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Town and County Clerk outlines office duties, services and records role
Summary
Nancy Holmes, Town and County Clerk for the Town of Nantucket, described the Clerk's Office location, three‑person year‑round staff, core services including voter registration and vital records, licensing duties, records custody, and ongoing training on election and vital‑records law.
Nancy Holmes, the Town and County Clerk for the Town of Nantucket, introduced the Clerk's Office and outlined its core responsibilities, saying the office is located in the Town and County Building at 16 Broad Street and has three year‑round staff members.
Holmes said the office oversees local election and town‑meeting workers and manages voter registration and census updates. "The clerk's office has 3 year round staff members, and we oversee all election and town meeting workers," she said, adding that staff routinely handle voter registration processes and keep census records current.
She described the office's role as the repository for many town records, including planning and zoning documents, HTC decisions, and minutes for boards, committees and commissions. The office also maintains vital records: "All vital records for the town, which would include births, deaths, and marriages in particular," Holmes said.
Holmes listed several licensing responsibilities handled by the office, including liveries, taxi permits, dog licenses, fuel storage permits and raffle permits. She summarized typical daily tasks: taking marriage intentions, completing voter registrations, executing a "no appeals filed" decision for an attorney, registering births, issuing taxi licenses, updating census records and responding to requests for vital records.
On internal practices, Holmes said staff participate in regular training on election law and vital‑records law, noting that state updates have changed those areas in recent years. She also said the office organizes and maintains public records in the building's vaults.
Holmes framed the recorded message as part of a civic education series, thanking viewers for watching an "introduction to the town and county clerk's office as part of the town government 1 0 1 series." The recording ended with Holmes expressing appreciation for viewers' time.
