Town Clerk
Location
45 South Main Street
Room #108
Office Hours
Mon thru Fri, 9 am - 5 pm
Recordings until 4:45 pm
Contact
Tel: (203) 294-2145
Fax: (203) 294-2150
Email: townclerk@wallingfordct.gov
Town Clerk: Deborah McKiernan
Asst. Town Clerk: Tiffany Gordon
Senior Clerk: Sandra Lazor
Senior Clerk/Council Staff: Lisa Moss
Payment Options: Cash or Check (checks made payable to "Wallingford Town Clerk")
Notice: Electronic Service of Appeals from Municipal Agencies
Pursuant to Governor Lamont’s Executive Order No. 7I, Section 19.h -- the requirement for commencement of an appeal of a municipal decision by service on the town clerk, or other town official, may be satisfied by electronic service upon the town clerk at townclerk@wallingfordct.gov in accordance with the Executive Order.
Department Responsibilities
1. Elections - National, State, Municipal and Special
- Absentee Ballots
- Important Notice: Ballot boxes are open...absentee ballot applications are available
- Absentee Ballot Application
- Voter Look-up Tool for Absentee Ballots
- Print and issue ballots
- Check voter list and distribute ballots to ballot counters
- General
- Distribution of materials
- Record results
- Advertisements
- Keeper of records and reports
- Campaign financing
2. Vital Statistics - Birth, Marriage, Death Certificates; Burial, Cremation, Disinterment Permits
- Issue certified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates to general public
- Issue burial, cremation and disinterment permits to funeral directors
- Record and index all vital statistics
3. Records
- Appointments to boards and commission
- Claims against the Town
- Land records including deeds, liens and releases
- Notice: Wallingford Land Records are live online
- Connecticut Town Clerk's Portal (link to on-line Wallingford Land Records)
- Notice: Wallingford Land Records are live online
- Liquor permits ($20 filing fee)
- Maps and surveys
- Meeting notices and minutes of boards and commissions
- Military discharges
- Notary Public appointments ($20 filing fee)
- Ordinances
- Town records
- Trade names ($10 filing fee)
- Vital statistics
4. Licenses Issued
- Dog licenses - June is Dog Licensing Month! Notice regarding Dog Licenses
- All dogs 6 months and older are to be licensed between June 1 and June 30 each year.
- If this is a new dog for you, please complete the CT Dog License Application
- Paperwork required from your vet: Proof of spay or neuter and Proof of rabies vaccination
- Fees (6/1 to 6/30): $8.00 for spayed or neutered dog; $19.00 for non-spayed or non-neutered dog
- Pet Care Fact Sheet
- Hunting, fishing, combination licenses and various forms
- Marriage licenses ($50 fee)
- Marriage License Worksheet Application (as of May 25, 2022)
- List of Justices of the Peace: Term of Office Jan. 4, 2021 - Jan. 6, 2025 (revised April 5, 2023)
5. Miscellaneous
- Advertises all public hearings
- Attends all Council meetings
- Certified voter ID cards
- Gives oath to all officers
- Issues duck stamps
- Paperwork for Bonding Ordinances
- Photocopy all public records on file
- Service of Notary Public