Town Government
Lynnfield Select Board
About the Board
Three people. That is the whole executive branch of a town of thirteen thousand. The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Lynnfield voter helps choose all three, and each member serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts exactly one seat on the ballot every April. The board describes itself, on its own page, as the town’s chief executive: 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. With a board this small, one seat is a third of it, and that seat is on the ballot next spring.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Administrator and directly supervises the work.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All three members are elected town-wide, one seat each April. The board chooses its own officers, and the minutes of its first regular meeting after the April 14, 2026 election record Alexis Leahy as Chair, Richard Dalton as Vice Chair, and Joseph Gallagher as Clerk. Joseph Gallagher won that April 2026 seat with 1,086 votes to 842.
Alexis Leahy
Richard Dalton
Joseph Gallagher
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office at 590A Summer Street, which can be reached at 781-334-9410. The current roster and every meeting agenda are posted at lynnfieldma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: on a published calendar, usually a Monday evening. The room moves between Town Hall, the Al Merritt Center and Lynnfield Middle School, and the agenda names it.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance in the town’s Agenda Center at lynnfieldma.gov, and the approved minutes go up afterward.
- 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.