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The first selectman (or selectwoman) is the head of the board of selectmen in some New England towns. Historically, the first selectman was the one who received the largest number of votes during municipal elections or at a town meeting. More recently most towns have chosen to elect the first selectman in a separate election, much like a mayor.
Representative town meetings (RTMs) vary from town to town, and can vary widely in terms of rules and bylaws.The town of Westport, Connecticut has non-partisan RTMs, where while a member may belong to a party, it may not be advertised as such, and the First Selectman may veto any legislation passed excepting for appropriations. [1]
The selectmen wrote most of the laws in the town and they levied taxes on their fellow townsmen. [44] [28] They could also approve expenditures. [28] The selectmen were charged with deciding who sat where in the meetinghouse. [45] When difficult problems arose, the selectmen would often appoint a special committee to look into the matter and ...
FAIRHAVEN — Fairhaven Select Board Chairman Leon Correy says racism, and what he views as complacency with it, swayed him not to seek re-election when his term expires in 2024. Correy announced ...
Nov. 8—EAST LYME — With voters delivering big wins to Democrats on Election Day, East Lyme's first selectman-elect Dan Cunningham hit the ground running. On Wednesday, the Democrat met with ...
The selectmen wrote most of the laws in the town and they levied taxes on their fellow townsmen. [98] [88] They could also approve expenditures. [88] They also served as a court, determining who had broken by-laws and issuing fines. [97] [88] As the selectmen became more active, the Town Meeting became essentially passive. [90]
The law was one of a series of legislative acts directed at public education in the colony. The first Massachusetts School Law of 1642 broke with English tradition by transferring educational supervision from the clergy to the selectmen of the colony, empowering them to assess the education of children "to read & understand the principles of religion and the capital laws of this country."
In Connecticut, fence viewer is a duty assigned as needed to a selectman or other official. The fence viewer can use their judgment to determine if a fence is sufficient and equivalent to the type of fence required by statute. Selectmen serving as fence viewers receive compensation of two dollars per day.