Town Government
Dalton Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Dalton voter helps choose all five, and each serves a staggered three-year term that puts a couple of seats on the ballot every spring. It is the town’s elected policy board. It hires and directs the Town Manager who runs the town day to day, it appoints residents to many town boards and committees, and it signs the warrants that decide what Town Meeting gets to vote on. 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 pleasure.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide to staggered three-year terms, so a couple of seats are on the ballot each spring. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. On the current board Bob Bishop serves as Chair and John Boyle as Vice Chair, with Jeannie Ingram, Marc Strout and Antonio Pagliarulo as members. John Boyle and Jeannie Ingram won the two seats on the ballot at the May 11, 2026 annual town election, both unopposed.
Bob Bishop
John Boyle
Jeannie Ingram
Marc Strout
Antonio Pagliarulo
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 413-684-6111 ext. 204. The member roster is posted at dalton-ma.gov/select-board.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: generally the second and fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Dalton Senior Center. The town posts each agenda in advance with the Town Clerk.
- Agendas & minutes: posted on the town’s website at dalton-ma.gov and with the Town Clerk at least 48 hours before each meeting.
- Public comment: residents may address the board. Check the agenda for the procedure.
- 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.