Town Clerk Ellen O'Brien Cushman is the go-to-person in Belmont for a variety of questions. Need a business license? Trying to find the latest minutes to a meeting? Want to run for dog catcher? Go see the town clerk.
The clerk's duties include acting as the town's chief election official, recording officer, registrar of vital records, the public records officer and licensing officer. Voter registration, ballot creation certifying nomination papers, town meeting information, public notices and taking the minutes of the meetings comes under her duties.