Elected bodies in the town government are a five-member Board of Selectmen, a nine-member Board of Education, a seven-member Board of Finance, a six-member Planning and Zoning Commission, three-member Board of Assessment Appeals, and a 100-member, nonpartisan Representative Town Meeting. The town has several elective offices as well: the town clerk, probate judge, registrar of voters, tax collector and treasurer."Darien Government Guide: 2006", a brochure published by the League of Women Voters of Darien The Board of Finance approves financial measures, including the town budget; the Board of Education controls the town's public schools; the Representative Town Meeting is the main legislative body of the town.
Elected bodies in the town government are a five-member Board of Selectmen, a nine-member Board of Education, a seven-member Board of Finance, a six-member Planning and Zoning Commission, three-member Board of Assessment Appeals, and a 100-member, nonpartisan Representative Town Meeting The town has several elective offices as well: the town clerk, probate judge, registrar of voters, tax collector and treasurer."Darien Government Guide: 2006", a brochure published by the League of Women Voters of Darien The Board of Finance approves financial measures including the town budget; the Board of Education controls the town's public schools; the Representative Town Meeting is the main legislative body of the town.