TOWN CLERK- eLIZabeth VERMEULEN
Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Registrar of Vital Statistics, and Records Management Officer
Office Phone: 607-847-8891
Email: clerk@townofcolumbusny.com
Office Hours: Tues, Thurs, Sat 9:30 – 12:30
Additional hours during January
The office of the Town Clerk handles many of the day-to-day administrative needs of the town
and involves a variety of different duties and responsibilities:
The town clerk issues various licenses and permits, including dog licenses and handicapped
parking permit tags, and maintains reservations for Norton Park rentals. The office also issues
and records vital records including marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, and burial
permits.
In Columbus, the Town Clerk is also the Tax Collector, and is responsible for mailing out and
collecting the tax bills for local and county taxes, and making the necessary payments and
reports to the supervisor and the county.
The town clerk reviews all claims being presented to the town for payment, and prepares
Vouchers and Abstracts which are presented at each Town Board meeting for audit and approval
by the town board members .
The town clerk must attend all meetings of the town board and keep a complete and accurate
record of the proceedings of each meeting.
The town clerk is designated as the town records management officer and is the official
custodian of all the records, books and papers of the town; registers and maintains
records of all Local Laws; and provides public notices on behalf of the town.