Town Government
Natick Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Natick voter helps choose all five, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a seat or two on the ballot almost every 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 five members are elected town-wide. The board chooses one of its own as Chair to run its meetings and another as Vice Chair, and it reorganizes after the town election each spring. The roster below reflects the seats after the March 31, 2026 election.
Bruce T. Evans
Phone: 508-647-6400
Kathryn M. Coughlin
Phone: 508-647-6400
Linda Wollschlager
Phone: 508-647-6400
Kristen L. Pope
Phone: 508-647-6400
Cody J. Jacobs
Phone: 508-647-6400
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 508-647-6400 or selectboard@natickma.org. Member directories are posted at natickma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: Wednesday evenings, generally in the Lebowitz Meeting Hall at the Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Street, and on Zoom.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at natickma.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
Natick Select Board (natickma.gov). Verified July 2026.
Natick election results (natickma.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.