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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.
Hanson is governed by the open town meeting form of government and is led by current Town Administrator Lisa Green [28] and a five-member Board of Selectmen. The town hall is located on the shore of Wampatuck Pond, at the town center.
The Boston Board of Selectmen was the governing board for the town of Boston from the 17th century until 1822. Selectmen were elected to six-month terms early in the history of the board, but later were elected to one-year terms.
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The town government in Sutton consists of the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen. The current Town Manager is James A. Smith, and the current members of the Board of Selectmen are David Hall (since Oct 2012), Jesse Limanek (since May 2015), Wendy Mead (since May 2018), Jonathan Anderson (since Oct 2018), and Jeff Bannon (since May 2019).
Woodbridge is governed by a 6-member Board of Selectmen. [11] Woodbridge's current First Selectman is Mica Cardozo, whose term expires in December 2025. [11] This is Cardozo's first term as First Selectman. [12] Cardozo served two terms as Deputy Selectman to former First Selectwoman Beth Heller and was appointed as Ordinance Chairman. [13]
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 board also prepared the agenda for the meeting, which gave them a degree of control over it. [44] 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]