Town Government
Rehoboth Boards & Commissions
Boards Rehoboth Elects
Look at the April 7, 2026 ballot and you can see how much of this town is decided by boards rather than by a single executive. In one morning Rehoboth voters filled a Moderator’s seat, two Selectmen’s seats, an Assessor’s seat, two Regional School Committee seats, a Housing Authority seat, a Park Commission seat, a Planning Board seat, a Constable’s seat and two Water Commissioner’s seats. Ten offices, one ballot, and most of them boards.
Rehoboth’s own index lists 34 boards and committees. Some are elected on that spring ballot, some are appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and every one of them meets in public and posts its agenda and minutes at rehobothma.gov. They are the rooms where an ordinary resident can have the most direct hand in a decision, and seats open up regularly.
Key Boards & Commissions
- Planning Board reviews subdivisions, site plans and certain special permits. It is seven members elected to staggered five year terms, plus an Associate Member the Board appoints for one year who votes on special permits when a regular member is absent. The Board charges no fee for pre submission review and sets no limit on how many times a project may come back for it.
- Board of Health is five members and it matters more here than in a sewered town: septic systems, wells, food service inspections and public health orders all run through it. It meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m.
- Conservation Commission protects Rehoboth’s wetlands, brooks and open space, and meets the first and third Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
- Finance Committee reviews the annual operating budget, makes a recommendation to Town Meeting on every article that spends money, and oversees the town’s Reserve Fund for unanticipated expenses.
- Board of Assessors is elected to three year terms and signs the tax roll.
- Water Commission is elected to three year terms, and two of its seats were on the 2026 ballot.
- Park Commission is elected to five year terms and runs the town’s fields, playgrounds and the Veterans Memorial.
- Historical Commission has marked more than two dozen historic sites across the town and oversees the Hornbine School, Anawan Rock and Liberty Tree Park.
- Zoning Board of Appeals hears variances and special permits.
- Council on Aging Board guides the Senior Center’s programs and meets the fourth Wednesday of the month.
For the full roster of all 34, current members, vacancies and schedules, see rehobothma.gov.
How to Serve
- Find an opening on the town’s Boards and Committees index, which lists every board with its address and phone number.
- Decide which route it takes. Some seats are filled at the spring town election and need nomination papers from the Town Clerk. Others are appointed and need a letter.
- Submit a letter of interest to the Selectmen’s Office at 340 Anawan Street for an appointed seat.
- Serve: attend the public meetings and help make decisions for your town.
Serving on a board is one of the most direct ways to shape Rehoboth.