About the Office

The Town/Village Clerk has many duties, but is first and foremost the main supplier of information to the residents of the Town/Village of Harrison as well as the visitors. 

The Town clerk is the secretary to the Town Board and is responsible for taking the minutes at every Town Board meeting, which become the official record of the actions of the Town Board. The town’s operation rests upon the accuracy of these minutes as they are the authorization for the actions of our employees. Once the minutes are written they are posted to the Town Clerk’s website and filed in the Office the Town Clerk for historical documentation.

The Town Clerk is also responsible for a number of other jobs within the town such as issuing marriage, dog, hunting and fishing licenses as well as parking and filming permits.  The Town Clerk is the elections officer for the town and is responsible for holding local, state and federal elections and getting residents registered to vote.

In Harrison, the Town Clerk is responsible for advertising community events on CATV Channel 75 and for running a tape of the current Town Board meeting at 12pm, 6pm and 10pm daily.

The Harrison Town Clerk is the marriage officer for the town and can perform marriage ceremonies anywhere within Harrison. The clerk is also a notary public and will notarize documents free of charge.

Town Clerk Joe Acocella firmly believes that his office must give every resident of Harrison first class service and he will always try to exceed your expectations. He is available to make house calls by appointment to provide any of the above mentioned services and will be happy to visit with your community group to discuss how his office can better serve you.

Please continue to explore the website to see how the Office of the Town Clerk can help you.