The powers and duties of the Board include:
- Fiduciary responsibility for Town finances
- Appointing authority to fill Board vacancies
- Appointing Authority for Town employees under their jurisdiction
- Adopting and amending Town administration policies
- Approves payment of all Town bills
- Licensing Board for the Town
- Sets the Warrant for Town Meetings
- Town’s Cemetery Commissioners
- Enforcement of bylaws and regulation of public ways
- Coordinates the Town’s participation with regional groups
- Employs a professional Town Administrator to carry out the Board’s policies and decisions
- Hires Town Counsel to represent the Town in legal issues
- Serves as Trustees for various Trusts of the Town.