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 library director. 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 carry out Town priorities.
Cathy's office is located in the Town Clerk's Building at 25 North Road and she can be reached by stopping by, calling (802) 827-3261 ext. 4 or emailing her at townadmin@fairfieldvermont.us.
Cathy's office hours* that overlap with the Town Clerk office hours are:
9:30 AM-3Pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
10:00AM-1:00PM Wednesday
9:30 AM-Noon Friday
*Cathy works beyond these hours as well and will make an appointment with you if you can't make it in to see her during Town Clerk Office hours. She looks forward to speaking with you!