Laconia doesn't have Selectman.
Laconia uses the CITY format with a City Council. One councilor elected to represent each ward and a mayor-at-large elect by all the city voters. The mayor controls the meeting agenda, but only votes when a tie-breaker is necessary.
This difference is important in the budgetary/taxation process, as the residents of Laconia do not get to directly vote on either the municipal or school budgets.
They can have some input during public comment... but it isn't binding like a town format.
The towns have two formats - traditional and SB2 - the rules vary a bit between the two; but the residents can have a direct effect on the budget rather than a representative effect.
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