A. There shall be a Town Clerk as required by the General Statutes and as set forth in this Charter222.
B. Powers and Duties
223. The Town Clerk shall have all the powers and duties
224 prescribed by the General Statutes, this Charter and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Council.
(1) Registrar of Vital Statistics
225. The Town Clerk shall serve as Registrar of Vital Statistics, unless otherwise set forth by the General Statutes
226.
(2) Assistants and Employees
227. The Town Clerk shall appoint and may remove, subject to the provisions of the Merit System, all assistants
228 and employees of this office.
(3) Compensation
229. The Town Clerk's compensation and benefits shall be set by the Council.
(4) Fees
230. All fees collected by the Town Clerk shall be paid to the Town, except as otherwise provided by the General Statutes.
(5) Certification
231. For the purpose of meeting best practices and the highest professional standards, the Town Clerk shall, upon eligibility, participate in the certification program for town clerks, as set forth in the General Statutes.
222 Charter Revision of 2011.
223 1983 Charter § 2-6 (first sentence).
224 Some of the responsibilities of the Town Clerk are set forth in C.G.S. Title 7, Chapter 92. This is not the exhaustive list. (1) § 7-16. Bond (Repealed); (2) § 7-16a. Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment of town clerk, vacancy in appointed office of town clerk; (3) § 7-17. Oath of town clerks; (4) § 7-18. Neglect of duty (Repealed); (5) § 7-19. Assistant town clerks. Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment, vacancy; (6) § 7-20. Acting town clerk; (7) § 7-21. Town clerk pro tempore; (8) § 7-22. Removal of town clerks; (9) § 7-22a. Certification program for town clerks; (10) § 7-23. Records and copies; (11) § 7-24. Recording of instruments; safekeeping of records; recording of illegible instruments; (12) § 7-25. Index; (13) § 7-25a. Electronic indexing system; (14) § 7-26. Errors to be corrected; (15) § 7-26a. Indemnification of clerk with respect to claims arising out of land record errors; (16) § 7-27. Municipal records to be kept in fire-resistive vaults or safes; (17) § 7-27a. Destruction of original land records or instruments; (18) § 7-27b. Removal of Social Security number from document prior to recording on land records; (19) § 7-28. Indexing of mechanic's lien; (20) § 7-29. Release or assignment of mortgage or lien; (21) § 7-30. Attachment of real estate; (22) § 7-31. Maps of surveys and plots, filing requirements, copies; (23) § 7-32. Index of surveys and maps; (24) § 7-32a to 7-32j. Reserved for future use; (25) § 7-32k. Property upon which hunting or shooting sports regularly take place. Placement of property location on list maintained by town clerk. Notice. Liability not imposed by section; (26) § 7-33. Lists of transfers of taxable property; (27) § 7-33a. Issuance of certificates of authority of justices of peace, notaries and Superior Court Commissioners; (28) § 7-34. Fees; (29) § 7-34a. Fees; (30) § 7-34b. Accounting of fees required. Salary in lieu of fees; (31) § 7-35. Preservation by town clerks of statutes, special acts and Register and Manual; (32) § 7-35a. Off-site storage of original documents. Requirements; (33) § 7-35b to 7-35z.
225 Charter Revision of 2011.
226 C.G.S. §7-37 entitled "Town clerk, ex-officio registrar. Notice to Secretary of the State of appointment of registrar, vacancy in appointed office of registrar".
227 1983 Charter § 2-6 (second sentence).
228 The appointment and vacancies in the office of such assistants shall be subject to notification as required by the General Statutes. (C.G.S. § 7-19).
229 1983 Charter § 2-6 (third sentence, first clause).
230 1983 Charter § 2-6 (third sentence, second clause).
231 Charter Revision of 2011. See, C.G.S. §7-22a entitled "Certification program for town clerks" is not mandatory: "(b) any person may participate in the course of training....and upon successfully completing any examination... shall be recommended to the secretary of the state as a candidate for certification as a certified Connecticut town clerk".