Topsfield Town Government
Alphabetical Listing

Topsfield, like many New England towns, is governed by Town Meeting and a group of elected and appointed boards whose powers and authorities are enabled by the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Over time this system has evolved to include a large number of departments, boards, committees and commissions, some of which employ agents.

Town Departments are managed and operated by Town employees who are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Town. Town Departments provide municipal services and attend to Topsfield's ongoing business. An elected Town board or official supervises each Town Department. Town Boards, Committees and Commissions are comprised of citizen volunteers who are either elected or appointed. All meetings of all official Town boards, committees and commissions are posted in advance and are open to the public in accordance with the Open Meeting Law. Click here for a list of elected and appointed boards, the departments they supervise and their agents.

• A
• Accountant, Town
• ADA Coordinator
• Administrator, Town
• Affordable Housing Committee
• Agricultural Commission
• Alcohol Advisory Committee
• Animal Control Officer
• Animal Inspector
• Assessors, Board of
• Assessor's Office

• B
• Board of Assessors
• Board of Health
• Board of Library Trustees
• Board of Park & Cemetery Commissioners
• Board of Registrars
• Board of Road Commissioners
• Board of Selectmen
• Board of Water Commissioners
• Building Inspector

• C
• Cable TV Advisory Committee
• Captial Program Committee
• CDL Coordinaor
• Clerk, Town
• Commissioners of Trust Funds
• Community Development Coordinator
• Computer Technology Committee
• Conservation Commission
• Constable, Town
• Coordinator of Soldiers Graves
• Council on Aging
• Cultural Council, Topsfield

• D

• E
• Educational Fund Committee
• Electrical Inspector
• Energy

• F
• Fence Viewers
• Finance Committee
• Fire Department
• Forest Committee
• Forest Warden

• G
• Green Communities Committee

• H
• Health, Board of
• Highway Department
• Historical Commission
• Housing Authority

• I
• Inspectional Services
• Ipswich River Watershed District Representative

• J

• K
• Keeper of Clocks

• L
• Library (external site)
• Library Trustees, Board of
• Local Emergency Planning Committee

• M
• Metropolitan Area Planning Council Representative
• Masconomet Regional District School Committee
• Masconomet Regional Middle & High School (external site)
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Representative
• Memorial Day Committee
• Moderator,Town

• N
• North Shore Vocational School District Representative

• O
• Open Space Committee

• P
• Park & Cemetery Commissioners, Board of
• Park & Cemetery Department
• Parking Ticket Clerk
• Perpetual Care, Trustee of
• Personnel Board
• Planning Board
• Plumbing Inspector
• Police Department
• Proctor Elementary School (external site)
• Public Works Committee (external site)
• Purchasing and Community Development Coordinator

• Q

• R
• Rail Trail Committee
• Recreation Committee, Topsfield
• Recycling Committee
• Registrars, Board of
• Renewable Energy/Green Communities Committee
• Road Commissioners

• S
• Scholarship Committee, Town
• School Committee
• School Department
• Schools
• Sealer of Weights and Measures
• Selectmen, Board of
• Soil Removal Board
• Steward Elementary School (external site)
• Surface and Groundwater Committee

• T
• Topsfield Cultural Council
• Topsfield Historical Commission
• Topsfield Housing Authority
• Topsfield Recreation Committee
• Town Moderator
• Topsfield School Department
• Town Accountant
• Town Administrator
• Town Clerk
• Town Constable
• Town Meeting
• Town Scholarship Committee
• Town Treasurer & Collector
• Town Website Committee
• Tree Planning Committee
• Tree Warden
• Trust Funds, Commissioners of
• Trustee of Perpetual Care

• U

• V
• Veteran's Agent
• Veteran's Graves
• Voting

• W
• Wallace Kneeland Award Committee
• Water Commissioners, Board of
• Water Department (external site)
• Web Site Committee, Town

• X

• Y

• Z
• Zoning Board of Appeals

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