| Town Clerk |
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| Contact Information |
Cheryl Pinkos
Town Clerk
P.O. Box 216
Bridgewater, CT 06752
Phone: 860-354-5102
Fax: 860-350-5944
E-mail: cpinkos@bridgewatertownhall.org
Tina Underwood
Assistant
E-mail: tunderwood@bridgewatertownhall.org
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| The duties and responsibilities of the Town Clerk’s Office are governed by State Statute, Town Charter and the Board of Selectmen. The State Statute governs the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Vital Statistics. Responsibilities and duties of the Town Clerk's office include (but are not limited to) the following: | | |
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- Recording documents related to real estate transactions.
- Collection of conveyance taxes
- Filing and maintaining maps, trade names, military discharges, and Notary Public Certificates
- Posting notices of meetings and filing minutes and notices received from various Boards and Commissions, as required by the Freedom of Information Laws
Preparation of all election materials Registration of voters Issuance of marriage licenses, burial, cremation and transit permits and certified copies of birth, death, marriage and civil union licenses. Annual registration of dogs
Sale of Sportsman Licenses All Town Meeting Minutes are on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
The Town Clerk also serves as the accepting agent for civil actions brought against the Town and is responsible for processing claims and suits and submitting them to the Town Attorney, Selectmen, insurance carrier, and the department involved.
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| Hours |
| | | | Town Clerk Hours | | | Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
| | 8 AM – 12:30 PM
8 AM – 3:30 PM
8 AM – 12:30 PM
CLOSED
8 AM – 12:30 PM
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| Additional Information |
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| Fees |
Recording Fees:
Deeds, mortgages, liens, attachments, foreclosures, releases and all other legal documents
| $53.00 | first page of document | | $ 5.00 | each additional page of same document | | $ 2.00 | State fee on a conveyance of property over $2000 (by State Statute) | | $ 5.00 | if current mailing address of grantee not given | | $ 1.00 | if names of those executing, witnessing and acknowledging are not
typed or printed under signature | | | |
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Conveyance Tax: (Sec.12-494):
State:
residential property & unimproved land
| .005 x consideration
| residential dwelling over $800,000
| .005 x $800,000 + .01
x amount over $800,000
| non-residential except unimproved land
| .01 x consideration
| ALL moneys collected are sent directly to State
| (by State Statute)
| | | | | Local: | | | all categories | .0025 x consideration | | | |
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Filing Fees:
| any map | $10.00 | maps of subdivision of 3 or more parcels
| $20.00
| | Notary Public | | filed in Town Clerk's office
| $10.00 (Sec. 7-34a) | | | | | Copies, certified copies of land records (Sec. 7-34a) | | | copies of documents | $ 1.00 each page | | For certifying documents | $ 2.00 each | | | | | Vital Statistics (Sec. 7-73, 7-74) | | | Marriage license | $30.00 | | Certified copy of birth, death, or marriage | $20.00 | | Burial or removal permit | $ 3.00 | | Cremation permit | $ 3.00 | | | |
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