Town Government
Granville Selectboard
About the Board
The Selectboard is elected town-wide, so every Granville voter helps choose all three, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts one seat on the ballot most springs. The board is the town’s chief executive body: it sets 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. In a small town like Granville it wears a second hat too, sitting as the Board of Health. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town, and sits as the Board of Health.
- Hires the Town Administrator and holds the Administrator accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All three members are elected town-wide, and the board runs a rotating annual chair. On the town’s current roster David K. Ripley holds the chair for 2025-26, alongside Nicole M. Berndt and Scott J. Bergeron. Their staggered terms run to 2026, 2027 and 2028, which puts one seat before the voters most years.
David K. Ripley
Nicole M. Berndt
Scott J. Bergeron
The town routes contact to board members through the Selectboard office, which can be reached at 413-357-8585 ext. 0. Agendas, minutes and the current roster are posted at granville-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: Monday nights at 7 pm at Granville Town Hall, 707 Main Road, and every other week during June, July and August. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at granville-ma.gov.
- Public comment: residents may address the board. To get an item on the agenda, contact the Town Administrator, who works with the chair to schedule it.
- 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.