Town Hall

Town Clerk

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Town ClerkJanice Purington
HoursMon - Thurs
7:30 am - 3 pm
Phone(413) 625-8572
FAX(413) 625-8570
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AddressMail: Town Clerk, PO Box 159, Buckland MA 01338
Town Hall,17 State Street, Buckland

Town Clerk's Duties

The Town Clerk's office provides many services to the general public, as well as to local, state and federal governments, including the follow:

  • Chief election official: Voter registration, absentee ballots, oversight of polling place and conduct of elections, and records of all actions of Town Meetings.
  • Maintains the municipal code, the official Town bulletin board, meeting postings, oaths of office, appointments and resignations of all Town Officials.
  • Licensing officer: Marriage Certificates, Raffle Permits, Business Certificates, Dog Licenses.
  • Certified requests for public documents.
  • Smoking violations (Mohawk High School) and Marijuana violations.
  • Parking Clerk.
  • Compilation of Annual Census and Street / Voting lists.
  • This office responds to inquiries from the public as well as from other departments, boards and committees.
  • Online ordering and payment for Birth Certificates, Dog Licenses, Marriage Certificates, Death Certificates, and Parking Tickets: Please use the link in the Town Clerk Links box below to use the Unipay Gold ordering website for Buckland.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of this office to be a reliable provider of information and quality services to the community and its residents, and to work cooperatively and in concert with all departments, boards and committees while complying with state and local statutes.

Town Meeting Warrants and Results

  1. Adobe PDF document Annual Town Meeting Warrant 2012 Annual Town Meeting signed Warrant 2012
  2. Adobe PDF document STM Warrant May 2012 Special Town Meeting Warrant - May 10 2012
  3. Adobe PDF document Town Meeting 2011 Results Town Meeting Results - May 4 2011
  4. Adobe PDF document STM 9-12-11 Results Results from Special Town Meeting, September 12 2011
  5. Adobe PDF document STM 05-09-2012 Results Results from Special Town Meeting, May 9 2012
  6. Adobe PDF document Annual Town Meeting Results 2012 Results from May 9 2012 town meeting and annual election
  7. Adobe PDF document April 30, 2013 Special Election Warrant Warrant for Special State Election Senate Primary
  8. Adobe PDF document Annual Town Election Warrant - Apr 30 2013 Annual town election of town officers and ballot question, coincides with special state election primary
  9. Adobe PDF document ATM 2013 Warrant Annual Town Meeting Warrant for May 8, 2013 Town Meeting
  10. Adobe PDF document STM Warrant - May 8 2013 Warrant for Special Town Meeting (prior to Annual Town Meeting), May 8th 2013

Town Clerk Links