Board of Selectmen
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The Board of Selectmen is a small town’s elected executive body responsible for overseeing local governance, policy implementation, and municipal administration.
Aliases (8)
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive body
→
local government body → municipal governing body → |
| approves |
local regulations
→
municipal contracts → |
| collaboratesWith |
municipal boards
→
town meeting → |
| convenesIn |
public meetings
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| ensures |
compliance with local bylaws
→
implementation of town meeting decisions → |
| governs |
small town
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| hasCharacteristic |
collegial body
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multi-member board → |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
local bylaws
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municipal services → town budget → town policies → |
| hasPower |
appoints local officials
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issues local licenses → sets local policies → |
| hasRole |
implements local policies
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oversees local governance → oversees municipal administration → |
| isAccountableTo |
town residents
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| isCommonIn |
New England towns
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| isElected |
true
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| isHeadedBy |
chairperson
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| isPartOf |
local government
→
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| isSubjectTo |
state law
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| makesDecisionBy |
majority vote
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| meetsAt |
town hall
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| operatesAtLevel |
municipal
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| oversees |
municipal departments
→
town administrator → |
| prepares |
annual town budget
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| primaryFunction |
executive administration of town government
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| proposes |
local bylaws
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| secondaryFunction |
policy-making for town government
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| termType |
fixed term of office
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Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Brattleboro, Vermont
("Brattleboro Selectboard")
→
Chesterville, Maine → Lynnfield ("Lynnfield Board of Selectmen") → Milton, Massachusetts ("Milton Board of Selectmen") → Williamstown, Massachusetts → |
governingBody |
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Lynnfield
("Board of Selectmen–Town Meeting")
→
Tewksbury, Massachusetts → Winchester, Massachusetts → |
hasFormOfGovernment |
|
Ayer
→
Bow, New Hampshire → New Canaan, Connecticut ("Board of Selectmen of New Canaan") → |
hasLocalGovernmentBody |
|
Littleton, Massachusetts
→
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts → |
governmentType |
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Ashland, Massachusetts
("Board of Selectmen (Select Board)")
→
Sudbury, Massachusetts ("Board of Selectmen / Select Board") → |
hasGovernmentType |
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Ayer, Massachusetts
→
Town of New Fairfield, Connecticut → |
hasLocalGovernment |
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Edgartown, Massachusetts
→
|
hasGoverningBody |
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Weston, Massachusetts
→
|
hasGovernmentBody |
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Ned Lamont
("Greenwich Board of Selectmen")
→
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servedOn |