Town Clerk

Click here to open or save a Word document template that you may use to post your meetings with the Town Clerk, in order to comply with MGL C.30A s.18-25, the "open meeting" law.

You may email it to the Clerk for posting, or deliver it to Town Hall. Remember that postings must be done at least 48 hours prior, excluding weekends and holidays.

More info will be forthcoming. Any questions in the meantime, contact the Clerk's office using the info box to your right.

Upon appointment or hire and on an annual basis thereafter, the Town Clerk is required by statute to provide all municipal employees and volunteers with a copy of the Conflict of Interest Law and to obtain a signed receipt from the employee/volunteer. Additionally, all employees and volunteers must, complete an online ethics training and multiple choice exercise within 30 days of beginning public service and every 2 years thereafter. In Shutesbury, unless the employee/volunteer tracks his/her own timeline, new certificates will be due for everyone in December of odd numbered years. Both the summary of the Conflict of Interest Law and the exercise are available online at www.mass.gov/ethics. This information and training is to ensure understanding of the Massachusetts ethics code. Upon completion of the exercise, a certificate will pop up. Employees/volunteers can either copy, paste and send the receipt of the summary of the Conflict of Interest Law and the certificate of completion of the training exercise to townclerk@shutesbury.org or print and deliver the receipt and certificate to the town clerk's office.

All members of any public body must receive educational materials including the Open Meeting Law, MGL c. 30A, SS18-25, 940 CMR 29.00, and the Guide to the Open Meeting Law published by the Attorney General upon taking the oath of office and before entering into the performance of the office. The municipal clerk is responsible for providing the educational materials to the members of all local public bodies. Within 2 weeks after receipt of the educational materials, the member shall certify the receipt of the materials on the form provided by the Attorney General and available on the Attorney General's website.

Links to all required documents are listed below. Municipal officials are invited to use these links in place of paper documents and email the town clerk (see right corner box for address) as proof of receipt of these documents.

Click here to open or save a Word document that you may then use to license or relicense your dog by mail. Please remember to include proof of current rabies vaccination, your payment and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

The dog license year runs from July 1 to June 30 each year. Please re-license in the month of July or sooner. New dogs are to be licensed by 6 months of age or within 30 days of residing in the Town of Shutesbury.

Genealogists are welcome to email specific inquiries. This office will evaluate what is
available and send an estimated cost to complete the research and make copies as requested.