4 Park Avenue, PO Box 1
Arkport, NY 14807
Town Clerk
Jessica LaFrance, Town Clerk
Term Exp. 12/31/2027
Office: 607-295-9660
Fax: 607-295-8015
Shannon Smith, Deputy Clerk
The Town Clerk serves as a direct link between the residents and their local government. While Town Clerks are generally credited with issuing licenses, that's only a small part of this complex job. Law mandates many duties, but many more go well beyond those mandates, as Town Clerks serve as a major source of information to all.
The Town Clerk issues State licenses/permits, including dog, marriage, conservation (hunting and fishing), and accessible parking permits, along with Town licenses/permits mandated by law.
Duties of the Registrar
Often the Town Board appoints their Town Clerk as Town Registrar. The Town Registrar becomes the keeper of all birth and death records within that Town. They issue birth and death certificates, burial permits, as well as conducting genealogical searches.
Records Management Officer
In Towns, the Town Clerk shall be the Records Management Officer (RMO), serving as the custodian of all Town records, responsible for active files, storage and disposition of inactive records and the careful maintenance of archival material. This officer shall coordinate the development of and oversee such program and shall coordinate legal disposition, including destruction of obsolete records
Records Access Officer
The Records Access Officer (RAO) is responsible for coordinating the response to public requests for access to records, more commonly known as a FOIL request. Other responsibilities of the RAO may include:
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Timely acknowledging and responding to FOIL requests in accordance with Public Officers Law Article 6, §84 - §90
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Reviewing and redacting records in response to FOIL requests and for other agency purposes
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Tracking and maintaining accurate records of FOIL requests
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Communicating with individuals submitting FOIL requests
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Maintaining the confidentiality of agency records