Select Board member

Jill Hai

Chair Active member

Meetings tracked

93%

Attendance

Votes on record

Positions tracked

Vote breakdown: 44 YES 4 NO

Meeting ⁠history

Every recorded vote and position, oldest to newest.

Present

Executive Session: Collective Bargaining YES ~

Liaison Reports and Announcements ✓

Introduced an AI-generated summary of public email comments.

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Adjustments YES ~

Intersection Design Update: Adams, East, and Hancock Streets ✓

Participated in discussion regarding intersection design concepts.

Temporary Bike Lanes on Massachusetts Avenue YES ~

All-Way Stop Control Proposals (Forest, Clark, and Muzzey Streets) YES ~

Parker Street Parking Restrictions Pilot YES ~

Executive Session: Town Manager Contract Negotiations YES ~

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda YES ~

Discussion: Article 31 Trash Program Referendum ✓

Clarified that automated pickup was voted on separately from the referendum.

Solar Project Evaluation: Muzzy Street/Waltham Street Parking Lot UNCLEAR

Pine Meadows Golf Course Solar Options YES ~

Hayes Lane Drainage Mitigation Request YES ~

Eversource Grant of Location Petitions YES ~

Present

Approve consent agenda items 1 and 3 YES ✓

Approve common victualler's license for Commune All Day Cafe YES ~

Approve Writing Through History disposition plan and authorize auction YES ~

Request one-year cannabis delivery waiver from CCC YES ~

Present

Approval of Consent Agenda items 1-3 and 5-11. YES ~

Approval of Lexington Lions Club 70th annual Fourth of July Carnival request. YES ~

Approval of Lexington Golf Club's application for alteration of premises on their all-alcohol club liquor license. YES ~

Approval of a six-year contract with Lex Media. YES ~

Continue hearing for 1833 Mass Ave petition to June 22nd. YES ~

Continue hearing for 17 Hartwell Ave petition to June 22nd. YES ~

Conditionally approve Grant of Location for Waltham Street/Worthen Road (High School project). YES ~

Article 31 Implementation Expectations ✓

Participated in working session to share individual priorities and requirements.

Present

Approval of the consent agenda RECUSED

Excluded from specific reappointments

MWRA Sewer Bond and Financial Assistance YES ~

Seasonal Parklet Location YES ~

Special Election Warrant Approval YES ~

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda YES ~

Article 11A: Golf Course Maintenance Equipment YES ~

Supports the article as machinery replacement, not a policy change.

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda (9 items) YES ~

Approval of all-alcohol liquor license for Spirit of India (Dwaba Inc.) YES ~

Annual Town Meeting Articles (10F and 34) ✓

Reviewing items for potential reconsideration or adjustment.

Present

Wireless Service Improvement Discussion ~

Supported deferring the RFP to prioritize community outreach and aesthetic investigation.

Adjournment of the Select Board meeting. YES ✓

Present

Approval of the Consent Agenda YES ~

Motion to enter Executive Session YES ~

Annual Town Meeting Article Positions ✓

Present

Motion to enter Executive Session YES ~

Article 23/Waste Management Policy ~

Supported including financial hardship and disability accommodations in the statement.

Absent

Present

Article 4 Amendment — School Budget Transfer of $1.25 Million from Free Cash ✓

Skeptical; emphasized school committee previously unanimously supported original budget

Article 6 — Affordable Housing Trust YES ~

Supported unanimous yes position

Article 25 — Residential Development Surcharge NO ✓

Opposed surcharge; preferred comprehensive zoning processes over targeted surcharge

Article 26 NO ~

Supported unanimous no position

Article 27 — Underlying Article vs. Parker Amendment NO ~

Opposed base article; supported Parker amendment; opposed Coffin amendment

Meeting adjournment YES ~

Present

Consent Agenda Approval YES ~

Keno Monitor Application - Petromart NO ✓

Opposes keno monitor; will send objection letter consistent with longstanding board policy.

Article 6 (FY2026 Budget Amendment) YES ~

Supports budget amendment with confirmed amounts and sources.

Article 31 (Waste Management substitute motion) YES ~

Supports modernized waste management language via substitute motion.

Present

Consent Agenda Approval YES ~

Outdoor Dining Permit Fee Increase YES ~

Community Choice Energy Program - Renewable Energy Credit Downgrade and Accelerated Contract YES ~

Agreed by consensus to accept downgrade and pursue accelerated contract timeline.

Liberty Ride Program Elimination ✓

Opposed continuing program; called it fiscally unviable, supported seeking alternatives.

Civil Immigration Enforcement Resolution YES ✓

Introduced and championed the resolution affirming no municipal facility use for immigration enforcement.

Present

Approval of Consent Agenda YES ✓

Intent to lay out Cart Path Lane, Willard Circle, and Stagecoach Road as public ways YES ✓

Set the community housing surcharge rate on commercial development. UNCLEAR

Establish annual inflation adjustment for the community housing surcharge. YES ✓

Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position. Positions marked ✓ are from recorded votes or direct statements.