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Votes at a glance: Select Board approves appointments, event permits, donations and administrative items
Summary
At the May 26 meeting the Oak Bluffs Select Board approved multiple administrative items including two personnel appointments, a fishing charter, event permits, EDC appointments, waiver approvals and acceptance of donations; all votes and tallies are listed below.
The Oak Bluffs Select Board took a series of administrative votes at its May 26, 2026 meeting. Below are the motions, outcomes and recorded vote tallies as reflected in the meeting minutes.
Appointments and personnel - Approve appointment of Jason Weiss as Assistant Harbor Master (motion by Mark Leonard). Vote: Alley Aye; Cleary Aye; Leonard Aye; Green‑Beach Aye; DeBettencourt Aye. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve appointment of Michael Klimek as Per Diem Paramedic, contingent upon compliance with provisional paramedic status (motion by Sean DeBettencourt). Vote: Alley Aye; Cleary Aye; Leonard Aye; Green‑Beach Aye; DeBettencourt Aye. Outcome: approved (5–0).
Administrative and financial - Approve meeting minutes from May 12, 2026 and May 16, 2026. Outcome: both approved (5–0). - Approve multiple payment warrants reviewed by Select Person Cleary (listed individually in minutes). Outcome: approved (5–0).
Permits and events - Approve Run for Hope Millers Foundation 5K amplified sound permit for Sept. 12, 2026. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve one‑day beer and wine permit for Martha's Vineyard Hospital fundraiser, June 26, 2026. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve amplified sound permit for Red Cat Kitchen Pride Brunch, June 14, 2026. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve 18 YMCA drive‑in movie shows July 3–Sept. 5, 2026. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve new business Silent Witness LLC as a fishing charter subject to insurance and harbormaster review. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve film permit for The Real Housewives of New York (May 27–29, 2026). Outcome: approved (4–1).
Boards and committees - Appoint Mark Leonard as Select Board designee, Larkin Stallings as OBA designee, Susie Wallo and Amelia Loyot as at‑large members to the Economic Development Council (three‑year terms). Outcome: approved (5–0). - Appoint Select Person Green‑Beach as Select Board representative to the Harbor Advisory Committee. Outcome: approved (5–0).
Other - Approve inclusion of Mass Save/Cape Light Compact flyer in June tax mailings. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve letter of support for Sustainable Materials Recovery Program grant and for Lagoon Pond dredging feasibility study. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Approve installation of harbor climate sensors in coordination with Woods Hole group. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Accept donation of $551.25 from Sunday AA to the Council on Aging. Outcome: approved (5–0). - Accept topsoil, fertilizer and grass seed valued at $3,000 for East Chop Lighthouse and town labor to implement. Outcome: approved (5–0).
These actions were recorded in the meeting minutes; the board adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
