Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Ipswich Select Board adopts six fiscal 2027 goals after acknowledging most prior-year targets went unmet. Chair Mike Dougherty led the board through a SMART goal-setting framework, carrying forward electric light governance and downtown community planning while deferring a formal charter commission

Select Board approves letter to legislature on electric utility governance. Chair Michael Dougherty and the five-member board voted unanimously to transmit the Home Rule Petition approved at Annual Town Meeting, after requesting revisions including addition of ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn to the copy

Select Board rescues special election vote after YMCA polling location falls through. Chair Michael Dougherty explained that new information regarding YMCA availability triggered a scheduling review of the previously approved July 28 Special Town Meeting and August 11 Special Election. After

Select Board schedules special town meeting on public safety building project. Chair Michael Dougherty opposed the 4-1 vote to hold a Special Town Meeting on July 28 and special election on August 11, citing procedural concerns and precedent, while board members Sarah Player, Linda Alexson, and

Select Board maps operational priorities for new Town Manager Brendan Sweeney. The Board, led by Chair Mike Dougherty, approved a 30-60-90 day work plan addressing budget finalization, trash conversion communications, capital project tracking, and staffing assessments. Sweeney committed to weekly