There shall be a town clerk who shall be appointed
by the mayor to serve at the pleasure of the mayor. In the same manner
and for the same term, there shall be appointed a deputy town clerk
who in the absence or disability of the town clerk shall have all
the powers to perform all the duties which are granted to the office
of town clerk, and perform such other duties as may be required, being
thereunto qualified by taking the oath of office.
The town clerk shall be the clerk of the town
council, clerk of the probate court and the recorder of deeds. It
shall be the duty of the town clerk to:
(1) Make permanent record of all proceedings and certify
by his signature all actions of the aforesaid bodies.
(2) Be custodian of the town seal and of the official
documents and records of the town.
(3) Direct and supervise the recordings of mortgages,
vital statistics, licenses and permits and such other records as shall
by ordinance and law be required to be kept by the town clerk.
(4) Issue such licenses and permits as are required by
ordinance and law to be issued by the town clerk. (Res. #72, 9-13-1982;
G.E. 11-2-1982)
(5) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
this Charter or by law pertaining to town clerks, and such other duties
appropriate to his office as the mayor and the town council may require.
The town clerk and deputy town clerk, shall
receive such annual salaries as shall be set by the town council.
All fees collected by either the town clerk or deputy town clerk shall
be conveyed to the town treasurer and be deposited in the general
funds of the town, unless otherwise directed by the general laws of
the state.
The town clerk and deputy clerk prior to being
sworn into office shall give bond to the town treasurer with sufficient
surety in such sums as the town council shall prescribe for the faithful
performance of the duties of said office, the cost of such bonds to
be paid by the town.