Boards & Committees A-K

1. Activities Council

   The Activities Council's mission is to develop diversified year-round activity programs for all ages.

2. Americans with Disabilities Act Commission

   The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law that, in certain circumstances, prohibits discrimination based on disability.

3. Board of Assessors

   The Mission of the Assessors department is to value real and personal property fairly and accurately in accordance with Massachusetts general laws and the regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

4. Board of Health

   The mission of the Board of Health is to develop and maintain innovative programs to safeguard and improve the general health of the citizens of the Town.

5. Board of Selectmen

   Get more information about the local governing board for Charlton.

6. Boston Post Cane Committee

   The Selectmen activated the Boston Post Cane Ad-Hoc Committee, a five-member board, on April 8, 2008, and charged them with the responsibility of creating the criteria needed so that the cane can be presented fairly to the eldest citizen of the Town of Charlton.

7. Bylaw Advisory Committee

   Please see more information about the Bylaw Advisory Committee.

8. Cable Access Committee

   Find out more about the Cable Access Committee.

9. Civilian Traffic Commission

   The Civilian Traffic Commission is a committee that operates solely on an advisory basis to the Town Administrator and Board of Selectmen. The commission is in place to filter traffic-related complaints and concerns, consider options for mitigation, and then relay those to the proper authorities.

10. Conservation Commission

    The Conservation Commission oversees the environmental conservation of Charlton.

11. Council on Aging / Senior Center

    The Charlton Council on Aging is a municipal department for the purpose of coordinating and carrying out programs designed to meet the needs of aging in coordination with programs of the department of elder affairs.

12. Cultural Council

    The goal of the Cultural Council is cultural and artistic enrichment for community.

13. Earth Day Committee

    The Earth Day Committee is responsible for planning Charlton's Earth Day each spring.

14. Economic Development Commission

    The Economic Development Commission is charged with encouraging and facilitating properly-planned economic base growth in Town, in accordance with the Town's long-range planning goals and objectives.

15. Fay Mountain Farm Committee

    This Committee is responsible for the oversight of the open space, maintenance, and future activities of the orchard.

16. Finance Committee

    The Finance Committee shall consider matters relating to the appropriation and expenditure of money by the Town of Charlton.

17. Historic District Commission

    Purpose is to "promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of the distinctive characteristics of buildings and places significant in the history of the Town of Charlton, or their architecture and through the maintenance and improvement of settings for such buildings and places along with the encouragement of designs compatible therewith."

18. Historical Commission

    The Charlton Historical Commission works to preserve the historic heritage of Charlton and bring to the public a greater awareness of the unique history of Charlton.

19. Insurance Advisory Committee

    Learn more about Charlton's Insurance Advisory Committee.