
Susan Hafter
Town
Clerk
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Sue was
appointed to the position of
Town Clerk in 1991. She has been appointed Town Clerk
every two years since then with her last appointment in January
of 2006. The Town Clerk has a multitude of duties and serves as
the following: click here for biography
Recording Secretary - Authors minute books, the only
official record of the activities of the Town Government.
Records Management Officer - Custodian of all town
records, responsible for active files, storage and disposition
of inactive records and the careful maintenance of archival
materials.
Filing Officer - Maintains records of adopted Town
Ordinances and Local Laws, Town Oaths of Office, resignations,
petitions, proof of publications, annual budgets, assessment
rolls, fiscal reports, notices of lien, subpoena and court
actions, bonds/notes registers, zoning ordinances and maps.
Licensing Officer - Issues State license/permits,
including marriage, dog, conservation, (hunting & fishing),
going out of business, games of chance, bingo and handicapped
parking.
Election Officer - In accordance with Federal and State
regulations, the Town Clerk becomes the coordinator for Primary
and general Elections, advising the State of vacancies for
elections..
Registrar of Vital Statistics - Appointed keeper of all
birth and death records within a community, issuing birth and
death certificates, burial permits, as well as conducting
genealogical searches. |