Bethany Town Hall, located in a former grade school building, is home to most town offices, including First Selectman Derrylyn Gorski and her assistant, June Riley. The selectman's office is in charge of roads, payroll, payables and receivables (excluding taxes), Lakeview Lodge rentals and pistol permits. Town Hall houses other town boards and committees and their corresponding meetings.
Since 2004, Bethany Resident State Trooper David Merriam has been responsible for coordinating police protection for the town. Merriam is involved in all community activities and events and serves as the liaison between State Police and the town. His office is located in Bethany Town Hall at 40 Peck Road. The State Police Barracks Troop I are at 631 Amity Road.
The Clark Memorial Library has a large selection of books, periodicals, large print books, books on tape, reference books and much more. Services include Internet access, renewal and reservation of books by phone, inter-library loans and copying at 10 cents per page.
The library has a popular story hour for preschoolers on Wednesday at 4pm, and even has three published books, including Bethany's Old Houses and Community Buildings.