Town Officials & Employees
Elected Officials
In accordance with NH Statute, there are several other Town Officials who are elected on an annual or multi-year basis. This currently includes the following positions and term lengths:
Library Trustee | 3 years | 3 member board |
Trustee of Trust Fund | 3 years | 3 member board |
Road Agent | 3 years | |
Town Clerk / Tax Collector | 3 years | |
Treasurer | 3 years | |
Supervisor of the Checklist | 3 years | 3 member board |
Cemetery Trustee | 3 years | 3 member board |
Budget Committee | 3 years | 8 member board including ex-officio members of the School Board and Select Board |
By Statute, the Town Clerk Tax Collector and Treasurer each have a Deputy. The Select Board at the recommendation of the Town Official, approve these deputies.
In 2013, voters voted to combine the positions of Town Clerk and Tax Collector. Effective the March 2014 elections, the Town elected a Town Clerk / Tax Collector for a three year term.
Other Town Officials
The Town employs other individuals to carry out the general daily business of the Town. The Select Board appoint these individuals. These positions include:
- Town Administrator
- Police Chief
- Fire Chief
- Health Officer
- Deputy Health Officer
- Emergency Management Director
- Deputy Emergency Management Director
Town Employees
All Town Employees are hired by the Select Board. This includes a variety of other clerical and administrative staff, Parks & Recreation seasonal employees, cemetery caretakers, police officers, maintenance workers, and highway workers. The Library staff are hired by the Library Trustees in concert with the Select Board. The Trustees have agreed to follow the Town's Personnel Policies and Practices and work within the Town's payroll and accounting systems.
All of the Town's Fire and EMS emergency service personnel are considered Town employees, participating in a Points Compensation Plan and a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) on an annual basis. Fremont has a combined Fire Rescue Department as of March 2007 that includes all firefighters and EMS personnel.