Valerie, we are so lucky to have you as our Town Clerk. Many thanks for all that you do for the town. Rachel
Sent from my iPad > On Mar 26, 2022, at 6:51 PM, Fox, Valerie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > My name is Valerie Fox, and I am running for the position of Town Clerk. > > I would like to begin by giving you a little background on me. I was born in > Dublin, Ireland and I have lived in Lincoln since 1994, along with my husband > and two children. I became a US citizen in 2012. I started working in the > Town Clerk’s office in 2011 as the Deputy Town Clerk, learning the ropes from > a wonderful mentor, Susan Brooks. > > Since 2018, I have been your elected Town Clerk. I will outline some of the > duties of the Town Clerk in a moment but first I would like to say that I > love this job and I love serving the people of Lincoln. It has been an honor > and a privilege to be your Town Clerk and I hope to be able to continue to > serve the town in this capacity. > > In terms of what the Town Clerk does day-to-day, it is an exciting variety of > duties whose common purpose is to serve the citizens of Lincoln. Some of > these duties include Elections, Vital Records, Chief Records Access Officer, > the Town Archives and the Lincoln Cemetery. > > The Town Clerk is Lincoln’s Chief Election Official. This entails everything > to do with elections; from registering voters, sending out Absentee Ballots > and overseeing Early Voting in person to managing the polling place on > Election Day. The goal of the Chief Election Official is to run a smooth and > transparent election, an election that voters believe was conducted fairly, > with the highest degree of integrity and an election where all voters feel > their vote counted. > > The Town Clerk also manages Vital Records, including all birth, death and > marriage certificates. > > As the Town’s Chief Records Access Officer, I manage all Public Records > Requests. > > The Town Clerk is also the Co-Director of the Lincoln Town Archives. This > essential function serves to preserve Lincoln’s rich history and, as a local > history buff, this is one of my favorite aspects of the job. > > Finally, the Town Clerk also serves as Lincoln’s Cemetery Agent, managing the > day-to-day operations of the cemetery and assisting families with the burial > of their loved ones. > > In addition to a love for the job and a desire to serve Lincoln’s citizens, I > am also qualified to be your Town Clerk. I am a Certified Massachusetts > Municipal Clerk, a Master Municipal Clerk accredited by the International > Institute of Municipal Clerks,’ and I serve on the Executive Board of the > Mass Town Clerks’ Association. > > As I have already mentioned a couple of times now, I love this job and I love > serving the citizens of Lincoln. The Town Clerk’s Office often serves as an > information hub and I am always only a phone call away, if I can assist in > any way. I am asking for your vote at the Town Election on Monday, March 28. > Thank You! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Valerie Fox > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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