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2006/2007
Office of the Town Clerk
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 annual audit report.
Fiscal Year 2006/2007 totals include $886,400+ collected in property conveyance taxes for the State and $638,300+ in revenues for the Town General Fund.
Activity Summary
Land Records |
7315 |
Fish & Game Licenses |
1017 |
Dog Licenses |
2824 |
Kennel Licenses |
18 |
Births (2006) |
210 |
Marriages (2006) |
257 |
Civil Unions(2006) |
6 |
Deaths (2006) |
211 |
Passport applications |
334 |
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. We are acceptance agents for new passports and applications may be submitted in person, Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM to noon and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
A $7, 000 State Historic Document Preservation Grant combined with specific funds collected by the Town Clerk, were used in a multi-year project to preserve numerous many vital records. South Windsor now has many historic vital records that are preserved and properly stored to prevent further deterioration. All records have an increased life expectancy because of this on-going Town Clerk project.
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