Town of Norwood

 Located on the Second Floor of the Town Hall, Room 32

Phone: 781-762-1240
Fax: 781-762-0954

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:00 

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Robert M. Thornton, Town Clerk & Accountant x151
Peggy Flaherty, Assistant Town Accountant x156
MaryLou Folan, Assistant Town Clerk x152

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   Town Clerk

• Process all vital records received in office: Births, Deaths & Marriages
• Issue Raffles & Bazaar Permits, Business Certificates, Dog Licenses
• Voter Registration
• Oversee and prepare for all Elections held in the Town
• Conducts Annual Town Census and prepares Street List of Residents
• Mail all Town Meeting information to Town Meeting Members
• Administers the oath of office to all elected and appointed members of local committees and boards.
• Submit by-laws and zoning ordinances to the Attorney General for approval
  
• Prepare Cemetery Deeds and Perpetual Care Documents
• Prepare all information for Annual Report from Town Meetings and Elections held throughout the year. 

   

  
  

    Town Account

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The Accounting function includes the weekly town-wide Accounts Payable and Payroll process, including processing all invoices and payrolls, creating and submitting warrants for approval. General Ledger accounts are analyzed and reconciled. The department files quarterly payroll reports, assists in creating W2s and 1099s, and files the annual Schedule A and free cash certification request. The Department also assists with the annual audit and maintains fixed asset records:

• Prepares monthly budget balances for Department Head review.
• Reconciles Cash and Receivables quarterly to the Treasurers Office.
• Reconciles utilities accounts to the Light Department.
• Reviews receipt reports
• Maintains fixed Asset records, Debt Schedules and contracts town-wide.

The Budget function includes co-coordinating the annual budget process for the Town, preparing the budget book for the departments reporting to the Board of Selectmen, assisting all departments in the budget preparation, and inputting final budgets into the financial system. Budget instructions and Advisory Committee budget guidelines are communicated to the other departments. The department analyzes data and maintains statistics necessary to long range planning and helps departments monitor spending against budget during the year. The Department retains contracts, monitors contract spending and assists in the purchasing RFP processes.

 



  

 

Voter Registration Steps

Daily registration of voters is conducted at the Town Clerk's office, Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

A mail-in registration from is available at the Norwood Morrill Memorial Library and the Norwood Post Office or you can call the Town Clerk;s Office and give us your address and we can mail a mail-in registration form to you.  Also you can obtain a mail-in registration form from any Town Clerk's Office in Massachusetts.

Qualifications to register to vote are that the applicants must be 18 years old on or before election day and must either be born in the United States or be a Naturalized Citizen. 

Town Meeting Members 2013-2014

Special Town Meeting : November 15, 2012  to he held at Norwood High School     Special Town Meeting Warrant                                                      

 Election Information

 
Annual Town Election Unofficial Results - April 1, 2013

Instructions on applying for a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage certificate

 INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE

1.      Both parties need to be together to apply.

2.      There is a 3 day waiting period, to pick up the license, not including the day you apply on. 

RE:  if you come in on Monday, you cannot pick up license until Thursday, if you come in on Wed. you cannot pick up license until Monday.

3.        License is good for 60 Days from date of applying.

4.        $30 Fee

5.        Parties do not have to be together when they come in to pick up the license.  Preferably we like one of the parties to come in when marriage Certificate is issued, they need to proof the certificate to make sure all information is correct from the intention.

6.        Need to complete 3 forms:            

•    Marriage Intention form
•    Social Security Form
•    Worksheet Form

         Information needed on worksheet:         

•   Date of Marriage
•   Where the marriage will take place
•   Who is going to perform the ceremony, RE:  JP, Priest, Minister

7.        If the Officient that is going to perform the Ceremony is from out of State, he/she must apply for a Commission from the Secretary of State’s Commission Division in Boston.  A ceremony cannot be performed without this commission.  The Commission is returned with the marriage certificate and kept with the Marriage Certificate on file.

8.        If parties cannot make the 3 day waiting period:  (RE:  they come in on a Friday to apply and they are getting married on Saturday,) they must go to Probate Court and apply for a court waiver to waive the 3 day waiting period.  Need to come to Town Clerks Office first and fill out paper work and then go to court to request the waiver, then bring the waiver back to the Town Clerk’s Office and the Marriage Certificate can be issued.  The court waiver stays on file with the intention in the Town Clerks Office.

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