Boards, Committees & Commissions I-Z

Ipswich Cultural Council

The Ipswich Cultural Council connects and supports art, culture and community through access, education, advocacy and celebration.

Ipswich Housing Authority

Ipswich Housing Partnership

The Ipswich Housing Partnership helps bring within reach a variety of houses and apartments that would otherwise be out of reach for many of our hard-working middle-income residents.

Library Board of Trustees

The Library Board of Trustees consists of nine members, all of whom are appointed by the Ipswich Board of Selectman for three-year terms on a staggered basis.

Long Range Financial Planning Subcommittee

Our mission is to provide data associated with long term municipal and school issues such that the Finance Committee is better informed to make oversight decisions.

Open Space Committee

The Ipswich Open Space Committee is a volunteer committee that meets monthly to pursue town goals related to the conservation and protection of open space properties throughout town.

Outdoor Entertainment Working Group

Planning Board

The Ipswich Planning Board is authorized under the Massachusetts General Laws to regulate the laying out and construction of ways in subdivisions and to insure the safety, convenience and welfare of the present and future residents of Ipswich.

Public Safety Facility Committee

The charge of the committee is to identify and evaluate suitable location(s) for a combined public safety facility and make recommendations to the Selectmen; to recommend an appropriate sum to conduct a feasibility study; to work with the Town Manager and town staff to obtain OPM and Architectural services; and to design, construct and commission a facility suitable to present and future public safety needs of Ipswich.

Public Safety Property Re-Use Working Group

Recreation Committee

School Committee

School Audit Ad Hoc Committee

The Committee is charged with the responsibility of identifying specific areas of the school’s operation and organization to be audited for efficiencies, cost saving measures and synergies.

School Building Committee

Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

As the elected chief executive body for the Town of Ipswich, the Select Board's duties include appointing the Town Manager and many committees, issuing certain licenses and permits, enforcing special sections of the town bylaws, and regulating the public ways.

Shade Tree Beautification Committee

The Ipswich Shade Tree and Beautification Committee is an entirely volunteer effort, made up of concerned Ipswich residents, landscape professionals, Garden Club members and 2 selectmen who recommend, recognize, and implement actions that beautify and enhance the town of Ipswich and its quality of life.

Shellfish Advisory Board

Strategic Planning Working Group

Trust Fund Commission

Waste Reduction Advisory Committee

Wastewater Subcommittee

Water Subcommittee

Waterways Advisory Committee

The Waterways Advisory Committee . . .

Zoning Board of Appeals

The ZBA acts on all matters within its jurisdiction as provided under MGL Chapter 40 A and the Ipswich Protective Zoning Bylaw.