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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.
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.
Brenda Kupchick (born November 29, 1964) is an American politician who served as the First Selectman of Fairfield, Connecticut from 2019 to 2023. She served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 132nd district from 2011 to 2019. [1] [2] She resigned on November 22, 2019, after she was elected First Selectman of Fairfield ...
The executive agency of town government is an elected, part-time board, known as the Board of Selectmen, having three, five, or seven members. Between sessions, the board of selectmen interprets the policy set at Town Meeting and is assigned numerous duties including: approving all town non-school expenditures, authorizing highway construction ...
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]
Pages in category "Boston Board of Selectmen members" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
After creation of the Board of Selectmen, Town Meetings were generally called only twice a year and usually did not stray far from the agenda prepared for them by the selectmen. [ 90 ] [ 103 ] In fact, the Meeting would often refer issues to the Selectmen to act upon [ 90 ] or to "prepare and ripen the answer" to a difficult question. [ 103 ]