Town Government
Monterey Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Monterey voter helps choose all three, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that usually puts one seat on the ballot each spring. The board sets town 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. 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 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 to staggered three-year terms, and the board rotates its own chair rather than electing one to a fixed seat, so the gavel passes among the three. Justin Makuc holds a seat with a term to May 2027. Kenn Basler, a former chair of the board, won the open three-year seat at the May 2026 town election entirely on write-in votes, a reminder in a town this size of what even a handful of ballots can do. The third seat was last on the ballot at the May 2025 town election; its current holder is being confirmed and is not printed here rather than risk a name that has since changed.
Justin Makuc
Kenn Basler
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 413-528-1443. Member listings and terms are posted at montereyma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: weekly on Tuesday evenings at Monterey Town Hall, 435 Main Road, Monterey, MA 01245. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at montereyma.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 registered voters in the hall, which can include you.
Public hearings and meetings are where residents shape town decisions.