Town Hall
148 Peck Street
Rehoboth, MA 02769

Phone: 508-252-6502
Fax: 508-252-5342

The Town Clerk is elected for a three year term and must be bonded. She serves as the Chief Elections Officer conducting both local and state elections. She certifies the results of all elections and actions taken by Town Meeting. She certifies the appropriations at town meetings, which are used by the Board of Assessors to set the annual tax rate.

The Town Clerk is also the official record keeper for the town and keeps the official minutes of Town Meetings and elections and posts meetings of all town boards. All records of births of children born in Massachusetts to Rehoboth residents and records of deaths in Massachusetts of Rehoboth residents are filed with the Town Clerk. She takes intentions of marriages and issues marriage licenses to any couple planning to be married in Massachusetts and records the marriage when the license is returned from the marriage officiant. Certified copies of these vital records are issued by the Town Clerk upon request. Corrections and delayed returns of all vital records are also filed with the Town Clerk.

The Town Clerk certifies all town records filed with her and certifies pole locations after approval by the Board of Selectmen. The Town Clerk witnesses the Selectmen's approval of borrowing by the Town Treasurer.

The Town Clerk records all security transactions as required by law, licenses granted by her office or by other town officials, maintains a register of certificates of practice granted by state authority, has custody of all instruments conveying an interest

in real estate to the town, maintains copies of all plans and layouts for streets and of all certificates of takings by eminent domain, maintains a road book, posts notice of all meetings, administers oaths of office to all town officers, receives all plans under the Subdivision Control Law for the Planning Board, receives and processes and/or files applications and decisions of the Zoning Board of Appeals, provides the jury list to the State Jury Commission, issues fish and game licenses, dog licenses, and raffle permits.

The Town Clerk serves as a member of, and is Clerk to, the Board of Registrars overseeing voter registration sessions and directing their work in conducting the annual listing of town residents and the school census. The Town Clerk's Office and the Office of the Board of Registrars is located at the Town Office Building.