Town Government
Town Departments
Finding the Right Department
Most of what residents need from the town runs through a department, not an elected official: paying a bill, pulling a permit, reporting a problem, registering to vote. Charlemont is a small town, so most of these offices share the Town Hall at 157 Main Street and one main number, and several jobs are handled through the region: public health and building inspection are delivered through the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, the town accounting is contracted to an outside firm, and the police non-emergency line reaches Shelburne Control.
The directory below covers the offices residents contact most. For the full list, hours, and staff, visit charlemont-ma.us. The Town Hall is at 157 Main Street, and the main number is 413-339-4335.
Department Directory
| Town Administrator | Runs the town day to day, builds the budget, and manages grants and contracts. Town Administrator Sarah Reynolds. 413-339-4335 ext. 8. |
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| Town Clerk | Records, licenses, vital records, the annual town census, voter registration, and elections. Town Clerk Thorne Palmer. 413-339-4335 ext. 7. |
| Tax Collector | Tax bills and collection. Tax Collector Lynn Hathaway. 413-339-5707. |
| Board of Assessors | Property valuation, exemptions, and abatements, set by three elected assessors. Chair Karen Rau; Assessors’ Clerk Carlene Hayden. 413-339-8586 ext. 2. |
| Police Department | Public safety and non-emergency response. Interim Police Chief Kyle Sweeney. Non-emergency 413-625-8200 (Shelburne Control), and 911 for emergencies. |
| Fire Department | Fire suppression, prevention, and response, a volunteer department. Fire Chief Chris Goodhind, the shared Charlemont and Rowe chief; Fire Inspector Kenneth Hall. 413-339-4335 ext. 3, and 911 for emergencies. |
| Highway Department | Roads, snow plowing, and maintenance of more than 45 miles of town roads. Highway Department lead Scott Sullivan. 413-339-4335 ext. 6. |
| Tyler Memorial Library | Books, programs, computers, and a card that works at libraries across Massachusetts, serving Charlemont and Hawley. Library Director Kim Gabert. 413-339-4335 ext. 1. |
| Building Inspector | Building, electrical, and plumbing permits and code enforcement, provided regionally by the FRCOG Cooperative Inspection Program. Building Commissioner Jim Hawkins. 413-774-3167 ext. 113. |
| Board of Health | Septic, wells, food safety, and public health nursing, delivered through the FRCOG Cooperative Public Health Service. Co-Chairs Doug Telling and Robert Lingle. 413-339-4335 opt. 4. |
| Emergency Management | Local emergency preparedness and the town’s Deerfield River flood monitoring. Emergency Management Director Dennis Annear. 413-339-4335 ext. 3. |
| Town Accountant | Town finances and reporting, contracted to Hill-Town Accounting. Town Accountant David Fierro Jr. 413-652-1284. |
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