This is responsible and varied clerical and secretarial
work assisting the Town Clerk in the maintenance of official Town
records, recording of instruments, documents, and vital statistics,
recording probate proceedings, registration of voters and in the issuance
of licenses. An essential feature of this position is the ability
to take notes and to transcribe them into the records of the Town
Council meetings and the Financial Town Meetings. In this position,
the Deputy Town Clerk has considerable independence of action in the
disposition of routine work matters and in receiving complaints, giving
information and in other public contact work. Routine correspondence
is prepared and signed by the Deputy Clerk. The Town Clerk makes only
an occasional review of work methods and results and gives general
instructions on assignments through conferences, although more important
or unusual assignments may involve careful instruction and supervisory
review.