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MUNICIPAL Elected Officials

Mayor Charlie Sisitsky

Phone: 508-532-5400

Email - mayor@framinghamma.gov 
Please contact Jenn Nall, Executive Assistant/Scheduler, to request a meeting with Mayor Sisitsky.

Framingham City Council

MEMBERS

The City Council is the sole legislative body of the City and is therefore responsible for passing all City ordinances. The City Council is made up of 11 members who shall exercise the legislative powers of Framingham. Two of these members are known as councilors-at-large and nine members are known as district councilors.

TERMS
Councilors at large serve a four-year term; each district councilor serves a two-year term. All council terms begin on the first day of January in the year following the election. No person shall hold the office of councilor-at-large for more than three consecutive full four four-year terms and no person shall hold the office of district councilor for more than 6 consecutive full two-year terms.

PURPOSE
The City Council serves as a link between the citizens of Framingham and their municipal government. Councilors help constituents by connecting them to resources, services, and City departments. They serve as advocates for all Framingham residents. Through their work, city councilors ensure that Framingham continues to be a great place to live, work, and play.
 

(from City Council | City of Framingham, MA Official Website)

District 1: Christine A. Long (Precincts 22, 23, 24)

District 2: Cesar G. Stewart-Morales (Precincts 25, 26, 27)

District 3: Adam Steiner (Precincts 19, 20, 21)

District 4: Michael Cannon (Precincts 16, 17, 18)

District 5: Noval Alexander (Precincts 10, 11, 15)

District 6: Philip R. OttavIani, JR, Chair (Precincts 7, 8, 9)

District 7: Leora Mallach (Precincts 12, 13, 14)

District 8: John A. Stefanini (Precincts 4, 5, 6)

District 9: Tracey Bryant (Precincts 1, 2, 3)

Councilor-at-LargeJanet Leombruno, Vice Chair

Councilor-at-Large: George King

FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS & Framingham School Committee

The School Committee is:

  • Made up of nine elected representatives (1 per district) who serve 2-year terms
  • Responsible for the district's mission statement
  • Makes rules for the district
  • Approves the district budget
  • Hires and evaluates the superintendent
  • Holds regular meetings that are open to the public

Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Robert A. Tremblay
email: rtremblay@framingham.k12.ma.us

Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Amy Kane
email: akane@framingham.k12.ma.us

Phone: 508-626-9118
Central Office Staff

STATE Elected Officials

Massachusetts is divided into 14 counties, with 39 cities and 312 towns.

Key Words

Local Governments in Massachusetts

Municipality

In Massachusetts, municipalities are classified as towns or cities. They
have corporate status and local government. There are 351 municipalities
in Massachusetts. List of municipalities in Massachusetts.

Towns

There are 312 towns in Massachusetts. Towns are governed by open
town meetings (in towns of less than 6,000 people) or representative
town meetings. Citizens Guide to Town Meetings

Cities

There are 39 cities in Massachusetts. Cities have a mayor-council or
council-manager form of government. They do NOT have town meetings.
13 municipalities are governed as cities, but wish to be known as "Town of."
Towns with populations less than 12,000 may not have a city form of government.

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MUNICIPAL Departments - Framingham

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