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Select Board approves traffic-box art, appoints library trustee and backs Town Meeting financial articles; several procedural votes passed
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Mansfield Select Board approved Keep Mansfield Beautiful’s traffic-box design, appointed Jacqueline Curtis as library trustee and voted to support financial warrant articles 1–10; it also moved into executive session on negotiations and litigation.
The Select Board recorded multiple formal actions and votes on April 16. Key outcomes included design approvals, appointments and procedural endorsements:
- Traffic-box art: The board unanimously approved Keep Mansfield Beautiful’s traffic-signal control-box design for the intersection of Pratt Street and Hope Street. Motion was made and seconded; the board recorded “Aye. Passes unanimously.”
- Library appointment: Jacqueline Curtis was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Board of Library Trustees ending Dec. 31, 2027. The motion to appoint carried on a voice vote with “Aye.”
- Town election warrant: The Select Board approved and signed the annual town election warrant. Motion and second carried unanimously.
- SERPED appointment: The board appointed Select Board member (name on record: Bridal Roche) to the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SERPed); the motion passed unanimously.
- Proclamations/flags: The board approved a proclamation and flag-raising requests for Juneteenth and for Pride Month; the motion passed unanimously.
- Support for warrant articles: The Select Board voted to support financial warrant articles 1–10 (the board declined to take a position on citizen petitions 11–13). Motion to support articles 1–10 passed unanimously.
- Payroll and vendor warrants: The board approved multiple payroll and vendor warrants; on one school vendor/payroll warrant the record shows an abstention during the vote (the board recorded “Aye. I abstain.”). Other payroll and vendor warrants passed by voice vote.
- Executive session: The board voted by roll call to enter executive session under M.G.L. c.30A, s.21 exemptions 2 and 3 to discuss strategy in negotiations and litigation; the chair declared a roll-call vote and members voted yes (4–0). The board did not return to open session.
Why it matters: These actions formalize appointments, authorize public art on town property, establish the Select Board’s support for town-meeting financial items, and preserve confidentiality for ongoing negotiations and litigation by moving to executive session. Details of individual votes are included below.
