Town Government
Salisbury Board of Selectmen
About the Board
The Board of Selectmen is elected town-wide, so every Salisbury 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 every spring. It is the town’s chief policy making board. It appoints the Town Manager who runs the town day to day, it sets the town’s direction between meetings, 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.
- Hires the Town Manager and can end that appointment at its pleasure.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide, and after each May town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. On June 22, 2026, the first item on the board’s agenda was the Re-Organization of the Board, and the officers it produced are Chair Terrence Marengi Jr., Vice Chair Gil Medeiros, and Clerk Wendy Kimball, with Michael Colburn and Donna Abdulla completing the five.
Terrence Marengi Jr.
Gil Medeiros
Wendy Kimball
Michael Colburn
Donna Abdulla
The town routes contact to board members through the Board of Selectmen office, which can be reached at 978-462-8232, extension 100. The member roster is posted at salisburyma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: on the second and fourth Monday at 7:00 PM in the Colchester Room, Salisbury Town Hall, 5 Beach Road. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted on the town’s Agenda Center at salisburyma.gov, and you can sign up for an alert when a new one goes up.
- Watch: meetings are carried by Salisbury Community Television (SCTV), and streamed and archived online.
- 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.