Board of Selectmen Members: Sarah Cannon-Holden- Chair, Sara A. Mattes, Gary A. Taylor
Town Administrator: Timothy S. Higgins
Assistant Town Administrator: Anita Scheipers
Selectmen’s Administrative Assistant : Debra Parkhurst

Service Description: The members of the Board of Selectmen are the executive officers of the Town. The three-member board, elected for staggered three-year terms, is charged with the general direction and management of the affairs and property of the Town. The Selectmen appoint the Town Administrator to oversee the day-to-day functioning of the town.

Their authority and responsibilities are derived from the Massachusetts General Laws and the Town’s bylaws. Their 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 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 Board of Selectmen are 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.

Selectmen Appointed Committees & Sub-committees:

Board of Appeals: 5 Members, 5-Yr Terms; 2 Associate Members, 4-Yr. Terms

Celebrations Committee: 5 Members, 3-Yr Terms {staggered}

Conservation Commission: 7 Members, 3-Yr. Terms

Council on Aging: Not less than 9 Nor more than 12, 3-Yr. Terms

Disabilities Commission: Not less than five, nor more than 9 members

DeCordova Museum: Selectmen’s Member appointed for 3-yr. Term

Town Historian

Historic District Commission: 7 Members

Housing Commission: one member appointed to a 5-yr term

Lincoln Cultural Council: 5-22 Members/2-yr. Terms

Lincoln Historical Commission: 5 Members

Lincoln Scholarship Fund Committee: One Selectman Appoin

MBTA Advisory Board: 1 REP/1 ALT 1 Yr. Term

Pierce Property Committee: ‘ Standing Committee’ 6 Members

Recreation Committee: 6 Members - 3 elected/3 appointed to 3-Yr Terms

Recycling Committee: Ad Hoc - 6 Member Limit - No Terms Set

Registrars of Voters: 3 Members, 3-Yr. Terms - Equal Party Representation

Traffic Committee: Jointly Appointed with Planning Board

Trustee of the Lincoln Public Library: One Selectman Appointment

Veterans Agent

Town Administrator: Timothy S. Higgins