Town Government
Washington Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Washington voter helps choose all three, and each serves a three-year term on a staggered schedule that puts one seat on the ballot each spring. The board is the chief executive authority in town: it sets 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, and residents are welcome at the board’s weekly Monday night meetings.
- Sets policy and direction for the whole town.
- Hires the Town Administrator and holds that office accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All three members are elected town-wide, and each spring one seat is on the ballot. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. Steve Deloye currently holds a seat with a term running to 2027; the board’s two other seats and its current officers turned over in the town’s recent spring elections, and the up-to-date roster is posted at Town Hall and on the town website.
Steve Deloye
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 413-623-8878 x1. Member listings are posted at washington-ma.gov.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: weekly on Monday evenings at 7:00 PM at Washington Town Hall, 8 Summit Hill Road. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at washington-ma.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.