Government Provincetown,_Massachusetts

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provincetown town hall


provincetown governed, new england towns, open town meeting form of government. in town meeting form of government, citizens, gathered in town meeting, act legislative branch , approve budget , amend town s bylaws, while popularly elected board of selectmen act executive branch , hire , oversee town manager, meet regularly determine policy , appoint members of other boards , commissions.


provincetown represented in massachusetts house of representatives part of fourth barnstable district, includes (with exception of brewster) towns east , north of harwich on cape. seat held democrat sarah peake, former provincetown selectman. town represented in massachusetts senate part of cape , islands district, includes of cape cod, martha s vineyard , nantucket except towns of bourne, falmouth, sandwich , portion of barnstable. senate seat held democrat julian cyr. provincetown patrolled own police department second (yarmouth) barracks of troop d of massachusetts state police.


on national level, provincetown part of massachusetts s 9th congressional district, , represented bill keating. following death of ted kennedy, state s senior (class i) member of united states senate john kerry (last re-elected in 2008) until became secretary of state; seat has been occupied ed markey since july 16, 2013. other (class ii) senate seat held elizabeth warren, democrat, elected in november 2012 elections , sworn in senator in january 2013.


provincetown governed open town meeting form of government, , led town manager , board of selectmen. town has own police , fire departments, both of stationed on shankpainter road. town s post office located along commercial street, near town s fourth wharf. provincetown public library member of cape libraries automated materials sharing library network , located along commercial street, in former center methodist episcopal church building since 2005.








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