Town Government
Lexington Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected at-large, so every Lexington voter helps choose all five, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a couple of seats on the ballot every March. The board sets town policy, grants licenses, appoints residents to many town boards and committees, and hires and supervises the Town Manager who runs the town day to day. It does not, on its own, vote the budget: that power belongs to Town Meeting. But when a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it starts.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Manager and holds the manager accountable.
- Shapes the warrant, helping decide what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Lexington’s Select Board. Every voter in town helps elect all five members, who set town policy and appoint the Town Manager.
Board Members
All five members are elected at-large. The board chooses one of its own as Chair to run its meetings and another as Vice Chair. The current roster was set after the March 2026 town election, when Douglas Lucente and Mark Sandeen were re-elected unopposed.
Jill I. Hai
Joseph N. Pato
Vineeta A. Kumar
Douglas M. Lucente
Mark D. Sandeen
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, in the Town Office Building at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, which can be reached at 781-698-4580 or selectboard@lexingtonma.gov. Member directories are posted at lexingtonma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: scheduled Monday evenings in the Select Board Meeting Room at the Town Office Building, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at lexingtonma.gov.
- 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 representative Town Meeting members elected from your precinct.
Sources
Lexington Select Board (lexingtonma.gov). Verified July 2026.
Lexington election results (lexingtonma.gov). Verified July 2026.
What this seat decides
Your Select Board
Streets and sidewalks, licenses, a crosswalk or a speed limit, and how something gets onto the Town Meeting warrant. Ask the engineering department who owns the road before you write: a numbered state route is MassDOT's rather than your town's, and your State Representative is who can ask them. It runs the town day to day, or hires the Town Manager or Town Administrator who does, and new bylaws are voted by Town Meeting rather than by the board.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.