Description of Services

The City Clerk is the Clerk of the Council and keeps a journal of its proceedings, preserves and compiles local laws, ordinances, resolutions, and public notices of the Council. Other duties include acting as secretary to the Board of Appeals, Records Management Officer for the City, and Custodian of the voting machines. The Clerk has custody of the City seal and affixes it to such documents as authorized by law or Council.

Key Services

Processes permits:

• Blasting (w/approval of Fire Inspector and City Engineer)
• Burglar/Fire Alarm
• Christmas Tree Sale
• Demolition, Fireworks (w/approval of Building Inspector)
• Filming
• Mechanical Installation (w/approval of Building Inspector)
• Parking (commuter, merchant, all day/all night, all night)

Issues licenses:

• Dogs
• Marriage
• Taxi Cab and Taxi Driver

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Maintains official copies of City Council Minutes and Local Laws

Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Request for Records

• FOIL Procedures
• FOIL Request Form
  

Conducts:

• Bid Openings
• Elections for Rye Golf Club and Boat Basin Commissions
• Voter Registration and Elections

Maintains City records, such as:

• Vital Statistics
• Deeds and Easements
• Budgets and Other Documents
• Board of Appeals Applications

Schedules:

• City Hall Meeting Rooms Reservations
• Public Sign Reservation at Cross Street

Staff

Dawn Nodarse, City Clerk, Email: cityclerk@ryeny.gov
Diane Moore, Deputy City Clerk