LAKEVILLE — Voters will have to wait another year to see an expanded select board in Lakeville.

A three-member board will remain in place through 2023 despite Special Town Meeting voters approving the addition of two seats in a 2022 vote. As it stands, two candidates have taken out papers for the open seat as of press time.

The timing of the Special Town Meeting on Nov. 14, 2022 did not allow enough time for legislation to be passed and signed into law by the governor before the legislative session deadline in early December 2022, Representative Norman Orrall said.

Instead, the two additional seats will be on the ballot in 2024, according to Orrall.

Orrall filed legislation to start the process of enacting the Town Meeting warrant article into law, according to the Massachusetts Legislature website.

“We have set the goal to be done prior to December 2023 so that the April 2024 elections can be prepared to include the new seats,” Orrall said.

Orrall’s office filed the petition while Senator Michael Rodrigues’ office will provide support.

The bill has to go through multiple steps—including a public hearing, one vote in the House of Representatives, and two votes in the Senate—before it can be signed into law, according to Orrall.

The hearing is slated to take place in March or April, according to Rodrigues’ Legislative Director Jeremy Spittle.

“Things usually move quickly after the hearings,” Spittle said. 

Incumbent Richard LaCamera’s term expires in the spring. He has not taken out papers to run for re-election as of Jan. 30.

LaCamera resigned from the board’s chair position on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, eight days after the Nov. 14 Special Town Meeting, but remains a member of the board. LaCamera said in a phone conversation that he would not comment on whether or not he will run for re-election. 

So far, William T. Hoeg and Maureen Candito have taken out nomination papers to run for Select Board. 

“I’ve lived in Lakeville since the 1980s and I love this town,” Hoeg said. 

Hoeg had a long career in management and said he wants to bring better communication to the town. One of his goals is to help retain Lakeville’s small-town character amid outside pressure.

Candito worked as Town Administrator from April 2019 until Fall 2020, where she helped guide the town’s pandemic response. She recently earned her Master’s degree in public administration.

“Public service is a part of who I am,” Candito said. “It’s ingrained in me and I have a real passion for it.”