The seat of Amherst's town government is Town Hall:
4 Boltwood Avenue
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 259-3002
The charter of the Town of Amherst is the
Amherst Town Government Act.
Registered voters of the Town elect its legislature (a 254-member Representative
Town Meeting) and its chief executive officer (a 5-member Select Board), as well
as a 5-member School Committee, a 6-member Board of Library Trustees, and the
Moderator of Town Meeting, as well as other officials that are not, strictly
speaking, part of Amherst Town Government.
The Town’s chief administrative officer is the Town Manager, who is appointed by
the Select Board and is responsible for all Town departments, employees, and
functions except the schools and libraries. A Superintendent of Schools is
appointed by the School Committee, and a Library Director is appointed by the
Library Trustees.
Town Government also includes more than 30 regulatory and advisory boards,
committees, and commissions appointed by the Select Board and Town Manager,
and a Finance Committee appointed by the Moderator to advise Town Meeting on
financial matters.
