Town Government
Yarmouth Select Board
About the Board
The Select Board is elected town-wide, so every Yarmouth 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 Administrator accountable.
- Controls the warrant, deciding what business reaches Town Meeting for a vote.
Board Members
All five members are elected town-wide. After each annual town election the board reorganizes and chooses its own officers. At its June 2026 reorganization it voted to keep them in place: Tracy Post as Chair, Dorcas McGurrin as Vice Chair, and Mark R. Forest as Clerk.
Tracy Post
Mark R. Forest
Dorcas McGurrin
Joyce Flynn
Liz Argo
The town routes contact to board members through the Select Board office, which can be reached at 508-398-2231. Member directories are posted at yarmouth.ma.us.
Meetings & How to Participate
- When: on the published calendar at Yarmouth Town Hall, 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth. The town posts each agenda in advance.
- Agendas & minutes: posted in advance on the town website at yarmouth.ma.us.
- 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.