Alexander J. Gromack is Supervisor of the Town of Clarkstown. He is the chief executive and fiscal officer of the…More town. He is responsible for the daily operation of the town government and is a member of the Town Board.</p> <p>Gromack was elected in November 2004. He is a former member of the state Assembly (1991-2004) and was a member of the Rockland County Legislature (1983-1990).</p> <p>He attended Clarkstown schools, graduating from Clarkstown North H.S. in New City and received his Bachelor of Science from St. John's University in 1976.</p>

The Town Clerk's Office stores Official Town documents, where they are also available to the public. These records…More include minutes of all Town Board and various commission meetings, agreements, resolutions, Town code and <a href="http://www.town.clarkstown.ny.us/html/proposed_local_laws.html">local laws</a>. The vital statistics or records of births, deaths and marriages occurring in Clarkstown are also available through this office.</p> <p>This office issues marriage licenses, hunting and fishing licenses, dog licenses, as well as, handicap parking permits. <br> Free Notary Services are also available.</p> <p>Justin Sweet is the Clarkstown Town Clerk.</p>

K. Luke Kalarickal is the director of the Clarkstown Department of Environmental Control, which…More includes of the Town Engineer and the Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Department. As the Town Engineer's Office, the Department performs as staff technical advisor to the Town Board, the Planning Board, and the Zoning Board of Appeals. The department is responsible for the review of land subdivisions, commercial site developments, and building permit applications for technical sufficiency.</p> <p>The Department is also responsible for planning, designing, and construction oversight of public works construction projects funded by the Town of Clarkstown. Sanitary sewer maintenance operations are conducted on Town of Clarkstown owned sewer mains, laterals, manholes, and pump stations. Maintenance functions include sewer cleaning, manhole repairs, pump station maintenance, and emergency response.</p> <p>Also, the department oversees the closed sanitary landfill in West Nyack and municipal service contracts for residential garbage collection, residential recycling, and residential bulk waste collection.</p>

The Town of Clarkstown was created by an act of the New York State Legislature on March 18, 1791, during…More George Washington's first term of office. Since Rockland County was not created until 1798, Clarkstown was first a Town in Orange County before it became a Town in Rockland County.<br /><br />In 1791 the population of Clarkstown was under 2000. In 1950 Clarkstown's population was approximately 15,000. With the opening of the Tappen Zee Bridge in 1955, the Palisades Interstate Parkway, and the Garden State Parkway extension, Clarkstown rapidly grew in population during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. As of the year 2000 census, Clarkstown's population was 82,082. Clarkstown ranks 15th in population of New York State's 932 towns.<br /><br />Clarkstown is governed by a Town Board consisting of a Supervisor and four Councilpersons, all of whom are elected at large. The Supervisor serves for a two-year term, and the councilpersons serve for four-year terms, with two members of the council up for election every time the Supervisor runs. Clarkstown's other Elected Officials include the Town Clerk (two-year term), the Receiver of Taxes (four-year term), the Highway Superintendent (two-year term), and four Town Justices (four-year terms). The Supervisor is the Chief Fiscal Officer of the Town, as well as a member of the legislative body. Each member of the Town Board (the four Councilpersons and the Supervisor) has one vote. The Supervisor does not possess a veto, so issues are decided by a majority vote of the Town Board.<br /><br />Clarkstown is located 25 miles from midtown Manhattan, and New City is the seat of both Town Government and Rockland County Government. The Town encompasses approximately 41 square miles and includes the hamlets of Bardonia, Central Nyack, Congers, Nanuet, New City, Rockland Lake, Valley Cottage, West Nyack, all of the Village of Upper Nyack, and portions of the Villages of Nyack and Spring Valley. Clarkstown has almost 300 miles of roads, which are maintained by the Town's Highway Department, and an extensive park system that continues to expand as the Town acquires additional lands under the Open Space program.</p> <p>Clarkstown has a full assessed valuation of over $11.1 billion, an AA financial rating by Standard and Poor's and an Aa3 rating by Moody's. The Town is presently ranked the second-safest place to live among 300 communities with populations topping 75,000 people by Morgan Quitno Press. The Town is serviced by its own 171 member police department which covers the entire Town with the exception of the Spring Valley portion.</p>

Clarkstown Town Attorney's Office advises the Town Board on all legal issues affecting government. The office also…More defends and prosecutes lawsuits involving the Town. The Town Attorney's Office provides legal representation at all meetings of boards and commissions. This office also prosecutes Town Code and zoning violations, drafts local laws and contracts and advises on public works projects, personnel,  and collective bargaining matters.</p> <p>The town's legal staff includes:</p> <p>Marsha F. Coopersmith - (First) Deputy Town Attorney<br>Ronald A. Longo - Assistant Town Attorney<br>Harold MacCartney - Senior Deputy Town Attorney<br>Richard Glickel - Deputy Town Attorney<br>Jessica A. Hauser - Deputy Town Attorney<br>Daniel N. Kraushaar - Deputy Town Attorney<br>Jeffrey T. Millman - Deputy Town Attorney<br>Paul Schofield - Deputy Town Attorney</p>

The Town Board is composed of five elected  officials: the Supervisor and four Council
Members. Each of…More the five officials has equal voting authority. The Supervisor, unlike the County Executive or the Governor, has no veto authority; his vote counts the same as each of the other four. The Town Board meets on most Tuesday evenings, either in a workshop session held at 7:30 pm in Room 301 at Town Hall or at an officially scheduled meeting held at 8:00 pm in the Town Hall Auditorium. Town Board meetings and workshop sessions are public meetings governed by the "open meetings" law. However, voting on Town business can be conducted only at Town Board Meetings.</p> <p><b>Supervisor Alexander J. Gromack</b><br />Gromack is the Chief Executive, Operational and Fiscal Officer of the Town of Clarkstown.</p> <p>Council members, in addition to their voting role on the Town Board, help provide oversight of specific town departments.</p> <p><b>Councilwoman Shirley Lasker <br /> </b>Deputy Supervisor<b><br /> </b>Building Department <br /> Comptroller's Office <br /> Planning Board <br /> Parks Board & Recreation Commission <br /> School Districts <br /> Youth Court<br /> Zoning Board of Appeals</p> <p><b>Councilman Frank Borelli<br /> </b>CSEA<br /> Police Department<br /> Emergency Services<br /> Highway Department<br /> Department of Environmental Control (Recycling, sewers, drainage)<br /> Receiver of Taxes<br /> Sanitation Commission</p> <p><b>Councilman George Hoehmann<br /> </b>Assessor's Office<br /> Insurance & Workers Compensation<br /> Street Lights<br /> Town Clerk's Office<br /> Villages within Clarkstown<br /> Mini Trans<br /> Purchasing Department</p> <p><b>Councilwoman Stephanie Hausner</b><br /> Architecture & Landscape Commission <br /> Elections <br /> Fire Board of Appeals <br /> Historical Review Board <br /> Justice Court <br /> Economic Development<br /> Traffic & Traffic Fire Safety Advisory Board</p> <p>You can e-mail the Town Board at towncouncil@town.clarkstown.ny.us</p> <p> </p>

The Clarkstown Court, one of the largest in terms of criminal cases handled in the state, has four judges formerly…More known as Justices of the Peace, Police Justices now designated "Town Justice."</p> <p>The judges are Scott B. Ugell, Craig E. Johns, Howard Gerber and Rolf M. Thorsen.</p> <p>The court handles more than 27,000 cases annually including criminal cases, vehicle and traffic cases, landlord-tenant disputes and small claims actions. The court also has a drug court which focuses on non-violent, drug-addicted offenders.</p> <p>A town court has existed in the Town of Clarkstown since 1786. At one time the Judge was a member of the Town Board, and served in a legislative capacity as well as a judicial capacity. The Town Clerk of the Town of Clarkstown maintains excellent records with regards to the minutes of the Town Board, and through research of these minutes, the names of the Judges since 1786 were obtained with the exception of a period between 1836 and 1858, as the records for those years were destroyed in a fire.</p> <p>Two judges have gone on to become Supervisor, Irving Dillon (the 75th Judge of the Court) and William E. Vines (the 79th Judge of the Court). One of the present Judges has ancestors who have served on the Court. Judge Craig Johns is related on the paternal side of his family to the Blauvelt family, and one of the earliest judge was Thomas Blauvelt.</p>