This 'Votes at a glance' summary lists formal motions, votes and procedural actions recorded at the Braintree Town Council meeting on April 29, 2025. Where the transcript did not name a specific mover or seconder, the entry notes that fact.

1) Approval of minutes (unanimous)
- Motion: Approve minutes of February 25, March 4 and March 18, 2025, all at once.
- Outcome: Passed unanimously by voice vote.

2) Same-night acceptance of donation: Nelson Chin Memorial Fund (unanimous)
- Motion: Accept a $25,000 donation from the Nelson Chin Memorial Fund to the Recreation Department for the "Nelson's Neighbors" six-week program (covers transportation and staffing to keep the program affordable for families with neurodiverse individuals).
- Outcome: Approved unanimously by voice vote.
- Note: The council asked if anyone objected to same-night action before voting; no objections were recorded.

3) Petition to expand gas service at 899 Washington Street (unanimous; details in separate article)
- Motion: Grant petition to allow National Grid to open the street under moratorium to expand gas service to 899 Washington Street, subject to DPW-recommended restoration and traffic-control conditions.
- Outcome: Approved unanimously by voice vote.

4) Public hearing continuations (unanimous procedural votes)
- Order 25003: Zoning ordinance text amendments for accessory dwelling units (to comply with MASA Affordable Homes Act) — public hearing continued to June 3, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.; motion to open and to continue passed unanimously.
- Order 25006: FY25 supplemental appropriation No. 2 — public hearing continued to May 27, 2025; motion to open and to continue passed unanimously.

5) Personnel policy item (procedural)
- Item 02824 (vacation carryover, comp time, overtime): Taken off the table for further review; motion to take off the table passed unanimously; committee review requested. A subsequent procedural motion to place it back on the table was also handled by the council.

6) Referrals to committees (unanimous)
- Several agenda items were referred to relevant committees by a single consolidated motion; the consolidated referral motion passed unanimously.

7) Executive session vote (roll call; unanimous)
- Motion: Enter executive session under the open-meeting law exemption for discussion of deployment of security personnel, devices or strategies (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A §21(a)(4)); after executive session the council will adjourn and not reconvene in open session.
- Vote: Roll-call vote taken; all councilors present voted 'Aye' to enter executive session.

Ending: Several substantive items (the FY26 budget submission, the DPW petition approval and the audit presentation) remain in committee or are informational and will return to the council for formal deliberation and votes as required.