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Wrentham Former Select Board member

Joseph Botaish

Select Board member (townwide) · 8 terms in this record

Joseph F. Botaish II (Joe)

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Record at a glance · 2024–2025 Board

14 of 21meetings attended (67%) · whole board 91%
53votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)
0no votes (0% of votes cast) · whole board <1%
0 of 3split votes where Botaish was in the minority · whole board 22%
1abstained
8terms in this record
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 Botaish 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 14 of 21 Select Board meetings in 2024–2025 Board.

Missed

Every meeting (21)

Votes where members disagreed · 2024–2025 Board

Nov 19Approve the Commercial, Industrial/Personal Property factor of 1.39 with…Motion: Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. Rouse, the Board…Passed 4–1 · Botaish: Yes

November 19, 2024: Approve the Commercial, Industrial/Personal Property factor of 1.39 with a residential factor of .921

ApprovePassed · 4–1

Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. Rouse, the Board voted to approve the Commercial, Industrial/Personal Property factor of 1.39 with a residential factor of .921.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Anderson, Botaish, Gallo, RouseNo: Harrington

From the minutes

“Motion made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Ms. Rouse, the Board voted to approve the Commercial, Industrial/Personal Property factor of 1.39 with a residential factor of .921. Followed by a roll call vote, Anderson - yes, Botaish - yes, Gallo - yes, Harrington - no, Rouse - yes. Motion carries, 4-1.” (Motion: Anderson, second: Rouse)

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

Nov 19Appoint Cynthia Fuller to the Wrentham Elementary School Committee…Motion: Motion made by Ms. Gonzales, seconded by Mr. Jordan, the Select…Passed 4–1 · Botaish: Yes

November 19, 2024: Appoint Cynthia Fuller to the Wrentham Elementary School Committee for a term effective immediately and expiring April 7, 2025

AppointPassed · 4–1

Motion made by Ms. Gonzales, seconded by Mr. Jordan, the Select Board and Wrentham Elementary School Committee voted to appoint Cynthia Fuller to the Wrentham Elementary School Committee for a term effective immediately and expiring April 7, 2025.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Anderson, Botaish, Harrington, RouseNo: GalloJoint vote with the Wrentham Elementary School Committee to fill a School Committee vacancy. Only the Select Board members' votes are shown; School Committee members Gonzales and Jordan voted yes and Greaney and Lashway no, for a combined count of 6-3. School Committee members made and seconded the motion.

From the minutes

“Motion made by Ms. Gonzales, seconded by Mr. Jordan, the Select Board and Wrentham Elementary School Committee voted to appoint Cynthia Fuller to the Wrentham Elementary School Committee for a term effective immediately and expiring April 7, 2025. Followed by a roll call vote, Ms. Gonzales-yes, Mr. Jordan - yes, Ms. Greaney - no, Mr. Lashway - no, Mr. Harrington - yes, Mr. Anderson - yes, Mr. Gallo - no, Ms. Rouse -yes, Mr. Botaish -yes. Motion carries, 6-3.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 3 (PDF)

Oct 21Appoint Peter Marinelli to the Town Manager Search CommitteeMotion: Motion made by Ms. Rouse, seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board…Passed 3–0 · Botaish: Abstained

October 21, 2024: Appoint Peter Marinelli to the Town Manager Search Committee

AppointPassed · 3–0

Motion made by Ms. Rouse, seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to appoint Peter Marinellito the Town Manager Search Committee.

Voted: Abstained

Yes: Anderson, Harrington, RouseAbstained: BotaishThe minutes say "Motion carries 3-1, Mr. Botaish abstained." Four members were present (Mr. Gallo was absent), so the other three are shown voting yes and Mr. Botaish as abstaining. The minutes give only the count, not how each member voted.

From the minutes

“Motion made by Ms. Rouse, seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted to appoint Peter Marinellito the Town Manager Search Committee. Motion carries 3-1.” (Motion: Rouse, second: Anderson)

Read it in the official minutes, page 1 (PDF)

Jul 9Appoint Jane D'Amico to the Community Preservation Committee for…Motion: Motion made by Ms. Rouse, seconded by Mr. Gallo, the Board…Passed 3–1 · Botaish: Yes

July 9, 2024: Appoint Jane D'Amico to the Community Preservation Committee for a term effective immediately and expiring June 30, 2027

AppointPassed · 3–1

Motion made by Ms. Rouse, seconded by Mr. Gallo, the Board voted to appoint Jane D'Amico to the Community Preservation Committee for a term effective immediately and expiring June 30, 2027.

Voted: Yes

Yes: Botaish, Gallo, RouseNo: Harrington

From the minutes

“Motion made by Ms. Rouse, seconded by Mr. Gallo, the Board voted to appoint Jane D'Amico to the Community Preservation Committee for a term effective immediately and expiring June 30, 2027. Followed by a roll call vote, Botaish - yes, Gallo - yes, Harrington - no, Rouse - yes. Motion carries, 3-.” (Motion: Rouse, second: Gallo)

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

Votes with no disagreement (70)

    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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