Members

• Jennifer Glass, Chair
• Kim Bodnar
• Jim Hutchinson

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.

Liaison Roles 2025 - 2026

Jim: JHutchinsonSelect@lincolnma.gov

• Finance Committee
• Capital Planning Committee
• Community Preservation Committee
• Solar @ Landfill (and any other solar/electricity supply negotiations)
• Hanscom Area Towns Committee
• Water Department

Jennifer: JGlassSelect@lincolnma.gov

• Housing Commission/Housing Trust/Housing Coalition
• Planning Board
• Zoning Board
• Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Anti-racism Committee, co-Chair
• Massachusetts Select Board Association, Vice President
• Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination (MAGIC), co-Vice Chair
• Conservation Commission
• Green Energy Committee/Climate Action Plan
• Select Board Newsletter/SelectConnect E-Newsletter

Kim: bodnark@lincolnma.gov

• Schools: Lincoln Public Schools; Lincoln-Sudbury RHS; Vocational Education
• Council on Aging & Human Services
• Community Center Building Committee (Jonathan Dwyer is the SB’s voting representative, Kim is a liaison)
• Historical Commission
• Parks & Recreation/Celebrations
• Roadways & Traffic / Transportation Coalition
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
• Agricultural Commission
• Public Safety
• Dept. of Public Works
• Lincoln’s 250^th Planning Committee, Chair
• Pierce House Committee

Info Session  - Bedford & Lincoln Roadway & Water Improvement Projects

Investigation of Former Lincoln Extended-day Activities Program (LEAP) Employee

ICE Activity & Local Government: Info for Residents

Select Board Hanscom DEIR Comment 2024-04-29 

HATS Hanscom DEIR Comment 04-25-2024

Proclamation - Juneteenth 2025

Proclamation - Pride Month 2025

Select Board Appointed Committees & Subcommittees

2025 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:
• Green Energy Committee (GEC)
• 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

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