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Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

A collection of 30 issues

Select Board discusses electric utility financing and policy updates.

Select Board examines municipal electric utility capital financing and policy. CEO Tom Barry presented the MMWEC pooled loan program for infrastructure projects; Board members discussed a possible non-binding ballot question. ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn proposed revising the distributed generation

Select Board approves $9.8M Public Safety Building funding for voter consideration.

Ipswich boards confirm $9.8M Public Safety Building funding for voter approval. The reduced request reflects updated construction estimates lower than the original $13 million-plus proposal, with plans for builder selection and fall construction targeting winter 2028 completion. The Elementary

Select Board names Brendan Sweeney as next Town Manager

Ipswich Select Board unanimously offers Town Manager job to Brendan Sweeney. The five-member Board, led by Chair Charles Surpitski, completed its search by voting 5-0 on April 9 to extend an offer to Sweeney, citing his knowledge of Ipswich, elected official experience, financial and procurement

Select Board Interviews Three Town Manager Finalists

Select Board interviews three Town Manager finalists ahead of April 9 deliberation. The Board heard from Steve Bartha, former Town Manager in Danvers and Lexington; Angus Jennings, Chief Financial Officer in West Newbury and Hampden, Maine; and Brendan Sweeney, current Assistant Town Administrator

Select Board recommends all warrant articles except two.

Select Board recommends most warrant articles for 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Chair Charles Surpitski and four fellow members voted unanimously on Articles 1 through 12, with Article 13, authorizing borrowing for Public Safety Building construction, passing 4-1, Vice Chair Michael Dougherty opposed