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New Fraud Alert Service to Notify Property Owners of New Transactions

Get email alerts when a document is recorded in your name at the Town Clerk’s Office. Click here to sign up for the free Fraud Alert service. Additional information is available here.

Information for Visitors

In keeping with CDC guidelines, City Hall is open to the public with social distancing policies in place. Please be aware that there may be delays for visitors as there are restrictions on the number of people in City offices for safety reasons.

Mission Statement

To preserve and protect official city records and provide a wide range of public services professionally and efficiently.

Core Functions

The Office of the Town Clerk is comprised of three departments.

The Town Clerk’s Office manages the City’s land records, issues absentee ballots and performs election related duties pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes, records military discharge records, notary public certificates, liquor permits, justices of the peace, landlord and property registrations, trade name certificates, other notary services, and records various miscellaneous documents.

The Vital Statistics Office records and certifies birth, death, and marriage certificates, amends vital records, issues marriage licenses, and issues burial and cremation permits.

The Printing and Mail division provides a variety of printing services to all municipal offices including citywide mailings, specialty printing, professional binding, mail sorting and postage management.