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Amherst's 2010 Annual Town Meeting concluded on Monday, May 17, after five nights. There was only a single tally vote in this session. Article 25 proposed changing the zoning on a parcel of land on University Drive from OP (Office Park) to B-L (Limited Business). The article was defeated by a vote of 80 YES, 85 NO (changes to the zoning map require a 2/3 majority).
The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results, along with attendance records for all five sessions of the Annual Town Meeting. Click the link below to see the results from the tally vote, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of the page to access the full database search screen.
The nomination deadline for the 2010 Annual Town Election was Tuesday, February 2, 2010, and nominations are now closed. The database has been updated with candidates for all townwide offices, along with candidates for Town Meeting in each precinct. You can examine voting records for the candidates in any specific townwide or precinct-level race.
Links for candidates for three-year Town Meeting terms in each precinct are shown below, along with links for each townwide office. For more details, including candidates for shorter Town Meeting terms, go to the main database selection page.
The election will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2010.
Precinct 1 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 2 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 3 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 4 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 5 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 6 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 7 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 8 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 9 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 10 Town Meeting candidates
Select Board candidates
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Jones Library Trustee candidates
Moderator candidate
Oliver Smith Will Elector candidate
Links for candidates for three-year Town Meeting terms in each precinct are shown below, along with links for each townwide office. For more details, including candidates for shorter Town Meeting terms, go to the main database selection page.
The election will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2010.
Precinct 1 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 2 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 3 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 4 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 5 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 6 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 7 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 8 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 9 Town Meeting candidates
Precinct 10 Town Meeting candidates
Select Board candidates
School Committee candidates
Jones Library Trustee candidates
Moderator candidate
Oliver Smith Will Elector candidate
Amherst's Fall 2009 Special Town Meeting began on Monday, November 2, and concluded after two sessions on Wednesday, November 4. The meeting generated a single tally vote, on Article 9, which proposed the creation of four new Use Categories in the Zoning Bylaw to regulate various types of medical offices. The article passed narrowly, by a vote of 105 YES, 51 NO (changes to the zoning bylaw require a 2/3 majority).
The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results, along with attendance records for both sessions of the Fall Town Meeting. Click the link below to see the results from the tally vote, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of the page to access the full database search screen.
11/4/09 - Medical offices (Passed - 105 YES, 51 NO)
The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results, along with attendance records for both sessions of the Fall Town Meeting. Click the link below to see the results from the tally vote, or use the "Go to the database" button at the top of the page to access the full database search screen.
11/4/09 - Medical offices (Passed - 105 YES, 51 NO)
Amherst held a one-session Special Town Meeting on July 27, 2009, primarily for the consideration of local-option meals and lodging taxes, but the meeting also dealt with several other issues, including another consideration of the library budget. The Library Trustees brought forward an article to amend the budget adopted at June's Annual Town Meeting, to increase the library appropriation by $34,704. The vote on the article went to a tally vote, with the article being defeated by a vote of 78 YES, 96 NO.
The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results and attendance records for this meeting.
7/27/09 - Budget - Library Trustees increase by $34,704
The database at tallyvotes.org has been updated with the tally vote results and attendance records for this meeting.
7/27/09 - Budget - Library Trustees increase by $34,704
Amherst's 2009 Annual Town Meeting wrapped up on Wednesday, June 24, and true to recent form, the final night generated one tally vote.
The budget for the libraries was again front and center, returning to Article 22 for approval of the budget. The Finance Committee proposed a budget of $2,093,584. Facing the risk of decertification from the state if the budget wasn't funded at a sufficient level, the Library Trustees proposed an amendment to increase the appropriation by $34,704, the amount that would be required to guarantee certification and avoid the process of applying for a waiver to retain certification. There were a couple other amendments seeking to raise and lower the appropriation by larger amounts, but the Trustees' amendment was the primary alternative to the FC amount. The votes proceeded, as usual, from higher amounts to lower amounts, and the vote on the library budget generated a tally vote, failing by a vote of 74 YES, 76 NO. This was the closest tally vote in Town Meeting in over two years (in May 2007, a vote to amend the General Government budget failed by a single vote).
With the 2009 Annual Town Meeting now concluded, the database at tallyvotes.org has now been updated with complete tally vote results and attendance records from all eight sessions of the meeting. Links to the results from each individual vote are shown below, along with a link to a page listing the results from all nine tally vote results on a single page.
5/4/09 - Extend Municipal Parking District (Passed - 137 YES, 47 NO)
5/6/09 - Adopt Mullin Rule (Passed - 107 YES, 51 NO)
5/11/09 - Appropriate $65K of CPA funds to preserve and display Civil War tablets (Passed - 91 YES, 84 NO)
5/11/09 - Appropriate $30K of CPA funds to install literary signs (Passed - 95 YES, 70 NO)
6/15/09 - Consider Human Services budget before Public Safety budget (Failed - 72 YES, 99 NO)
6/17/09 - Budget - Comm. Services - Gray increase by $24K (Failed - 50 YES, 98 NO)
6/22/09 - Budget - Elementary Schools - FC Amount (Passed - 116 YES, 45 NO)
6/23/09 - Budget - Capital - Buildings and Facilities (Passed - 82 YES, 56 NO)
6/24/09 - Budget - Libraries - Trustees increase by $34K (Failed - 74 YES, 76 NO)
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
The budget for the libraries was again front and center, returning to Article 22 for approval of the budget. The Finance Committee proposed a budget of $2,093,584. Facing the risk of decertification from the state if the budget wasn't funded at a sufficient level, the Library Trustees proposed an amendment to increase the appropriation by $34,704, the amount that would be required to guarantee certification and avoid the process of applying for a waiver to retain certification. There were a couple other amendments seeking to raise and lower the appropriation by larger amounts, but the Trustees' amendment was the primary alternative to the FC amount. The votes proceeded, as usual, from higher amounts to lower amounts, and the vote on the library budget generated a tally vote, failing by a vote of 74 YES, 76 NO. This was the closest tally vote in Town Meeting in over two years (in May 2007, a vote to amend the General Government budget failed by a single vote).
With the 2009 Annual Town Meeting now concluded, the database at tallyvotes.org has now been updated with complete tally vote results and attendance records from all eight sessions of the meeting. Links to the results from each individual vote are shown below, along with a link to a page listing the results from all nine tally vote results on a single page.
5/4/09 - Extend Municipal Parking District (Passed - 137 YES, 47 NO)
5/6/09 - Adopt Mullin Rule (Passed - 107 YES, 51 NO)
5/11/09 - Appropriate $65K of CPA funds to preserve and display Civil War tablets (Passed - 91 YES, 84 NO)
5/11/09 - Appropriate $30K of CPA funds to install literary signs (Passed - 95 YES, 70 NO)
6/15/09 - Consider Human Services budget before Public Safety budget (Failed - 72 YES, 99 NO)
6/17/09 - Budget - Comm. Services - Gray increase by $24K (Failed - 50 YES, 98 NO)
6/22/09 - Budget - Elementary Schools - FC Amount (Passed - 116 YES, 45 NO)
6/23/09 - Budget - Capital - Buildings and Facilities (Passed - 82 YES, 56 NO)
6/24/09 - Budget - Libraries - Trustees increase by $34K (Failed - 74 YES, 76 NO)
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
As Town Meeting moves toward its conclusion this week, it has continued its recent trend of generating one tally vote per night.
The session on Monday, June 22 dealt primarily with school budgets. During the consideration of the budget for the elementary schools, there were two proposed amendments - one by Vince O'Connor to raise the appropriation by $400K, and one by Michael Greenebaum to reduce the appropriation by $1K. The rules of Town Meeting require voting on dollar amounts to proceed from the largest amount to the smallest, so the first vote was on the O'Connor amendment, which failed in a standing vote. The next vote, on the original Finance Committee amount, went to a tally vote, and passed by a vote of 116 YES, 45 NO.
In Tuesday's meeting, the primary subjects of consideration were the capital budgets. Article 27, the capital budget for Buildings and Facilities, brought forth two amendments, one by Library Trustee Pat Holland to reduce the appropriation by $34,704, and one by Jim Oldham to reduce the appropriation by $80K. Again, the votes proceed from largest to smallest, and so the first vote was on the original amount recommended by the Joint Capital Planning Committee. This went to a tally vote, and passed by a vote of 82 YES, 56 NO.
Tally vote results from both of these votes, along with attendance records for these two meetings, are now available in the tallyvotes.org database.
Elementary school budget - Tally Vote Results
Capital for Buildings and Facilities - Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
The session on Monday, June 22 dealt primarily with school budgets. During the consideration of the budget for the elementary schools, there were two proposed amendments - one by Vince O'Connor to raise the appropriation by $400K, and one by Michael Greenebaum to reduce the appropriation by $1K. The rules of Town Meeting require voting on dollar amounts to proceed from the largest amount to the smallest, so the first vote was on the O'Connor amendment, which failed in a standing vote. The next vote, on the original Finance Committee amount, went to a tally vote, and passed by a vote of 116 YES, 45 NO.
In Tuesday's meeting, the primary subjects of consideration were the capital budgets. Article 27, the capital budget for Buildings and Facilities, brought forth two amendments, one by Library Trustee Pat Holland to reduce the appropriation by $34,704, and one by Jim Oldham to reduce the appropriation by $80K. Again, the votes proceed from largest to smallest, and so the first vote was on the original amount recommended by the Joint Capital Planning Committee. This went to a tally vote, and passed by a vote of 82 YES, 56 NO.
Tally vote results from both of these votes, along with attendance records for these two meetings, are now available in the tallyvotes.org database.
Elementary school budget - Tally Vote Results
Capital for Buildings and Facilities - Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
Last week's Town Meeting sessions on Monday, June 15 and Wednesday, June 17 generated one tally vote in each session.
In Monday's meeting, Select Board member Gerry Weiss moved to consider the Community Services budget as the first item of business under Article 22, ahead of the Public Safety budget. The vote went to a tally vote, and the motion failed by a vote of 72 YES, 99 NO.
In Wednesday's meeting, when the Community Services budget was considered, there were six amendments to the appropriation, five seeking to increase it, and one seeking to decrease it. The motion by Town Meeting Member Carol Gray to increase the appropriation by $24,000 went to a tally vote, and was defeated by a vote of 50 YES, 98 NO.
Tally vote results from both these votes, along with attendance records from these two meetings, is now available in the tallyvotes.org database.
Weiss motion to change order of consideration - Tally Vote Results
Gray motion to increase Community Services appropriation - Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
In Monday's meeting, Select Board member Gerry Weiss moved to consider the Community Services budget as the first item of business under Article 22, ahead of the Public Safety budget. The vote went to a tally vote, and the motion failed by a vote of 72 YES, 99 NO.
In Wednesday's meeting, when the Community Services budget was considered, there were six amendments to the appropriation, five seeking to increase it, and one seeking to decrease it. The motion by Town Meeting Member Carol Gray to increase the appropriation by $24,000 went to a tally vote, and was defeated by a vote of 50 YES, 98 NO.
Tally vote results from both these votes, along with attendance records from these two meetings, is now available in the tallyvotes.org database.
Weiss motion to change order of consideration - Tally Vote Results
Gray motion to increase Community Services appropriation - Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
The third session of Amherst's 2009 Annual Town Meeting, on Monday, May 11, focused on CPA appropriations under Article 18, and generated two tally votes. The individual appropriations for each of the historic preservation projects were split into separate motions by the Moderator and voted on separately. The first tally vote was on Motion J, to appropriate $65,000 for the restoration and display of a set of marble tablets honoring Amherst residents who died in the Civil War. The second tally vote was on Motion K, to appropriate $30,000 for the installation of a series of signs marking a "Literary Walk" highlighting notable Amherst literary figures. Both motions passed, and the vote details are now available in the tallyvotes.org database.
Article 18 Motion J (Civil War tablets) Tally Vote Results
Article 18 Motion K (Literary Signs) Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
Article 18 Motion J (Civil War tablets) Tally Vote Results
Article 18 Motion K (Literary Signs) Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
The second session of Amherst's 2009 Annual Town Meeting took place on Wednesday, May 6, with a single tally vote on Article 9, regarding adoption of the "Mullin Rule" for several town boards. The article passed by a vote of 107-51, and the full tally vote results are now available in the tallyvotes.org database.
Article 9 Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
Article 9 Tally Vote Results
All Spring 2009 Tally Vote Results
The 2009 Annual Town Meeting began on May 4, 2009, with a single tally vote on a zoning article to extend the Municipal Parking District. Results are now available in the database.
