Resources

Committee reports and work product

• August 18, 2022 Stakeholder Interview Report

• July 19, 2022 Update to Select Board

• November 10, 2022 Survey Report

• April 10, 2023 Community Forum Presentation

• Online public survey

• Paper public survey PDF   |  Word

• April 10, 2023 Community Forum video

• Governance Values and Principles (voted May 8, 2023)

• June 28, 2023 Public Survey Report

• Community Paradigm TGSC Work Plan

• Community Paradigm Administrative Authority

• Community Paradigm Communications and Citizen Engagement

• Final Report to Select Board

Natick resources

• Town Governance Study Committee committee web page 

• Charter and Bylaw Review Committee: web page  |  Spring 2023 Report to Town Meeting

State and regional resources

• Division of Local Services: City & Town, A Review of Municipal Government Structures (2016)

• Massachusetts Municipal Association: Forms of Local Government (2016)

• MMA Municipal Advocate Changing Local Government Structure (2008)

Other resources

• Wikipedia article: Administrative divisions of Massachusetts  | Form of government: city vs. town

Municipal government studies and reports

• Town of Amherst Charter Commission Final Report

• Town of Andover: Committee page | Final report

• Town of Boxborough: Committee page | Final report | Final presentation

• Town of Brewster: Committee page | Final report

• Town of Duxbury: Committee page | Survey results

• Framingham Charter Commission Final Report

• Town of Groveland: Committee page | Committee documents

• Town of Ipswich: Committee page

• Town of Lancaster: Committee page

• Town of Milton: Committee page | Final report

• Town of Nantucket: Committee page | Final report

• Town of North Attleborough Preliminary Charter Commission Report

• Town of Northfield: Final report

• Town of Sharon: Committee page | Committee charge

• Wayland Town Manager Special Act Legislation

• Town of Wenham: Committee page | Committee reports and documents

• Town of Westminster: Committee page | Final report