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Hartford Town Clerk's Office

Town Clerk Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

 Town Clerk Fees

 

DOG LICENSES ARE NOW
PAST DUE

APRIL 2, 2013 LATE FEES WILL BE ADDED TO ANY UNLICENSED DOG

Dog License Fees:
$12.00 Spayed/Nuetered
$16.00 Unspayed/unnuetered
CURRENT RABIES CERTIFICATE REQUIRED
IF NEW DOG - PROOF OF SPAYING OR NEUTERING CERTIFICATE AND CURRENT RABIES CERTIFICATE REQUIRED

PLEASE NOTE: Within a building containing a polling place, no campaign literature, stickers, buttons, name stamps, information on write-in candidates or other political materials are displayed, placed, handed out or allowed to remain; and within the building containing a polling place, no candidate, election official or other person distributes election materials, solicits voters, or otherwise campaigns. 

 CANDIDATE RULES 
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 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD

TO THE TOWN OF HARTFORD

 AND ITS CITIZENS

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 NOVEMBER 6, 2012 ELECTION RESULTS
 

 APRIL 9, 2012 Town and School District Meeting Minutes

 

 MARCH 6, 2012 ELECTION RESULTS

 

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MARCH 5, 2013 ELECTION RESULTS
also see list below.
 
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ELECTION RESULTS

RESULTS OF AUSTRALIAN BALLOT ON MARCH 5, 2013

Town Moderator 1 year: Michael Kainen 1491
Selectman 3 years (2 positions): Chuck Wooster 890, Alex DeFelice 851, Matt Bucy 764, Sandra Mariotti 514
Selectman (2 years): Ken Parker 546, Karen Ganey 522, Mark Donka 452
Lister 3 years: Terry Chesboro 1360
Treasurer 3 year: John Clerkin 1461
Trustee of Public Funds 1 year: Brett Mayfield 1334
Trustee of Public Funds 2 year: 0
Trustee of Public Funds 3 year: 0
Library Trustee 5 years: Betty Hathorn 1423
 
2. Shall the Town appropriate a total general fund expenditure for operating expenses of $­­­­13,481,930 of which $10,446,353 shall be raised by taxes, $3,035,577 by non-tax revenues and $275,000 by prior year surplus. (By Australian ballot)
 In Favor: 1106                     Opposed: 444
 
3. Shall the Town of Hartford and the Hartford School District each issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $8,990,000, subject to reduction from the receipt of any state or federal funds, for the purpose of funding the construction of new and/or the renovation of existing recreational facilities including but not limited to; athletic fields and appurtenances thereto at the so-called Maxfield property ($3,100,000), renovations to the Wendell A. Barwood Arena ($2,500,000), construction of a new pump house and children’s pool adjacent to the Sherman Manning pool ($140,000), renovation of the Middle School gym ($900,000), construction of a new track with an all weather turf infield ($800,000) and a new Field House ($1,550,000) adjacent to the existing High School, such aggregate amount of bonded indebtedness to be apportioned as follows:  Town of Hartford $5,740,000, Hartford Town School District $3,250,000.  This bonding authority shall be subject to and require approval by both the Town of Hartford and the Hartford School District Meetings. (By Australian ballot)
 In Favor: 904                       Opposed: 682
 
4. Shall the Town of Hartford issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed Four Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,900,000) subject to reduction from the receipt of any state or federal funds, for the purpose of funding the renovation of the Municipal Town Offices and related appurtenances thereto.  All to be repaid by property taxes. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 860                       Opposed: 714
 
5. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty ($45,540) Dollars to Advance Transit for the purpose of providing public transportation services. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1336                     Opposed: 275
 
6. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($15,250) Dollars for the purpose of assisting various associations owning or in control of Cemeteries in said Town, to be divided as follows:
    Hartford Cemetery Assoc.-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($7,500) Dollars
    Christian Street Cemetery Assoc.-Six Hundred ($600) Dollars
    Mt. Olivet and St. Anthony's Cemeteries Assoc.-Three Thousand Eight Hundred ($3,800) Dollars
    West Hartford Cemetery Assoc.-Nine Hundred ($900) Dollars
    Quechee Cemetery Assoc.-Two Thousand Four Hundred Fifty ($2,450) Dollars
    (By Australian ballot)
 In Favor: 1396                     Opposed: 210
 
7. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Nine Thousand Five Hundred ($9,500) Dollars to be paid to The Family Place, to help support programs which benefit Hartford residents. (By Australian ballot)
 In Favor: 1260                     Opposed: 336
 
8. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollarsfor the purpose of helping to defray the expenses of the Hartford Historical Society in collecting, conserving and displaying the Town’s history. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1219                     Opposed: 368
 
9. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand ($7,000) Dollars for the purpose of helping to defray the expenses of operating and maintaining Headrest's information and referral and crisis intervention services. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1192                     Opposed: 398
 
10. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five ($9,995) Dollars to help support outpatient, mental health and substance abuse services by the staff of Health Care & Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1247                     Opposed: 344
 
11. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($7,500) Dollars to Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) to assist Hartford in responding to the emergency needs of the community and providing all available and applicable services. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1283                     Opposed: 311
 
12. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Forty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Two ($41,882) Dollars to support the home health care and hospice care of patients in their homes by staff and volunteers of the Visiting Nurse Alliance of Vermont and New Hampshire, Inc. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1383                     Opposed: 220
 
13. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500) Dollars for services provided by Windsor County Partners to Hartford young people. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1188                     Opposed: 398
 
14. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars to Women’s Information Service (WISE) to help defray the cost of their operating budget. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1167                     Opposed: 422
 
15. Shallthe Town of Hartford accept the proposed amendment to the Hartford Town Charter, approved at a regular meeting of the Board of Selectman of the Town of Hartford, December 11, 2012 as follows:
 123A-203 a. 4. B.

(4) The Board of Selectmen are authorized to impose either or both

(a) a one percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax

(b) a one percent rooms tax

(c) effective beginning on the next tax quarter following 90 days notice to the State Department of Taxes

(d) Any tax imposed under the authority of this section shall be collected and administered by the department of taxes, in accordance with state law governing such state tax or taxes
In Favor: 606                       Opposed: 980
 
Dated at Hartford, Vermont this 5th day of March, 2013.                         
ATTEST: Mary E. Hill, Town Clerk
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Functions of the Town Clerk's Office

Vermont State Statutes set the duties and responsibilities of the Town Clerk's Office. The Town Clerk's Office is responsible for
  • recording and maintaining all deeds, mortgages, permits, and vital records;
  • issuing dog licenses;
  • temporary motor vehicle renewals;
  • updating and maintaining the voter checklist;
  • receiving requests for absentee ballots, sending absentee ballots;
  • receiving petitions and verifying legal voters;
  • ordering ballots;
  • overseeing elections and counting votes;
  • Town and School Meeting Minutes 2011 

Recording:
Mortgage Deeds, Warranty Deeds, Quitclaim Deeds, Easement Deeds, Partial Releases, Discharges, Mobile Home Bills of Sale, Property Transfer Tax Returns, Tax Collector Reports of Sales.

Vital Statistics:
Birth Certificates, 1857 - to date
Death Certificates, 1857 - to date
Marriage Certificates, 1857 - to date

Marriage Licenses
A Vermont resident being married in Vermont must purchase a marriage license from the Town Clerk of the town he or she resides in. An out-of-state resident may purchase a marriage license from any Vermont Town Clerk . The marriage license may be used on the day it is purchased, and then it is good for sixty days.

The bride and groom must know their mother's maiden names and the state where each parent was born. If there was a previous marriage for either the bride or the groom, they must know the month and year that the previous marriage ended. If it was within the last twelve months, they must provide documentation of the final date. There are no blood tests required in Vermont.

Dog Licenses
All dogs over the age of six months are required by state law to be licensed before April 1 of each year. To license a dog, you must have a current rabies certificate. Dogs under two must have been vaccinated within the last 12 months; dogs over two years of age must have been vaccinated within 24 months. The rabies certificate needs to be the original received from and signed by the veterinarian.

Voter Registration
If you are a resident of the Town of Hartford, you may register to vote in the Town Clerk's Office. If you have never before registered to vote in the State of Vermont, we will administer the Voter's Oath. New names are added to the voter checklist before every election.

Motor Vehicle Registration
The Town Clerk's Office provides temporary motor vehicle registration renewals if you have the renewal from the state and it was issued in the current month or two previous months. You must have a check or money order made out to the state for the amount of the registration (the state will not accept cash.) There is a $2 processing fee for the town, which can be paid in a separate check or in cash.

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