WVAC, or the Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps, provides medical care and transportation 24 hours a day using equipment and facilities maintained by the town.
There are 52 members of the corps, including EMTs, Medical Response Technicians and drivers, and two members who cover workweek day shifts and are paid by the town.
Wilton-Weston Advanced Life Support, Inc., is a non-profit organization founded in 1994 that works in conjunction with WVAC to provide paramedic coverage in both towns.
The Wilton Health Department is in charge of enforcing state health codes in the private and public community sectors of the town. Specifically, this department's oversight pertains to septic systems, town water, and restaurants.
This office is located in the Annex Building on the Town Hall complex.
This department is located in the main building on the Town Hall Complex. Its employees are responsible for the calculation and collection of taxes that apply to property, sewer and water capital, and sewer uses in Wilton.
Animal Control handles all issues and emergencies with animals that effect the town of Wilton. The office is located in the Annex Building on grounds of the Town Hall complex.
The Department of Social Services operates out of the Comstock Community Center, where the Department of Parks and Recreation is the main occupant. Social Services provides civic services to residents who need crisis intervention and counseling, as well as information about other services at the local, state and federal levels.
The Town Clerk's office is located in the main building at the Town Hall complex. The office processes much of the public registration activity for individual residents of Wilton, such as issuing absentee voting ballots, selling dog, hunting and fishing licences, and filing birth, marriage and death certificates. It also keeps official town records.
Youth Services is located in the Comstock Community Center. It began in 1988 as a section of Social Services advised by the Wilton Youth Council and the Commission on Social Services. Since then it has gone through two major administrative expansions, one in 1995 and the other in 2002.
Today it offers support to children in Wilton through crisis intervention, short-term counseling, advocacy, and case management.
One of the National Park Service's 400 parks, and the only one dedicated to American painting, Weir Farm was officially declared a national historic site by Congress in 1990. It highlights the home and place of inspiration for painter J. Alden Weir. Weir, who acquired the 153 acre farm in 1882, responded to the natural landscape with impressionist paintings that depicted stones, woodlands and meadows, beginning a tradition that other artists, such as Mahonri Young and Sperry Andrews, would later emulate. The Land of Nod, as the site has been called, has a visitor center, tours, and en plein air activities for kids.
Under the direction of Thomas Thurkettle, Wilton’s Public Works Department is responsible for the repair and maintenance of Wilton’s drainage system and public roads—fixing pot-holes, clearing snow and ice during the winter, removing winter sand in the spring and maintaining the city’s road system.
The Public Works Department oversees the town's solid waste and recycling operations, including the Wilton Refuse Transfer Station. The office is located on the Town Hall Campus, along with some of its chief facilities including a road sand/salt storage facility and the public works garage.
The Finance Department for the town of Wilton is located in the Town Hall Building. When residents call the numbers provided, they reach the same automated voice message that lists a directory, including the Chief Financial Officer.
The Conservation Commission operates in the Annex Building in the Town Hall Complex. The body includes seven members who oversee the use of and development on Wilton's land and natural resources, as well as manage over 1,000 acres of the town's parks.
The commission acts as an advisory board to planning and zoning and the Inland Wetlands Commission. Altogether the three comprise the portion of town government mainly responsible for regulating land use.
The Wilton Building Department is located in the Annex Building on the Town Hall Complex. It is a government office mandated by Connecticut statute to inspect construction sites and investigate violations to make sure that all structures meet the standards of the State Building Code. Properties that are subject to review and require permits include materials and heating as well as electrical and plumbing systems.
The Building Department also makes sure that contractors and residents who intend to build have submitted the proper paperwork and received the appropriate approval.
Zoning is conjoined with Planning in one department under the direction of the First Selectman.
Appeals can be made through official application by residents or businesses for variances or exemptions from the zoning regulations. The Zoning Board of Appeals, which consists of six members, is the body that admits and processes the applications.
The Planning and Zoning Department is located in the Annex Building in the Town Hall complex.