Town Clerk

Arrah Richards-McCarty, Town Clerk
Rebekah Peck, Deputy Clerk

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4:30pm, Friday 9am-12pm
Phone: (607) 565-2261 x 5
Email: TownClerk@townofbarton.org

Duties & Responsibilities

Town Board Duties

The Town Clerk is required to attend town board meetings and to take and record the minutes of these meetings; the official record of the activities of the town government.  These records are retained permanently for legal and historic purposes. 

Public Officer Duties

The town clerk has many duties regarding public officers, including: administering oaths of office, filing official undertakings, addressing notification of appointments and vacancies, and processing resignations.

Records Management Officer

The Town Clerk  has been designated, by statute, to serve as the town records management officer (RMO).  As the RMO, the town lcerk is charged with coordinating the development and oversight of the town’s government records management program.  The town clerk is also responsible for coordinating the legal disposition, including destruction of obsolete records.  The Town Clerk is also the administrator of the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), which guarantees your right to obtain copies and view certain town records in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law.  

Licensing Officer

The Town Clerk shall issue all licenses or permits and collect all fees therewith.  These licenses include, but are not limited to; marriage, dog, conservation (hunting and fishing), games of chance, bingo, and parking for people with disabilities.  The Clerk also issues town licenses and permits in accordance with the town’s local laws.

See also, Dogs

Click here to print a dog license application.

DOG FEES

Fees may be paid by cash, check, money order, and we now accept debit/credit cards onsite or online.  Checks or money orders should be made payable to the “Town Clerk”.

Type of Dog Annual Fee
Altered Dogs
Unaltered Dogs

*Late Fee after 60 days

 $13/year
$21/year

$5.00
*Prices may change

RENEW ONLINE

If your dog’s rabies certificate is up-to-date, there are not changes to your profile, and you’d like to renew your license online, you may do so by clicking the link below.

Fees may be paid by cash, check, money order, and we now accept debit/credit cards onsite or online.  Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Town Clerk.

Subject to a 2.95% service fee or minimum of $1.00

To apply for a handicap parking permit, the applicant along with their doctor, must fill out the application and bring back to the town or village in which they reside.  There is no fee for a handicap parking permit.

To qualify for a resident sporting license, you must have permanent residency in New York State for more than 30 days.  To show your residency, you must bring one of the following documents:

  1. Current NYS Driver’s License;
  2. Voter registration card;
  3. Three consecutive months of utility bills (electric, phone, cable) or three months of pay stubs with your home address -not a post office box; OR
  4. Hunter Safety Course certificate or a previous big game license.  Pennsylvania Bow Hunter licenses or back tags are not valid proof of qualifications in New York State.

Registration Open for In-Person Hunter Education and Trapper Education Courses

All first-time hunters and trappers planning to go afield this fall must first complete a mandatory hunter education course or trapper education course before they can purchase a hunting or trapping license. In-person, instructor-led certification courses for hunter education, bowhunter education, and trapper education are being offered throughout NYS. Courses fill quickly, so do not delay in registering for a course. All courses are free of charge. To locate a course near you, visit DEC’s website.

NYS DEC now offers an Official New York Hunter Safety Course Online. To get started, click here.

To learn more about wildlife recreation in New York State, visit dec.ny.gov.