Town Clerk

The Office of the Town Clerk’s responsibilities include:

• Chief Election Official: oversees all elections and election officers, voter registration, ballot preparations, voting list maintenance, absentee and early voting, and certifying of nomination papers and initiative petitions.
• Annual Town Census: mails the annual town census sheets to all households, data entry of all returned census forms, follow-up on census forms not returned.
• Dog Licensing: issues dog licenses and tags annually, including kennel licenses, follow-up on unlicensed dogs, and collects applicable fees.
• Birth, Marriage and Death Records: issues certified copies of birth and death records for town residents, processes burial permits for deaths occurring within the town, and issues original marriage certificates and certified copies for marriage intentions filed in town.
• Business Certificates: issues and updates business certificates for residents conducting a business within the town boundaries.
• Public Records Officer: administers oaths of office, posts meetings, provides access to public records, maintains town records, including meeting minutes, and submits bylaws and zoning ordinances to the State Attorney General for approval.
• Recording Officer: records and certifies all official actions of the Town, signs all notes for borrowing, and keeps the town seal.
• Public Information Officer: responds to information inquiries from the public.