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2007/2008
The Town Clerk’s office is the records management and information center for the Town. The Connecticut General Statutes and Town Charter charge the staff with hundreds of functions. Responsibilities include recording, reporting and maintaining land records, vital statistics and maintaining all Town Council, Boards and Commissions agendas, minutes and records; recording and maintaining election results, issuing absentee and presidential ballots, various licenses and permits; and maintaining financial records for the collection of various fees and taxes for the Town and State.
We provide information on all property transfers and sales to the Assessor and Tax Collector. The staff issues and/or maintains records for marriage, fish & game, dog and liquor licenses. Photocopies of agendas, minutes, land records and surveys are available for a fee, as are certified copies of birth, marriage, death and veteran discharge records. Copies of the Town Charter and Ordinances are also available for a fee. Duties also include processing all town notary appointments, appointment of unaffiliated Justices of the Peace, accept for filing lawsuits and claims, record cemetery deeds, maintain burial records, process and publish town ordinances and the annual audit report.
The office and land records vault are used daily by title searchers, attorneys, bankers, appraisers, civil engineers, surveyors, real estate agents and the general public. Clerks are acceptance agents for new passport applications submitted in person Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon and 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM.
The annual $7,000 State Historic Document Preservation Grant combined with $15,857 of specific funds collected by the Town Clerk, were used in a multi-year project to preserve numerous maps, land records and vital records. Since 2002, $42,500 in grants and $45,830+ in specific funds totaling $88,332+ were used to preserve and properly store many historic land records, maps and vital records to prevent further deterioration. All these records now have an increased life expectancy because of this on-going project.
Fiscal year totals include $732,395 collected in state conveyance taxes and $525,000+ in revenues for the Town General Fund.
Activity Summary |
Land Records |
6,308 |
Fish & Game Licenses |
746 |
Dog Licenses |
2,998 |
Kennel Tags |
8 |
Births (2007) |
217 |
Marriages (2007) |
264 |
Civil Unions |
6 |
Deaths (2007) |
213 |
Passports |
230 |
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