2001 Annual Report - Town of South Windsor

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T O W N O F S O U T H W I N D S O R www.southwindsor.org T O W N C L E R K ACTIVITY SUMMARY Land Records 6139 Fish & Game Licenses 1295 Dog Licenses 2755 Kennel Tags 14 Births 256 Marriages 264 Deaths 185 The office and land records vault are used daily by title searchers, attorneys, bankers, appraisers, civil engineers, surveyors, real estate agents and the general public. Town Clerk’s Office from left to right: Lori A. Trahan, Assistant Town Clerk, Gretchen E. Bickford, Town Clerk, Theresa G. Samsel, Assistant Town Clerk. The Town Clerk’s office is the records management and information center for the Town. The Connecticut General Statutes and the Town Charter charge the staff with hundreds of functions. Responsibilities include recording, reporting and maintaining land records, vital statistics and maintaining all Town Council, Board and Commission agendas, meeting minutes and records; overseeing and administering general elections, referenda and primaries; recording and maintaining election results, issuing absentee ballots, various licenses and permits; and maintaining financial records for the collection of various fees and taxes for the Town and State. In May 2001, the Town Clerk’s office added a new service as Passport Acceptance Agent, replacing Probate Court. Applications may be submitted Monday through Friday between 9:00AM to noon and 2:00PM to 4:00PM. Town Clerk Gretchen Bickford attended an historic event at the Connecticut State Library to celebrate the first awards from the Historic Document Preservation Account. This account is funded by fees collected by Town Clerks. South Windsor was awarded a $2,500 grant to restore and preserve town records. GRETCHEN E. BICKFORD, CMC THERESA G. SAMSEL, ASSISTANT LORI A. TRAHAN, ASSISTANT We provide information on all property transfers and sales to the Assessor and Tax Collector. The transfer information is also available on the Town website. The Town Clerks issue and/or maintain records for marriage, sport, dog and liquor licenses. Photocopies of agendas, minutes, land records and surveys are available for a fee, as are certified copies of birth, marriage, death and veteran discharge records. Fiscal Year 2000/2001 totals were $720,728 collected in conveyance taxes on property transfers for the State and $324,465 in revenues for the Town General Fund. 24 2000-2001 ANNUAL REPORT
www.southwindsor.org T O W N O F S O U T H W I N D S O R D E P A R T M E N T O F H U M A N S E R V I C E S continue to participate in a grant that involves fifteen towns served by the Manchester District Office administered through the Manchester Area Conference of Churches. Other services provided by the Division include short term/crisis counseling, family meetings, service coordination, outreach home visits, information and referral services, and benefits counseling. Moderate Price Housing Program qualifications, Community Restitution Program, Conservator Program, etc. Adult and Senior Services Division— The Adult and Senior Services Division provides programming, social services, case management and service delivery coordination for South Windsor adults and older adults to respond to their economic, recreational, social and emotional needs. This service allows for improved assessment, service provision, the avoidance of service duplication, and premature institutionalization. Agencies with whom we work closely include local businesses, Visiting Nurse & Health Services of Connecticut, Inc., Police, Courts, Adult Day Care, Assisted Living Facilities, Local Housing Authority, Community Renewal Team of Greater Hartford, area Towns and hospitals; mental health groups, state agencies, local civic and religious groups, etc. In compliance with both the Town Drugs Free Workplace and the Federal Drug Free Workplace Mandate the Department coordinated random drug testing (administrated by Greater Hartford Transit) for all employees who serve the Transportation system. In addition, Senior Services administers the Drug & Alcohol Testing Program for the Department of Public Works employees. The Director of Adult & Senior Services continues to serve as South Windsor’s state mandated Municipal Agent for the Elderly. Senior Center— The North Central Area Agency on Aging has designated the multi-purpose Senior Center as a Focal The Division administers several programs that benefit the total Human Services client population. These include the private Food & Fuel Bank and Special Needs Fund, the processing of Fuel Applications for the State Fuel Program, Operation Fuel Program, United Way Shelter Grant, Home Management (funded by the State Department of Social Services), Salvation Army Funds, Holiday Basket Programs which includes gifts in December. The Division refers General Assistance eligible clients to the appropriate state, private and nonprofit agencies. To further serve this population we 2000-2001 ANNUAL REPORT 25
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