Members

• Kim Bodnar
• Jennifer Glass
• Jim Hutchinson, Chair

The members of the Select Board are the executive officers of the town. The three-member board, whose members are elected for staggered three-year terms, is charged with the general direction and management of the affairs and property of the town. The Select Board members appoint the town administrator to oversee the day-to-day functioning of the town.

Authority & Responsibilities

The Board's authority and responsibilities are derived from the Massachusetts General Laws and the Town’s Bylaws. Primary responsibilities include: ensuring that the town government is responsive to and reflective of community needs and values, initiating legislative policy by inserting articles in the town meeting warrant (or agenda) and then implementing and enforcing the votes subsequently adopted, appointing the majority of the town’s volunteer and professional staff, establishing administrative policy, setting program and service priorities and spending plans for the majority of municipal departments.

The Select Board is responsible for, in concert with the Finance Committee, Town Administrator, and Finance Director: developing fiscal guidelines for the annual operating budget and capital spending plan, convening and facilitating public discussion on a variety of important town concerns, representing the town on a number of inter-municipal boards and task forces, maintaining liaison with the town’s elected representatives to the General Court and pursuing the town’s legislative interests, issuing a number of permits and licenses, and ensuring proper maintenance of town buildings and facilities.

Proclamation - Juneteenth 2023

Proclamation - Pride Month 2023

Select Board Comments Hanscom North Field Project

Select Board Appointed Committees & Subcommittees

2022 Consent List of Committee/Board Appointments

• Agriculture Commission: Eight members, three-year terms
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
• Capital Planning Committee: Nine members, 3 SB appointments, 3 at-
       large and BOS representative, three-year terms
• Conservation Commission: Seven members, three-year terms
• Council on Aging: Not less than 9 nor more than 12 members, three-year
       terms
• Cycling Safety Advisory Committee: 
• Disabilities Commission: Not less than five, nor more than nine members
• DeCordova Museum: Three-year term, one appointed Select Board’s
       member
• DeCordova Working Group:
• Historic District Commission: Seven members
• Housing Commission: One member, five-year term
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Anti-Racism Committee (IDEA)
• Lincoln Cultural Council: 5 to 22 members, two-year terms
• Lincoln Historical Commission: Five members
• Lincoln Scholarship Fund Committee: One Select Board appointed
• MBTA Advisory Board: One representative and one alternate, one-year
       terms
• Pierce Property Committee: Six-member 'standing committee’
• Parks and Recreation Committee: Six members, three elected and three
      appointed by the Select Board, three-year terms
• Property Tax Study Committee
• Recycling Committee: Ad hoc, six member limit, no terms set
• Registrars of Voters: Three members, three-year terms, equal party
       representation
• Town Administrator
• Town Historian
• Traffic Committee: Jointly appointed with the Planning Board
• Trustee of the Lincoln Public Library: One Select Board appointment
• Veterans Agent
• Zoning Board of Appeals: Five members, five-year terms; three associate
  members, four-year terms

COVID Public Access Plan
June 12, 2020 Memo From Chief Kevin KennedyProclamation - Eighth Grade Days 2020
Proclamation - Class of 2020 Day

Small Cell Policy
McLean Hospital SJC Decision
Select Board's Press Statement
Select Board's Statement in Support of School Project
McLean Suit: Court Decision
Select Board's Press Statement