Melissa Gates-Perry

Melissa Gates-Perry serves as a member of the Andover Select Board alongside Richard Pierce, Chris Walker, Susan Leader, and Robin Trask. At an August 2025 board meeting, she moved to restructure the town's spending authorization thresholds, proposing to raise the incidentals limit to $1,000 and redefine "minor" purchases as those between $1,001 and $15,000 requiring only board notification rather than prior approval.