City Council

About the Council

If you want something changed on your street, these are the eleven people with the power to do it. The Haverhill City Council seats four councilors elected at-large by the whole city and seven elected one per ward, so seven of them answer to a single neighborhood, possibly yours. The city moved to this mostly ward-based map starting with the 2023 election. Every councilor serves a two-year term, which means they all face voters often.

• Adopts ordinances and local laws that govern the city.
• Approves the budget proposed by the mayor and sets the tax rate.
• Can override a mayoral veto with a supermajority vote.

Council Members

The Council picks its own leaders. President Timothy J. Jordan and Vice President John A. Michitson, both at-large councilors, were elected by their colleagues at the January 2026 organizational meeting, when the newly sworn council chose who would run its meetings and set its agenda.

President · At-Large

Timothy J. Jordan

Phone: 978-469-0652

Email: tjordan@haverhillma.gov

Vice President · At-Large

John A. Michitson

Phone: 339-221-2276

Email: jmichitson@haverhillma.gov

At-Large

Colin LePage

Phone: 978-372-8727

Email: clepage@haverhillma.gov

At-Large

Thomas J. Sullivan

Phone: 978-314-2925

Email: tsullivan@haverhillma.gov

Ward 1

Ralph T. Basiliere

Phone: 978-891-2281

Email: rbasiliere@haverhillma.gov

Ward 2

Daniel R. Diodati

Phone: 978-420-9022

Email: ddiodati@haverhillma.gov

Ward 3

Devan Ferreira

Phone: 401-499-3583

Email: dferreira@haverhillma.gov

Ward 4

Melissa J. Lewandowski

Phone: 978-771-1209

Email: mlewandowski@haverhillma.gov

Ward 5

Shaun P. Toohey

Phone: 978-360-0247

Email: stoohey@haverhillma.gov

Ward 6

Michael S. McGonagle

Phone: 978-502-7967

Email: mmcgonagle@haverhillma.gov

Ward 7

Catherine P. Rogers

Phone: 978-618-8799

Email: crogers@haverhillma.gov

Meetings & How to Participate

• When: the Council generally meets every other Tuesday evening at City Hall, 4 Summer Street. Agendas, minutes, and recordings go up on the city website, so you can read what is coming before you ever walk in.
• Public comment: meetings set aside time for residents to speak. Check the posted agenda for when and how, then take the microphone.
• Contact the Council office: Administrative Assistant Laurie A. Brown, City Hall Room 204 · lbrown@haverhillma.gov.

What this seat decides

Your Town or City Council

A local ordinance, the city or town budget, or a problem in your own ward or district. The real testimony happens at committee hearings rather than at the full council meeting.