Gerard Smith BEACON FALLS — First Selectman Gerard Smith is seeking another term in office. Smith, 59, announced this month that he is running for re-election for the town’s top political seat in the November election. Smith, who is unaffiliated, ran as a petitioning candidate in 2019 and won his second term as first selectman. He previously served as first selectman from 2011 to 2013. Smith said the town has progressed since he was elected in 2019. He pointed to securing funds to repair roads, begin upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant and refurbish the Beacon Valley Road Bridge. Smith said the town is also moving forward with repairing a deteriorating culvert on Burton Road that has closed a section of the road, as well as improvements at the Pent Road Recreation Complex.