Town Clerk/Tax Collector

Theresa Fish, Tax Collector/Town Clerk 

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]

Typically the town clerk will be in the office on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. until business is complete. The Town Clerk can also be available by appointment for all Town Clerk business. It is best to call ahead of time to schedule a time so you can guarantee availability, at 518-251-2869.

 

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The Town Clerk is responsible for:

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

(Please Contact Minerva Central School for information on the current School Tax Collector)

FORMS:  

NYS Early Mail Ballet Application

NYS Absentee Ballet Application

Town and County Property Tax Collection Information:

  • Property Tax Statements are mailed no later than the first business day in January.
  • Payments are due January 31st, without penalty.
  • Payments after January 31st accrue a penalty each month.
  • Payments are accepted until May 1st.
  • Please pay via check or money order, cash is discouraged. Payments should be made out to Minerva Property Tax Collection.
  • Only EXACT amounts are accepted. Payments can not be processed for the wrong amount. ***Payments will be returned if they are incorrect amounts
  • Multiple checks on a single property will NOT be accepted.
  • I can accept one check for multiple properties if the payment is accurate. If it is incorrect, no payment/s will be processed.
  • For any payment after May 1st, contact the Essex County Treasurer at the end of May to make payment arrangements; at 518-873-3310

 

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For School Tax information please see the Minerva Central School Tax Collector webpage.

Minerva Central School
Danae Tucker, Tax Collector
P.O. Box 53
Olmsteadville NY 12857
518-251-3840 (T)
[email protected]