Town Government
Orange Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Orange voter helps choose all five, and each serves a staggered three-year term 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 chief 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 chief administrator and holds that office accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide, and 2026 reshaped the board twice: challengers Kelli Bixby Gervais and Reid Jeffries Anderson Jr. won seats in the March annual election, and Alexandre Abade Schwanz and David Ames won a May special election to fill two vacancies. After the elections the board reorganized and chose its officers, with Julie Davis serving as Chair, Reid Jeffries Anderson Jr. as Vice Chair, and Alexandre Abade Schwanz as Clerk.
Julie Davis
Reid Jeffries Anderson Jr.
Alexandre Abade Schwanz
Kelli Bixby Gervais
David Ames
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 978-544-1100. Member listings are posted at townoforange.org.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: every other Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room at Town Hall, 6 Prospect Street. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at townoforange.org.
- 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.