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Contact the Technology Department at 401.847.3830 or send email to is@middletownri.com.

The Town was established in 1639 and incorporated as a Town in 1743. Middletown is governed by a seven member Town Council and an appointed Town Administrator. Local elections are held every two years in even years for all Town Council members. The Town adopted a Home Rule Charter November 5, 1968, under which all powers of the Town (including those powers formerly vested in and exercised by the Financial Town Meeting, which was discontinued) are vested in the elected Town Council. The Town Council may enact local legislation subject only to the limitations imposed by Charter, the State Constitution and the General Laws. Under the Charter, the Town Council determines policy, enacts law and appoints the Town Administrator.

A 5-member elected School Committee directs the general administration of the Town's school system. The School Committee determines and controls all policies affecting the administration, construction, maintenance, and operation of the public schools. The School Committee also appoints a superintendent of schools as its chief administrative agent and such other administrative officers as are considered necessary.

The Town of Middletown is represented by State Senator June N. Gibbs, State Rep. Amy G. Rice - Dist. 72, State Rep. J. Russell Jackson - Dist. 73, and State Rep. Bruce J. Long - Dist. 74 at the Rhode Island State House.

Middletown is part of Rhode Island District 1 and is represented by the Honorable Patrick Kennedy in the United States House of Representatives. Senator Jack Reed and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse represent all of Rhode Island in the United States Senate.