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Select Board
Member | Term Expires |
Osler Peterson | 2024 |
Eileen Murphy | 2025 |
Gus Murby | 2026 |
Overview
Medfield's executive branch of government consists of a three-member Select Board, its chief executive officers, who are elected to three-year terms. The Select Board is empowered to administer and implement decisions of Town Meeting and to establish policy and guidelines for the coordination of local government operations. The Select Board Members are assisted in their duties by an appointed full-time Town Administrator and full-time Assistant Town administrator.
Additional Responsibilities
Under Medfield's Town Charter, the Select Board also serve as Commissioners of the Police Department and as the Town's Local Licensing Authority. The Select Board appoint certain town officials and fill vacancies that occur in other elective positions. They establish operating and capital budgets in cooperation with all department heads under their jurisdiction.
The Board calls elections, draws up the Town Meeting Warrant and publishes Medfield's Annual Report of the Town Offices. The Annual Report contains information on all departments, financial matters, vital statistics, and elections. Copies may be found in the Public Library, Town House, and at the Annual Town Meeting.
The Select Board must exercise leadership, anticipate and forestall problems, participate in long-range planning, relay accurate information by maintaining close touch with the media regarding both routine and significant events, make representative appointments and know their legal limitations and applicable laws.
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Gus Murby
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Osler L. Peterson
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Eileen Murphy
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MBTA Communities Zoning Workshop
Join us on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 -7:30 pm in the Public Safety 1st floor training room to learn about the MBTA Communities Zoning Law, the process for implementation in Medfield and share your input. Read on...