Town Clerk
Michele Grande, MCTC-MMC Kerry Miserendino, MCTC PTE Assistant Clerk: Kim Keil
Town Clerk & Registrar of Vital Statistics Deputy Town Clerk & Assistant
` Registrar of Vital Statistics
The Town Clerk's budget for FY 23 is $203,384, an increase of $16,054.
The Town Clerk keeps all of the Town’s records, including agendas and minutes of meetings. She records all deeds, mortgages and other instruments affecting property, including maps and transfers. The Clerk acts as Registrar of Vital Statistics and Custodian of the Seal of Redding. She retains on file all Town ordinances and copies of the Connecticut General Statutes. She prepares ballots, accepts filings of candidates for election and records all votes. The Town Clerk serves as the Clerk of the Town Meeting. The Town Clerk’s office is a great source of historical information about Redding. In addition to researching land records, you can pick up a copy of the Town’s Annual Report or purchase historical volumes such as Daniel Cruson’s Images of America: Redding and Easton.
Revenues:
Income from conveyance fees increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic, from $212,347 in FY19-20 to a record high of $560,000 in FY 20-21.
Property transfers have slowed from their peak but remain well above pre-covid levels. Based on current trends the Town Clerk is budgeting income of $300,000 in conveyance fees, a 50% increase.
Expenses:
Salaries Dept. Head and OFT percentage increases (6.5 and 7 respectively) reflect current FY one time salary adjustment and merit increase granted July 2021- and 2.5% increase for July 1 2023.
Printing & Duplicating: Increase reflects in part a 1/3 share of a new large format scanner capable of scanning blueprints.
Frequently asked question:
Q. What is a conveyance fee?
Connecticut’s Real Estate Conveyance Tax
State law generally requires a person who sells real property for at least $2,000 to pay a tax on the property's conveyance.
The real estate conveyance tax has two parts: a state tax and a municipal tax. The applicable state and municipal rates are added together to get the total tax rate for a particular property conveyance. The combined rate is applied to the property’s sales price. The seller pays the tax when he or she conveys the property. Municipal town clerks collect the tax and remit the state share to the state Department of Revenue Services (DRS) (CGS §§ 12-494 et seq., as amended by PA 19-117, § 337).