Town Clerk's Message
Welcome to the Town of Dover Town Clerk’s webpage! My name is Katie Palmer-House and I have served as Town Clerk since 2012. Before being elected Town Clerk, I served as a Town Councilwoman from 2001 to 2010 and as Deputy Town Clerk in 2011. My family and I have been Town residents for the past 38 years and we serve on several local committees and organizations. I love the Town of Dover for many reasons including my fellow residents who deeply care about our children and the well-being of families in need.
Throughout my tenure, the Town Clerk’s Office has continued to develop a comprehensive electronic records management program initiated by former Town Clerk, Caroline Reichenberg. In 2013, the Town received a NYS Archives grant to create a records-focused disaster preparedness plan. In 2015, Dover in collaboration with the Towns of Beekman, Amenia and North East created an online public records portal with collections of town records such as board meeting minutes, Planning Board project applications and historical documents. Thanks to a Justice Court Assistance Program (JCAP) grant, a new fire-resistant storage facility was added to our office at Town Hall in 2018.
Whenever a quorum (majority) of Town Board members is present, the Town Clerk must attend and then prepare and publish minutes of decisions made that become a permanent Town record.
Bonnie Franks is Deputy Town Clerk and the Town of Dover Registrar of Vital Statistics. The Registrar issues, files and maintains birth, death and burial records and assists with providing access (to those with familial or legal authorization) to certified or genealogical copies of vital records.
The Town's public records portal is available on the Town’s website at https://portal.laserfiche.com/portal/Welcome.aspx?repo=r-77ea3549&ref=designer where residents and the public can search for and review numerous town records by date, board type, category or keyword.
The Town also offers a text-based information and alert notification service called "Text My Gov." Residents and the public are invited to enroll by texting "Hi" to (845) 832-4040.
As advances in information technology afford more convenient and user-friendly access to public records, I look forward to sharing them with you.
Deputy Town Clerk Bonnie Franks and I invite you to contact us with questions or for assistance with Town services. The Town Clerk’s office is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
My email address is townclerk@doverny.us. We look forward to serving you!
Sincerely,
Katie
Kathryn Palmer-House, Ed.D.
IIMC Certified Municipal Clerk
Town Clerk, Town of Dover