Town Government
Truro Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Truro voter helps choose all five, and the charter gives each a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts a couple of seats on the ballot every spring. The charter also calls this board the chief policy making board of the town. It appoints the Town Manager who runs the town day to day, it appoints Town Counsel, the Conservation Commission, the Board of Appeals and most other town boards, 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 to staggered three-year terms, so a couple of seats are on the ballot every spring. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. For the term following the May 19, 2026 election the board’s officers are Nancy Medoff as Chair, Susan Girard-Irwin as Vice Chair, and John Dundas as Clerk.
Nancy Medoff
Susan Girard-Irwin
John Dundas
Susan Areson
Mara Glatzel
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 508-349-7004. The member roster is posted at truro-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. at Truro Town Hall, 24 Town Hall Road. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted on the town’s website at truro-ma.gov, and you can sign up for an alert when a new one goes up.
- Watch: meetings are carried by Truro TV, the town’s local access channel, 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.