The Town Clerk's office is considered to be the initial point of contact for the public.  The Town Clerk collects and is responsible for maintaining the Town's various records, papers and books. 

Responsibilities of the Town Clerk include, but are not limited to:

• Taking minutes of Town Board meetings
• Recording all Local Laws
• Issuing licenses and permits - Click the form below to print a handicapped parking permit application

Application for a Parking Permit for Persons with Severe Disabilities

• Maintaining vital statistics
• Administering FOIL (Freedom of Information) requests - click on the form below to print a FOIL request

Updated Freedom of Information (FOIL)

Town of Dover GIS FOIL

You can learn more about FOIL requests and your right to know by clicking on the link below:

Committee on Open Government, New York Department of State

The Town Clerk is also appointed to the position of Records Management Officer, and is responsible for administering and archiving public records within the Federal, State and Local guidelines and laws.

The Town Clerk has been awarded 8 grants to date totaling tens of thousands of dollars defraying the increasing costs of document archiving.

The Town Clerk is an elected position and serves a four year term.