City Clerk
Maribeth Witzel-Behl
City of Madison

HOURS
Monday - Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

CONTACT US:
Room 103,
City-County Building,
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
TEL: (608) 266-4601
TTY: (608) 266-6573
FAX: (608) 266-4666
Email: Clerk's Office

APPLICATIONS & LICENSes

GENERAL

Domestic Partner Application (PDF) - Madison General Ordinances
License Fee and Application Schedule: English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)

individual

Operator License (PDF)
Trucker/Peddler/Solicitor Application (PDF)

BUSINESS

General business application form for miscellaneous licenses:
- Application Form (English)
- Spanish
Center for Visual and Performing Arts (PDF)
Close Out Sale (PDF)
Junk Dealer, Junk Collector, Auto Salvage Dealer or Auto Storage Business (PDF)
Private Club (PDF)
Retail License Transfer (PDF) - Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Room Tax Packet (PDF)
Secondhand Dealer (PDF
Secondhand Textbook Dealer (PDF)
Theater/Public Rooms Used For Exhibition (PDF)
Trucker/Peddler/Solicitor Application: General Application (PDF) and Fingerprint Application (PDF)

EVENTS (Go to: ORGANIZING A SPecial Event, Parks)

Picnic Beer Handout (PDF) - Application (PDF) (Dept. of Revenue) and Supplemental Form (PDF)
Online Parade Permit Application, Transportation
Special Events in the City of Madison: Special Event Information and Application (PDF) Parks Division
Temporary Food Establishment Permit (PDF)
Umbrella Vending for Special Event Sponsors (PDF)

FIRE (GO TO: FIRE CODE LICENSING)

A fire code license (or permit) constitutes permission to maintain, store or handle materials, or to conduct processes, which produce conditions hazardous to life or property, or to install equipment used in connection with such activities.

LIQUOR (GO TO: LIQUOR LICENSING)

Liquor Licensing in the City of Madison

PUBLIC HEALTH (Go to: Public Health Madison Dane County)

Private Club (PDF)
Tattoo Piercing Establishment (PDF)
Tattooist or Body Piercer (PDF)
Mobile Home Park (PDF)
Food & Drink (PDF)
General Application (PDF) - use for the following:
- Hotel, Motel, Bed & Breakfasts
- Swimming Pools & Whirlpools
- Campground Sites
- Mobile homes
- Recreational Educational Camps
- Non-storm Water Permits

TRANSPORTATION & PARATRANSIT

Motor Bus or Fixed Route Transportation Vehicle (PDF)
Taxicab Information, Traffic Engineering

Online Parade Permit Application, Transportation

VENDING (GO TO: STREET VENDING)

General Application Form: English (PDF)
Umbrella Vending for Special Event Sponsors (PDF)
Mall Vendor: Regulations (PDF) - General Application Form: English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
Street Vendor (PDF)
Transient Merchant Application (PDF) and Fingerprint Application (PDF)

VOTING & ELECTION: (GO to Election WebSITE )

Oath of Office Form (PDF)
Registration Statement (PDF)
Statement of Interests Form (PDF)
Application for Absentee Voting: English / Spanish / Hmong - WI Government Accountability Board
Permanent Absentee Request (PDF) for electors who are at least 70 years old or are indefinitely confined
Pre-Register to Vote Application (PDF) - Government Accountability Board