To the editor:
My name is Valerie Fox, interim Town Clerk in Lincoln, and I am honored to be on the ballot for a three-year term as Lincoln’s Town Clerk. I will follow esteemed predecessors Susan Brooks, who served as Lincoln’s Town Clerk for 13 years and retired last July, and Nancy Zuelke, who ably served Lincoln in the role for 22 years.
Service is the key word for this position and is at the forefront of all its functions. One of the oldest positions in municipal government, the Town Clerk is the official keeper of town records, attesting by her signature and application of the town seal to the authenticity of everything from Town Meeting appropriations to the finality of Planning and Zoning Board decisions.
The Town Clerk serves as the administrator of elections, the chief registrar of voters, and the conductor of the annual town census. The clerk is the local liaison with respect to campaign finance, open meeting law, and conflict of interest laws. The office is also the registrar of vital records and the issuer of marriage licenses and dog licenses. And in Lincoln, the clerk serves as the town’s cemetery agent, overseeing the operations and maintenance of the four public cemeteries and providing assistance to families in the burial of their loved ones.
I hope for your vote on Monday, March 25 and feel so fortunate to be offered the opportunity to continue serving the residents of Lincoln as Town Clerk.
Sincerely,
Valerie Fox
250 South Great Rd.
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