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33 Washington Street
Toms River,
New Jersey 08754
Phone (732) 341-1000, ext. 8200
Fax: (732) 341-3586

J. Mark Mutter, ext. 8200
Township Clerk

Alison Carlisle, ext. 8231
Deputy Township Clerk

OPRA Requests ext. 8209

Cindy Farrell, ext. 8403
Registrar

Alice Scivoletti, ext. 8400
Dep. Registrar/Cash.Clerk/Health Department Secretary

Office Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Registrar's Office window closes at 3:45 p.m. 		Clerk

Overview:

You may come to the Clerk's Office to obtain voter registration forms and absentee ballots or follow the link to the Ocean County Clerk's web page for voter registration forms, military or civilian absentee ballots.

Various other applications are available on the web-page, or by obtaining them from the Clerk's Office.

DUTIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK

The Office of the Municipal Clerk is created by State Statute (N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133) The Statutory duties establish that the Clerk shall:
  • Act as secretary to the Municipal Corporation and Custodian of the Municipal Seal and of all Minutes, books, deeds contracts and archival records of the Municipal Corporation. The governing body may provide that any other specific officer shall have custody of any specific other class record;
  • Act as Secretary to the Governing Body, prepare the meeting agenda at the discretion of the governing body, be present at all meetings of the governing body, keep a journal of the proceedings of every meeting, retain the original copies of all ordinances and resolutions and records the Minutes of every Meeting.
  • Serve as the Chief Administrative Officer in all elections held in the municipality, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes
  • Serve as Chief Registrar of voters in the municipality, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
  • Serve as the Administrative Officer responsible for the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance of licenses and permits, except where statute or municipal ordinance has delegated that responsibility to some other Municipal Officer.
  • Serv as Coordinator and Records Manager responsible for implementing local archives and records retention programs as mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the Revised Statutes.
  • Perform such other duties as are now or hereafter imposed by statute, regulation or by municipal ordinance.

    • Resources:

    Frequently Asked Questions
    Forms, Applications & Downloads
    Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc

    Registar of Vital Statistics

    (732) 341-1000, ext. 8403
  • Birth Certificates
  • Death Certificates
  • Marriage Licenses

    • History of The Township Clerk in Toms River

    The position of the municipal clerk is the oldest position in local government in New Jersey. Here in Toms River, then Township of Dover, the first township minutes still in existence were recorded by David Woodmansee of a meeting held on the second Tuesday in March, 1783.

    The following persons have served as Township Clerk:
  • David Woodmansee 1783
  • George Cook 1784-1796
  • Benjamin Lawrence 1797-1809
  • Joseph Lawrence 1810
  • Reubin Haines 1811
  • Joseph Lawrence 1812
  • Isaac Gulick 1813
  • Ephraim Potter 1814-1815
  • William S. Woolley 1816
  • James Gulick 1817
  • Joseph Lawrence 1818-1824
  • Ephraim Potter 1825-1831
  • James Gulick 1832-1839
  • J. James 1840
  • John Steward 1841
  • John Irons 1842-1843
  • James Gulick 1844-1855
  • John J. Irons 1856
  • Benjamin F. Aumack 1857-1858
  • David J. Bowers 1859
  • Emanuel H. Wilkes 1800
  • Joseph Lawrence 1861
  • Charles C. Chipman 1878-1883
  • Caleb Falkinburgh 1884-1891
  • W. Scott Jackson 1891-1899
  • Henry A Fuller 1899-1902
  • W. Scott Jackson 1902-1904
  • Ulysses S. Grant 1904-1908
  • John A. Ernst 1908-1913
  • Theodore Fischer 1914-1947
  • Collin J. Applegate 1948-1966
  • L. Manuel Hirshblond 1967-1989
  • Barbara A. Iasillo 1989-2005
  • J. Mark Mutter 2005-

    • Remebering our township clerks

    The importance of the position of township clerk is remembered, still, today:

    The Township Council Chambers are named in honor of L. Manuel Hirshblond who served as township clerk (and township administrator) from 1967 to 1989.

    Records Storage rooms in Town Hall are named in honor of David Woodmansee, the first clerk; Theodore Fischer, the longest serving clerk and Collin J. Applegate, the second longest serving clerk.