Master Plan Steering Committee

AppointPassed · 4–0

Motion to appoint Jerome McGovern as the Board of Selectmen Representation for the Master Plan Steering Committee made by Mr. Anderson, and seconded by Mr. Nolan

Voted: Yes

Yes: Anderson, Botaish, McGovern, NolanThe roll call does not list Stephen Langley, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.

From the minutes

“Motion to appoint Jerome McGovern as the Board of Selectmen Representation for the Master Plan Steering Committee made by Mr. Anderson, and seconded by Mr. Nolan. Roll call vote, Mr. Anderson - yes, Mr. Botaish -yes, Mr. McGovern - yes, Mr. Nolan -yes. Motion carries, 4-0-0.” (Motion: Anderson, second: Nolan)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

May 19Adopt the Town Administrators FY21 BudgetMotion: Motion to adopt the Town Administrators FY21 Budget made by Mr.…Passed 4–0 · McGovern: Yes

May 19, 2020: Adopt the Town Administrators FY21 Budget

ApprovePassed · 4–0

Motion to adopt the Town Administrators FY21 Budget made by Mr. Nolan, seconded by Mr. Anderson

Voted: Yes

Yes: Anderson, Botaish, McGovern, NolanThe roll call does not list Stephen Langley, who was at the meeting; this member is not shown as voting.

From the minutes

“Motion to adopt the Town Administrators FY21 Budget made by Mr. Nolan, seconded by Mr. Anderson. Roll call vote, Mr. Anderson -yes, Mr. Botaish -yes, Mr. McGovern -yes, and Mr. Nolan -yes. Motion carries, 4-0-0.” (Motion: Nolan, second: Anderson)

Read it in the official minutes, page 5 (PDF)

Nov 5Not support the request from the Town of Needham…Motion: Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Anderson,…Passed 3–0 · McGovern: Not recorded

November 5, 2019: Not support the request from the Town of Needham Board of Selectmen

ApprovePassed · 3–0

Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted 3-1 with Mr. Nolan abstaining to not support the request from the Town of Needham Board of Selectmen

The minutes give the count as 3-1 and name Gerard Nolan as abstaining, but 5 members were present, so the other votes are not clear. Showing the count only. The minutes give only the count, not how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Upon a motion by Mr. Langley and seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted 3-1 with Mr. Nolan abstaining to not support the request from the Town of Needham Board of Selectmen. The motion carried.” (Motion: Langley, second: Anderson)

Read it in the official minutes, page 4 (PDF)

Jun 18Appoint Seth Jensen to the Conservation Commission effective July…Motion: Upon a motion by Mr. Anderson and seconded by Mr. McGovern,…Passed 3–1 · McGovern: Yes

June 18, 2019: Appoint Seth Jensen to the Conservation Commission effective July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2022

AppointPassed · 3–1

Upon a motion by Mr. Anderson and seconded by Mr. McGovern, the Board voted 3-1 with Mr. Langley voted in opposition to appoint Seth Jensen to the Conservation Commission effective July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2022

Voted: Yes

Yes: Anderson, Botaish, McGovernNo: Langley

From the minutes

“Upon a motion by Mr. Anderson and seconded by Mr. McGovern, the Board voted 3-1 with Mr. Langley voted in opposition to appoint Seth Jensen to the Conservation Commission effective July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2022. The motion carried.” (Motion: Anderson, second: McGovern)

Read it in the official minutes, page 2 (PDF)

Votes with no disagreement (84)

    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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