Town of Malone

"Foothills of the Adirondacks"

27Airport Rd. - Malone, NY 12953 ~ Phone: 518-483-4740 ~ Fax: 518-483-1445

Town Clerk

Susan Hafter

Town Clerk

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.