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 1896. 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 and the Town Administrator supports the Selectboard in carrying out their duties and responsibilities to the ultimate benefit of the Town of Fairfield. The Town of Fairfield's full-time employees also include a town clerk, a road foreman, three road crewmen and a librarian. Part-time employees include a treasurer, a zoning administrator, a clerk assistant, a recording secretary, listers and library assistants.
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. Her roots are in the Sheldon and Fairfield communities and she brings twenty years of administrative experience to the position. Cathy has regularly served as a municipal contractor and is skilled in project management as well as results-based accountability. You may reach her by email at townadmin@fairfieldvermont.us or by calling the town office at 802-827-3261 ext. 101. Cathy's office is located in the Town Clerk's Building at 25 North Road.