Longtime Yarmouth town clerk retiring
By Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. | |
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But there are a few things she's looking forward to leaving behind.
"I won't miss having to get up early and decide what to wear," she said recently.
Hibbert, who spent 42 years in municipal service, moved from
As an adult, she had a brief stint living in
She first joined the
"My mother was working in the assessor's office, and she told me about the job," Hibbert recalled. "I made
With an associate degree in business from
She joined the clerk-treasurer's office as a senior clerk in 1980. She became assistant town clerk-treasurer in 1987 and town clerk in 2004, after the two positions were split.
She then got a municipal clerk certification as well as a
"Many late evenings, you can drive by the town hall and see that Jane is still there working," Post wrote in an email. "My mother worked at the town hall with Jane when I was just a kid. They remain friends today."
Hibbert's favorite part of the job has been overseeing elections, although the process has undergone many changes through the years.
"In the 1980s, we used punch cards," she said. "We used to go over to
Hibbert recalled tallying ballots one election until 4 in the morning.
"Now we have scanned ballots and we can get unofficial results from the tape almost immediately," she said.
As town clerk, Hibbert also has overseen her share of town meetings. The toughest was in 2008, when the regional school district called a contentious joint town meeting for
The town clerk's office is busy year-round -- demonstrated by the almost continuous line at the customer window. Hibbert set the date of her retirement for May so she can wrap up this year's annual town meeting and election.
The town clerk's seat won't be vacant after Hibbert departs. The selectmen have already chosen former Assistant Town Clerk
In an email, Assistant Town Administrator
"We regularly see Jane working several hours after
"We wish Jane a long and healthy retirement -- she has certainly earned it," Johnson-Staub said.
Though Hibbert is leaving
"We're thinking of buying a fifth-wheel trailer, pick a spot and go and spend a few months," she said. "We own some property in
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