Select Board
The Select Board is responsible to the people of the Town of Walpole. All executive authority of the town government shall be vested in a Select Board. The Select Board shall have all the powers and duties conferred upon Boards of Selectmen and Select Boards under the Constitution and General Laws of the Commonwealth and as determined by the Town By-Laws and the Walpole Charter. The Select Board by State Law and local Charter have the powers and duties to make or rescind appointments to town boards, offices and committees, authorized or required by the General Laws, the Charter, by By-Law or by the Representative Town Meeting. They are responsible for supervising the departments of the general government that are not supervised by other elected officials. This responsibility is delegated to the Town Administrator, and the Board will refrain from involvement in the day-to-day operations.
