WELCOME,

 

Bethlehem is Litchfield County at its best - gorgeous hills, pretty village, quiet byways of unsurpassed serenity. Incorporated in 1787, this 19.7 square-mile town respects the past, while embracing the future. With a town polulation of 3,422 (2000 Census), the Town form of government encourages citizen participation at its finest, for input on key town decisions and direction.

 

The Town of Bethlehem operates under the Selectman-Board of Finance-Town Meeting form of government. The Selectmen have limited legislative powers: they convene the town meeting and assist in drafting ordinances which the town meeting adopts; they are the principal administrative officials of the town; they are responsible for the building and maintenance of roads, administration of the town weldare services; they keep the town's financial records and they appoint people to administrative boards and commissions.

 

The duties and responsibilities of the Selectmen are varied and wide-ranging. While most of the day-to-day work is done through managers who report to the First Selectman, policy and procedural matters are handled by the board, sitting in public meetings. The meetings always include time during which concerns of the public may be voiced in a free and open setting.

 

The First Selectman is Lenny Assard.