Town Government
Belmont Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Belmont voter helps choose all three, and two votes are a majority of the whole board. The board sets town policy, signs the warrants that decide what Town Meeting gets to vote on, appoints residents to many town boards, and hires and supervises the Town Administrator who runs the town day to day. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Administrator and holds the administrator accountable.
- Sets the warrant and the date it closes, and must insert any subject ten registered voters petition for in writing.
Board Members
All three members are elected town-wide. The board chooses one of its own as Chair to run its meetings and another as Vice Chair. Belmont’s bylaws have every board pick its own Chair once a year, so those two titles can move between elections.
Taylor Yates
Carol Berberian
Matthew Taylor
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office at Town Hall, which can be reached at 617-993-2610. The member directory is posted at belmont-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: typically two Monday evenings each month at 7 pm in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall, 455 Concord Avenue.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at belmont-ma.gov.
- Public comment: residents may address the board, in person or online. Check the agenda for the procedure.
- Watch: Belmont Media Center records Select Board meetings and rebroadcasts them on Comcast channel 8 and Verizon channel 28.
- Town Meeting: for the budget and bylaws, the deciding vote belongs to the representative Town Meeting members elected from your precinct.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.
MassCivics last checked this page on September 14, 2026.