Narrative:
The Town Clerk, as secretary to the Town Board and Board of Trustees, attends
all Town Board Meetings and is responsible for Town Board and Board of Trustees
minutes, legal notices, certifications of Town records and filing of change of
zone applications.
The Town Clerk is Commissioner of Licenses for New York State for the issuing
of Dog, Sporting (hunting and fishing), Marriage Licenses, Disability Parking
Permits, among others, and authority for issuance of Bingo and Games of Chance
Licenses. This office also issues various Local Licenses: Shellfish, Vehicles
for Hire, Tow Truck, Peddlers and Solicitors, Refuse, Automobile Junk Yard, and
Commuter Parking Permits, among others. The Town Clerk serves as Registrar of
Vital Statistics for the issuance and recording of Birth and Death Certificates,
Commissioner of Elections for Special Elections held within the Town, and is
Records Management Officer. The Records Center and Archives are also under the
jurisdiction of the Town Clerk. As Marriage Officer for the Town of Huntington,
the Town Clerk has authority to perform Civil Marriage Ceremonies.
Bio:
JO-ANN RAIA, Town Clerk, Town of Huntington, is an Elected Official. First
elected in November 1981 to a term commencing January 1982; her current
four-year term expires December 31, 2011.
In addition, she represents Nassau and Suffolk Counties as District Director
of the New York State Town Clerks' Association (NYSTCA); and liaison to NYS
Department of Health (Division of Vital Statistics) and NYS Department of Motor
Vehicles (Disability Parking Permit Division).
Jo-Ann has been a resident and active community
member of Huntington for a major portion of her lifetime. Both of her now
adult children, Andrew and Diane, were graduates of Town of Huntington Schools. As
one of the most respected women in Suffolk County, she is an example to all
women desiring to enter public service. Outside of her official duties, she has
given unselfshly of her time and talents to improve the quality of life in
Suffolk County through the many local, state-wide and national business, civic
and charitable organizations to which she belongs. Her contributions, personal
and professional, have been recognized and honored by a variety of awards
presented to her by those organizations.
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