Select Board member

Janie W. Dretler

Chair Active member

Meetings tracked

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Attendance

Votes on record

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Vote breakdown: 39 YES 2 NO 1 ABSTAIN

Meeting ⁠history

Every recorded vote and position, oldest to newest.

Present

Approval of Select Board statements for Articles Three and Four ABSTAIN ✓

Present

MSBA Roof Project Authorization YES ~

Article 1: Citizen Petition to support House Bill 3464 (Bottle Bill) YES ~

Article 3: Citizen Petition for a Recall Election provision NO ~

Article 4: Citizen Petition for a Vote of No Confidence in the School Committee NO ~

Present

Consent Calendar YES ~

Approved the consent calendar.

Rescind the previous vote on Article 24 YES ~

Voted to rescind the previous vote on Article 24.

Support Article 24: Amend regional agreement Lincoln Separate Regional School District YES ~

Voted to support the amendment to the regional agreement.

Present

Approval of the warrant subject to non-substantive edits by council YES ✓

Support Article 20: Amend General Bylaw Chapter 11 (CIC duties) YES ✓

Support Article 8: Snow and Ice transfer YES ✓

Adopt the renamed Equal Employment Opportunity Policy YES ✓

Affirm the recommendation of Town Counsel to retain KP Law YES ✓

Release attorney-client privileged communication dated October 2025 YES ✓

Present

Motion to enter executive session for real property negotiations. YES ✓

Approval of Consent Calendar (Items 1, 2, 3, and 4). YES ✓

Appointment of Ian Henchy to the Zoning Board of Appeals. YES ✓

Present

Liberty Ledge Sewataro Advisory Committee Appointments ~

Participated in interviews and procedural housekeeping.

Present

Call a special town meeting and open the warrant. YES ~

Citizen Petition Regarding School Committee ✓

The Town Meeting is a legislative body for policy, not a court for adjudication.

Present

Approval of Select Board Newsletter articles. YES ✓

Approval of new seasonal wine and malt on-premises liquor license for Wayside Inn Corporation. YES ~

Reappointment of Taryn Trexler to the Historic Districts Commission. YES ~

Approval of the Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Agreement amendment as presented, subject to DESE Council review. YES ✓

Approval of the Zero Emissions Vehicle Policy. YES ✓

Approve and sign authorization for a letter of support for the FY2027 USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Grant Program. YES ~

Approval of Select Board meeting minutes from December 16, 2025. YES ~

Approval of Select Board meeting minutes from February 3, 2026. YES ~

Present

Proclaim May 3rd as 'Be Like Zach Day' annually. YES ~

Appoint Doug Caplan to the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee (CIAC). YES ~

Appoint Lisa V. Kouchakdjianbel Kane to the Sudbury Cultural Council. YES ~

Appoint Sumeet Keswani to the Zoning Board of Appeals (associate) and Earth Removal Board. YES ~

Article 15: Terminate revolving funds (Youth Center and Forestry) with zero balances. YES ~

Articles 16 and 17 (Resolutions). YES ~

Article 23: Amend Animal Control bylaw to align with state law. YES ~

Support Article 21: Council on Aging bylaw revision. YES ~

Support Articles 23 and 25 (Bylaw amendment and digital legal notices). YES ~

Digital publication of legal ads. YES ~

Support Article 37: Revision of CPC funds. YES ~

Capital Items (Fire Dept Breathing Apparatus, LS Wastewater Control Panel, SPS Instructional Equipment). YES ~

Rescind policy on training for dispensers and sellers of alcoholic beverages. YES ~

Approve February 23rd minutes as amended. YES ~

Approve February 24th minutes as edited. YES ~

Approve January 28th Sewataro Liberty Ledge Subcommittee minutes as amended. 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.