Town Clerk's Duties
e-mail the Town Clerk townclerk@townofschaghticoke.org
e-mail the Deputy Town Clerk deputyclerk@townofschaghticoke.org

License Issuing Officer
The Town Clerk issues State licenses and permits, including marriage, dog, conservation, handicapped parking and burial permits.

Registrar of Vital Statistics
The Town Clerk is the appointed keeper of all birth and death records within a community.

Recording Secretary
The Town Clerk authors the Minute books, which are the only official record of the activities of Town Government meetings. The resulting volumes are retained permanently for legal and historic purposes.

Filing Officer
The Town Clerk maintains records of all adopted laws and ordinances, town oaths of office, resignations, petitions, proof of publications, annual budgets, assessment rolls, fiscal reports, zoning ordinances, and maps.

Election Coordinator
In accordance with Federal and State regulation the Town Clerk becomes the coordinator for Primary and General elections, overseeing polling places, election equipment and serves as a source of Voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications.

Records Management Officer
The Town Clerk is the custodian of all Town records, and is responsible for the storage and disposition of inactive records. The Town Clerk is the administrator of the Freedom of Information Law, which guarantees your right to know the workings of government.

Cash Control Officer
The Town Clerk is responsible for numerous duties relating to billing and collection and disbursement of funds. Incoming Cash is recorded and disbursed to the State, County, and Local fiscal officers.

Water Billing Department
In the Town of Schaghticoke, all residents receiving water for the town are billed for their water usage through the Town Clerk's Office. Water bills are sent twice a year.

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