Town Clerk

Arrah Richards-McCarty, Town Clerk
Rebekah Peck, Deputy Clerk
Office

Hours:

Monday-Thursday 9am-4:30pm, Friday 9am-12pm
Phone:  x 5
Email:
Town Clerk

The Town Clerk is required to attend town board meetings and to take and record the minutes of these meetings; the official record of the activities of the town government. These records are retained permanently for legal and historic purposes.

The town clerk has many duties regarding public officers, including: administering oaths of office, filing official undertakings, addressing notification of appointments and vacancies, and processing resignations.

The Town Clerk has been designated, by statute, to serve as the town records management officer (RMO). As the RMO, the town clerk is charged with coordinating the development and oversight of the town’s government records management program. The town clerk is also responsible for coordinating the legal disposition, including destruction of obsolete records. The Town Clerk is also the administrator of the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), which guarantees your right to obtain copies and view certain town records in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law.

The Town Clerk shall issue all licenses or permits and collect all fees therewith. These licenses include, but are not limited to; marriage, dog, conservation (hunting and fishing), games of chance, bingo, and parking for people with disabilities. The Clerk also issues town licenses and permits in accordance with the town’s local laws.