Village Clerk: Mary Jo Wynne
Deputy Clerk: Dawn Palmateer
2 First Street
Athens, NY
Phone: 518-945-1551
Fax: 518-945-1668
Walk-In Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
If you need to conduct village business outside of these hours, you can reach the clerk’s office via email (clerk@athensvillageny.gov) or phone to make an appointment.
The Village Clerk’s Office is the information center of Village government. The financial records, water bills, taxes, fees, payroll, budgeting, records management, permits/applications, local laws, maps, tax rolls, birth and death records, and minutes are all either created, maintained, processed, inventoried, updated, collected or distributed from this office.
Property tax and water bills can now be paid online (service fee may apply):
In addition, vital records are available from as far back as 1884. Death records, 1884 to present. Marriage Records, 1889 to present. Birth records, 1894 to present.