Town Clerk

The Town Clerk Is the Official Keeper of the City Seal

You may obtain a copy of a Land Record at the Town Clerk's Office for $1 per page or by logging into RecordHub from your home for a fee.

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About Us

The Town Clerk is responsible for the preservation and safekeeping of all official records and documents for the City of Danbury. The various duties and function of the Town Clerk are defined by Connecticut State Statutes and the City Charter. The Town Clerk is considered the government official in charges of public records, vital statistics and plays a key role in the election process. As the Registrar of Vital Statistics, the Town Clerk has oversight of all births, marriages and deaths which occur and are recorded in the City of Danbury. The Town Clerk serves as the official keeper of the City Seal. Our staff provides guidance and assistance to our residents, attorneys, title searchers, local businesses and state agencies.

What Our Office Does to Serve You

Public Records

Maintains and provides access to public records as required by state law Provides certified copies of public records Records, indexes, and preserves municipal land records, surveys and maps Posts meeting notices for local government bodies Maintains official records of charters, ordinances, appointments and petitions Maintains public meeting agendas, minutes and notices Records trade names and military discharges Issues certificates of authority to Justices of the Peace and notary publics Maintains official copies of town budgets, audits and annual reports

Vital Statistics

Registers, corrects, amends and maintains original birth, marriage and death records Issues certified copies of vital statistic records Assists with genealogical research for certified genealogists

Licensing

Issues state marriage, liquor, hunting, fishing and dog licenses Issues burial, cremation and removal permits Issues permits for food trucks

Elections

Acts as a filing repository for municipal office candidates' campaign finance reports Certifies nominating petitions Issues absentee ballot applications Files Legal Notices for primaries and elections

Our Accomplishments 2021 - 22:

The Town Clerk's office has made significant progress in preserving, maintaining, and accessing our most valuable records from both the past and present.

Major accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2021 / 2022 have included:

  • Through the State Library Historic Document Preservation Grant, we secured funding to perform a five-year re-indexing of our Grantor/Grantee land records to serve as a backup should our computers not be functioning.
  • Due to being proactive during the COVID restrictions placed upon us by Executive Orders, we were able to continue the essential and critical functions of our office by implementing measures which allowed our clients to access land records electronically, obtain their marriage licenses, and for funeral homes to file their death certificates while our staff worked both in office and remotely.
  • With No In-person recordings, we accepted all documents through eRecordings, FedEx, UPS and through a drop box which staff recorded, indexed and scanned as required by state statute.  
  •  A Comprehensive Election Plan was formulated and executed for the November 2020 election as a means of addressing the colossal task of processing absentee ballots and issuance of ballots given by the State to the Town Clerks on short notice.  A satellite office was established and temporary assistants hired for processing the 43,000 absentee ballot applications mailed out by the State.   This was an incredible undertaking as in 2016 we issued 2063 ballots and in 2020 we issued 12,454 ballots.