Town Government
Brewster Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Brewster voter helps choose all five, and the charter gives each a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts at least one seat on the ballot every spring. The charter makes this the town’s executive policy board. It prepares the town meeting warrant that decides what the voters get to vote on, appoints the Town Manager who runs the town day to day, appoints the fire chief, the police chief and town counsel, seats residents on the town’s boards and committees, signs the warrants that pay the town’s bills, and grants the licenses and permits. 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 Manager and can end that appointment at its discretion.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers, and the Town Manager opens the meeting for the nominations. At the reorganization of May 21, 2026, two days after the annual election, the board voted 5 to 0 three times: Amanda Bebrin as Chair, Caroline McCarley as Vice Chair, and Harvey (Pete) Dahl as Clerk.
Amanda Bebrin
Caroline McCarley
Harvey (Pete) Dahl
Mary Chaffee
Laurel Labdon
The board publishes one address for all five members, selectboard@brewster-ma.gov, and the Select Board office can be reached at 508-896-3701. The member roster is posted at brewster-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: the first and third Mondays of each month at 6pm at Brewster Town Hall, 2198 Main Street, with additional meetings as the board needs them. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted with the meeting calendar on the town’s site, with public meeting packets and archived minutes available online.
- Watch: the town posts meeting videos on its own site, and past minutes live in the town’s public document portal.
- Public comment: the board takes public announcements and comments as a standing item at the start of its meetings.
- Office hours: board members and the Town Manager hold open office hours around town on the first Wednesday of each month, no appointment necessary.
- Town Meeting: for the budget and bylaws, the deciding vote belongs to the registered voters in the hall, which can include you.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.