Select Board member

Joseph Pato

Vice Chair Active member

Meetings tracked

93%

Attendance

Votes on record

Positions tracked

Vote breakdown: 46 YES 4 NO

Meeting ⁠history

Every recorded vote and position, oldest to newest.

Present

Executive Session: Collective Bargaining YES ~

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Adjustments YES ~

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 ✓

Expressed concern that 'no' votes may have resulted from confusion.

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 -6. 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

Public Comment: High School Construction Timeline ✓

Clarified that construction is expected to begin July 6th.

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 ~

Present

Wireless Service Improvement Discussion ~

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

Adjournment of the Select Board meeting. YES ✓

Unknown

Present

Motion to enter Executive Session YES ~

Article 23/Waste Management Policy ~

Supported including financial hardship and disability accommodations in the statement.

Present

Consent Agenda Approvals YES ~

Lexington Little League Donation YES ~

Revised Kaufman Amendment to Parker Amendment (Article 27) NO ~

Opposed revised Kaufman amendment along with all present members.

Motion to enter executive session for collective bargaining discussion YES ✓

Declared open meeting discussion detrimental to bargaining position; moved to executive session.

Lexington High School Project — Parking Access and Traffic Pattern Decisions ✓

Supported proceeding with Waltham Street access; committed to sharing traffic pattern info with board.

Present

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

Skeptical of amendment; raised financial discipline concerns

Article 6 — Affordable Housing Trust YES ~

Supported unanimous yes position

Article 25 — Residential Development Surcharge YES ✓

Supported surcharge as targeted tool for managing residential development impacts

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 installation; consistent with board's anti-gambling expansion policy.

Article 6 (FY2026 Budget Amendment) YES ~

Supports budget amendment.

Article 31 (Waste Management substitute motion) YES ~

Supports substitute motion modernizing waste management language.

Present

Consent Agenda Approval YES ~

Outdoor Dining Permit Fee Increase YES ~

Select Board Report to Town Meeting Timeline ✓

Participated in discussion; assigned to work on home rule petition sections.

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

Supported accelerated contract timeline citing price stability value.

High School Project Dashboard Development ✓

Requested phase-by-phase budget tracking rather than small amounts against total $650M budget.

Liberty Ride Program Elimination ✓

Opposed continuation; questioned whether $126,000 was the highest priority use of funds.

Civil Immigration Enforcement Resolution YES ~

Present

Approval of Consent Agenda YES ✓

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

Lex Media Contract and Financing ✓

Participated in the discussion regarding Lex Media's financial sustainability.

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.