Town Clerk
Town Clerk & Notary Hours:
| Spring/ Summer Hours: (April – October) | Fall/ Winter Hours: (November – March) |
| Monday: 10am-4pm | Monday: 10am-4pm |
| Tues – Thurs: 9am-5pm | Tue – Thurs: 8am-4pm |
**Please note there are different Town Clerk hours based on the time of year. **
The Clerk’s Vault is open Monday – Thursday from 9am-4pm and anytime the Clerk is in.
If the service you need is urgent please call (802) 254-6857 ext. 107 to confirm availability.
The Town Clerk plays a central role in the operation of our local government, with duties that bring them into regular contact with the public. The Town Clerk is an elected position, and its statutory duties range from recording, preserving and certifying public documents to administering oaths of office, complying with public information requests, posting notices on the town’s bulletin board and running the local elections.
Guilford’s Town Clerk is Uriel Najera. Uriel can be reached at 802.254.6857 ext. 107 or townclerk@guilfordvt.gov.
The Assistant Town Clerk is Lorena E Cuevas. Lorena can be reached at 802.254.6857 ext. 103 or at ata@guilfordvt.gov
The Town Clerk can help you with
- Absentee / Early Voting
- Animal Licenses (Dogs)
- Burn Permits
- Certificates of Birth, Death and Marriage
- Services provided for All Vermont Births and Deaths.
- Marriage Certificates must be requested in the Town you were married.
- Driveway Permits
- Residents on Coolidge Highway must get a permit through the state.
- Fishing and Hunting Licenses
- Homestead Declaration and Property Tax Adjustment
- Land Posting
- Land Records
- Marriage Licenses
- Notary Service
- Overweight Vehicle Permits
- Petition for Candidacy and Articles
- Vehicle Registration Renewals
- Renewals only, newly registered cars must be registered at the DMV
- Vital Records and Genealogy
- Voter Registration
The Town of Guilford does not have Zoning laws or Ordinances in regards to starting a new business:
For information about starting a business on the State level, click here to visit the new Vermont Business Portal. Via the Vermont Business Portal you will be able to find thorough checklists on what’s needed in the State of Vermont to start a new business based on your profession.