Town Clerk/Tax Collector

Theresa Fish, Town Clerk / Property Tax Collector

Office: Minerva Town Hall, 5 Morse Memorial Highway, Minerva, NY 12851

Mailing: P.O. Box 909, Minerva, NY 12851

Phone: 518-251-2869 Ext. 101 | Email: [email protected]

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Typically the Town Clerk will be in the office on Wednesday mornings, from 8:30 a.m. until business is completed(generally before noon).

The Town Clerk can also be available, by appointment, in the evening or on weekends.

To schedule an appointment please call 518-251-2869, or email [email protected].

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The Town Clerk is responsible for:

Town Records
Marriage Licenses (appointments are requested)
Death records for the Town of Minerva
Birth records for the Town of Minerva
Processing of Handicap Parking Permits/Temporary and Permanent
Processing of FOIL requests
Sale of Conservation Licenses (Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping)
Dog Licenses
Minutes of Town Meetings
Accepts payment for Town/County Taxes, and Water Bills

(The Town Clerk is NOT the School Tax Collector. Please contact Minerva Central School Tax Collector, for current information on School Tax Collection)

FORMS:

Application for Copy of Birth Certificate

Application for Copy of Death Certificate

Application for Dog License

Application for Genealogical Services

Application for Marriage License worksheet

Application for Copy of Marriage Record

Application for One-Day Marriage Officiant License

Getting Married in NYS

Handicap Permit Form

Real Property Change of Address

NYS Early Mail Ballet Application

NYS Absentee Ballet Application

FOIL Request Form

Town and County Property Tax Collection Information:

Property Tax Statements are mailed no later than the first business day in January.
Payments are due on January 31st, without penalty.
Payments after January 31st accrue a penalty each month.
Payments are accepted until the 1st of May.
Payments should be made out to Minerva Property Tax Collection.
Please pay via check or money order. Cash is discouraged; exact change only, as change may not be available.
Only EXACT amounts are accepted. Unfortunately, a payment can not be processed if it is the wrong amount. Your payments will not be processed and returned if it is incorrect.
I will accept one check for multiple properties if the payment is accurate. However, if it is incorrect the entire payment will be returned.
Multiple checks on a single property are NOT accepted, there is no way to record multiple payments for one bill in the processing program.
Payments received after the collection period will be returned.
For any payment after May 1st, contact the Essex County Treasurer at the end of May to make payment arrangements; at 518-873-3310