About the Town of Fairfield's Operations
The Town of Fairfield is a rural municipality in Franklin County, VT with a community population of about 2,044. The Selectboard, municipal staff and elected officials are responsible for municipal operations, including planning, taxing, zoning, elections, parcel mapping, land records management, budgeting, road maintenance, buildings and grounds upkeep, etc. The Selectboard is the management entity of the municipality. The Planning Commission & Zoning Board of Adjustment prepare the municipal plan, and amendments thereto; enforce zoning bylaws; and prepare zoning bylaws, and amendments thereto. They also hear appeals on zoning decisions and grant or deny variances. The municipaliity's fiscal year ends December 31, and an annual 3rd party audit is conducted. The Town of Fairfield's full-time employees include a town clerk, a town administrator, a road foreman, three road crewmen and a librarian. Part-time employees include a treasurer, a zoning administrator, a file clerk, a recording secretary, library assistants, and two on-call road crewmen.
Cathy Ainsworth, Town Administrator
Cathy has been a leader in multiple sectors working to preserve the values of safety, community-building, engagement, transparency and trust. As Fairfield's full-time Town Administrator, her primary responsibility is to support the Selectboard in carrying out the efforts they prioritize for the Town. She attends and prepares Selectboard meetings, is an appointee to the Northwest Communications Union District, serves as the treasurer liaison for the Bent Northrop Memorial Library and writes/ manages municipal grants. Cathy also conducts human resources, accounts management, assistant treasurer duties, project bidding/ management, annual accountability requirements, and other duties as needed. If you would like to speak with Cathy or schedule an appointment, email townadmin@fairfieldvermont.us or call (802) 827-3261 ext. 4. Cathy's office is located in the Town Clerk's Building at 25 North Road.