Government and Financial Transparency

Our town charter states that “all legislative powers of the Town shall be exercised by an open Town Meeting. The administration of all Town fiscal, prudential and municipal affairs shall be vested in the executive branch headed by a Town Council and a Town Administrator.”

Our Town Council is composed of seven members, elected at large, for terms of three years each:

• Jonathan P. Chines, Chair
• Michael J. McLane, Vice Chair
• Mehreen N. Butt,
• Anne P. Danehy
• Edward F. Dombroski, Jr.
• Julie Smith-Galvin,
• Robert E. Vincent

Stephen P. Maio is Wakefield’s Town Administrator.  Appointed by the Town Council, the Town Administrator implements and manages all policies, programs, and procedures that have been implemented by the Council and by Town Meeting. He also oversees the administration of all Town affairs and supervises Town departments that are placed in his charge.

Helpful Links

• Identify your Massachusetts legislators using this lookup tool
• Peruse Wakefield's Town Charter on eCode
• Become familiar with Wakefield bylaws
• See the results of Town Meeting

Open Checkbook

Our Open Checkbook feature provides taxpayers a view into Wakefield’s expenditures and can be searched by category, department, date range, and vendor.