Town Government
Norton Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Norton voter helps choose all five, and the charter gives each member a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a seat or two on the ballot every April. The charter vests the town’s executive powers in this board, deems it the town’s Chief Executive Officer, and names it the chief policy making agency of the town. It appoints the Town Manager who runs the town day to day, from a list a screening committee prepares, and it signs the warrants that decide what Town Meeting gets to vote on. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Appoints the Town Manager under charter section 4-1, and holds the office accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide, and after each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. The officers below are the ones the board publishes on its own page: Alec E. Rich III as Chair, Roger Marsan as Vice Chair, and Robert Kimball as Clerk. The 2026 election kept the roster intact: Denise Luciano was re-elected on April 11, 2026, 585 votes to 566.
Alec E. Rich III
Roger Marsan
Robert Kimball
Denise Luciano
Kevin O’Neil
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at (508) 285-0210. The member roster is posted at nortonma.org.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: roughly every other Thursday, convening at 6:00 p.m. The board’s own page lists its meetings as remote via Zoom, with the join link posted with each agenda.
- Agendas & minutes: posted on the town’s website at nortonma.org before each meeting, with minutes following approval.
- Watch: meetings are carried and archived by Norton Media Center, the town’s community access station, and stream on demand.
- 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.