There shall be a Board of Selectmen consisting of a First Selectman and two additional Selectmen, hereinafter referred to as the Selectmen, who shall be compensated in such manner and amount as set by vote of the Annual Budget Meeting, upon recommendation of the Board of Finance.
The candidate receiving the largest number of votes for First Selectman at the General Town Election shall be declared elected to the office of First Selectman. The two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes at the General Town Election shall be declared elected to the Board of Selectmen.
The newly elected Board of Selectmen shall hold a first organizational meeting within 10 days after taking office. At this meeting the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with the General Statutes and this Charter, shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings, provide a method for the calling of Special Meetings, and designate who shall act in the place of the First Selectman in the event of his or her absence or disability. It shall, by resolution, determine its own rules of procedure, except that each Selectman shall always retain the ability to make a motion or offer a proposal which shall be considered by the Board without the necessity of a second. All meetings of the Selectmen for the transaction of business shall be open to the public, subject to the provisions of Section 2.10. The votes of each member shall be recorded at the session at which they occur, in accordance with the General Statutes, and reported in the minutes of such meeting. Two members shall constitute a quorum, and no resolution or action shall be adopted by less than two affirmative votes.
Section 4.3.1. 
Affairs of the Town. The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for supervising the affairs of the town, and shall guide all town officers, boards, agencies, commissions, and committees toward accomplishing the objectives of the town's long-range comprehensive plans.
Section 4.3.2. 
Capital Expenditures. The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for presenting to the Board of Finance the amount, purpose, and proposed method of financing projected capital expenditures. The Board of Selectmen may, in order to carry out its duties and responsibilities, require such information from, or joint meetings with, any town officer, board, commission, or agency.
Section 4.3.3. 
Joint Meeting With Other Town Agencies. The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for holding joint meetings at least two times a year with one or more members of all boards, commissions, and agencies to coordinate the planning and action of such. The items discussed shall be appropriately recorded.
Section 4.3.4. 
Town budget. All agencies shall submit to the Board of Selectmen for its review in recommending a general government budget to the Board of Finance, copies of the itemized estimate of the expenditures to be made by that agency, and all revenues, other than town appropriations, to be received by it during the ensuing fiscal year; such itemized estimates along with supporting data to be submitted to the Board of Selectmen at such time as the Board of Finance, under Section 5.1.5 of this Charter, may require for the preparation of the annual budget.
Section 4.3.5. 
Financial planning. The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for reviewing the current and projected administrative and fiscal needs of the town and shall develop, maintain and update annually a long-range comprehensive financial plan. Said plan shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
Section 4.3.6. 
Town procurement policy. The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for implementing a Town Procurement Policy and review such policy on an annual basis.
Unless otherwise specified in this Charter or in the General Statutes as amended, the Board of Selectmen shall make all appointments to the following town offices: 911 Coordinator, Animal Control Officer, Building Code Board of Appeals, Building Official, Burning Officials, Conservation Commission, Constables, Director of Emergency Management, Director of Health, Economic Development Commission, Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire Marshal, Fire Wardens, Historic District Commission, Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, Municipal Agent for Elderly, Ordinances Committee, Public Safety Committee, Recreation Committee, Regional Planning Agency, Senior Citizen Board, Special Constables, Street Naming Committee, Tax Assessor, Town Counsel, Town Engineer, Town Sanitarian, Tree Warden, Water Commission.
The Board of Selectmen may propose to a town meeting duly called, ordinances consistent with the General Statutes and this Charter on any matter which the General Statutes or this Charter authorize to be legislated by ordinance, and which in general would serve to aid in the preservation of the good order, health, welfare and safety of the town.
Except for the powers committed to the Board of Finance by the General Statutes, the Selectmen shall have the power, subject to the provisions of the General Statutes and this Charter:
(1) 
To incur indebtedness in the name of the town, and to provide for the due execution of contracts and evidences of indebtedness issued by the town;
(2) 
To purchase, lease, sell, or convey real or personal property of or for the town; and also with the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission under General Statutes, or any successor statute of similar import, the Selectmen may accept any of the following without town meeting approval: new roads constructed to town standards and interests in land reserved as open space or otherwise protected from development pursuant to a development plan approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(3) 
To institute, prosecute, defend, or negotiate any legal action or proceeding by or against the town;
(4) 
To enter into contractual arrangements with other municipalities to obtain needed services provided such arrangements meet with provisions set forth in Section 5.1.9 of this Charter;
(5) 
To put out to public bid all contracts in amounts in excess of ($5,000.00); in accordance with the Town Procurement Policy;
(6) 
To pay all town bills and record all town expenditures against appropriations.
The Selectmen shall have such other powers and duties as are provided by the General Statutes and this Charter.
The First Selectman shall be:
(1) 
The chief executive and administrative officer of the town, and shall have the powers and duties of First Selectman conferred upon that office by the General Statutes and by this Charter;
(2) 
An ex-officio member, without vote, of all town boards, commissions, and committees. The First Selectman may attend all sessions, both public and executive, of said boards, commissions, and committees. In the event the First Selectman is unable to attend said sessions, he or she may, in writing, appoint a Selectman to be his or her representative at any of said sessions, also without vote. The First Selectman shall be given reasonable notice of all meetings of all boards, commissions, and committees;
(3) 
Chief of Police of the town, supervising the duties and responsibilities of the constables and other police or/and public safety officers.
The First Selectman shall be responsible for:
(1) 
Executing and carrying out all ordinances, resolutions, policies and other action approved by the Board of Selectmen or a town meeting;
(2) 
Coordinating administration of the agencies, boards, and commissions of the town, except those functions expressly reserved or delegated to such agencies by law;
(3) 
Guiding the Board of Selectmen in the discharge of all the Board's duties and responsibilities;
(4) 
Directing and supervising the activities of town employees, and where the First Selectman deems advisable, working with town employees, except employees of the Board of Education and employees whose employment is otherwise provided by law;
(5) 
Keeping full and complete records of the activities of this office;
(6) 
Providing monthly written financial reports and analysis to the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance; such report shall be filed with the Town Clerk by the end of the following month;
(7) 
Keeping or causing to be kept complete books of account showing the financial transactions of the town, and all other accounts and records as may be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen, the General Statutes, this Charter, and a town meeting.
The First Selectman may from time to time assign and delegate his or her duties and powers to another Selectman.