Thetford is run by its voters. They elect a Selectboard of five members that acts collectively as the town’s law making body. No one Selectboard member has the power to make a major decision without first getting a majority of the Selectboard to agree on the matter in a public meeting. In 2019 the town of Thetford moved to a Town Manager form of government and hired its first Town Manager.

To help it govern the town, the Selectboard appoints people to a series of committees that deal with specific topics, such as conservation, energy, elder network, development, planning, and recreation. These committees will often directly control specific issues while coming back to the Selectboard for some key decisions. These committees will elect a chair each year after the Town Meeting.

Any member of the public has a legal right to be present at the committee’s meetings and to have an opportunity to provide input to the body for consideration.

The Selectboard will designate specific members as liaisons to committees, please see the Selectboard page.

Boards & Committees

• BCA & BOA
• Cemetery Commission
• Conservation Commission
• Development Review Board (DRB)
• Emergency Management
• Energy Committee
• Historic Preservation Committee
• Planning Commission
• Recreation Advisory Board
• Thetford Housing Committee 
• TEN (Thetford Elder Network
• Tri-Town Commission

Thetford Listserv

An e-mail forum hosted by Vital Communities called the Thetford Listserv allows for announcements and other activities throughout Thetford. The listserv has no official relationship with the Town Governance.

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