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Whately employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen and an administrative assistant.

The town has its own police, fire and public works departments, as well as its own post office.

The town's S. White Dickinson Memorial Library is connected to the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System, which is headquartered in the town's industrial park.

While most state offices and the regional waste management area are based in Greenfield, the town is actually closer to Northampton, the former seat of Hampshire County.

The nearest hospital is also in Northampton.