Town Government
Oak Bluffs Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Oak Bluffs 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 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 Town Administrator accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide to staggered three-year terms, so a couple of seats are on the ballot each spring. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers, and Dion Alley chairs it. When a daily problem becomes town policy, this is the room where it happens.
Dion Alley
William Cleary
Sean P. DeBettencourt
Emma Green-Beach
Mark Leonard
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 508-693-3554 ext. 115. Member directories are posted at oakbluffsma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m., in the meeting room at Oak Bluffs Town Hall, 56 School Street. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at oakbluffsma.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.