Town of Hopewell
Contact: Denise Hood - Town Clerk (Term 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2026)
Address:
2716 County Road #47
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: (585) 394-0036, ext. 1
Fax: (585) 394-8714
Email: dhood@townofhopewell.org
FEE Schedule - Refuse Punch Cards - Building Permits etc.
Hours of Operation:
Dog Licenses, Water Bills & Tax Bills may be mailed or placed in the drop box located at the south entrance of the Town Hall.
Monday - Tuesday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. (Closed during lunch hour)
Wednesday
8:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (Closed during lunch & dinner hour)
Deputy Clerks:
Mary Ann Trickey
Shawn Cotter
Water Bill Payments:
To Pay by Mail: Checks/Money Orders/Bank Drafts are accepted
Hopewell Water Districts
2716 County Road #47
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Checks Payable to: Hopewell Water Districts - Please write your account number on your check.
To Pay in Person:
Town Clerk Office
2716 County Road #47
Canandaigua, New York
Payments may be made with Checks/Cash
Debit/Credit Cards (In person or over phone) On-line payments https://townofhopewell.org/payments/
- Convenience Fee charged using Debit/Credit Cards...please contact Town Clerk for details.
Town Clerk Duties:
Notary Public: The Town Clerk offers a notary service at no charge. A notary witnesses and authenticates documents and performs certain other acts of verifying papers. (Please remember: the notary MUST witness the signing of the document).
Public Relations Officer: The Clerk's Office is considered the center of local government, an information source and gateway for the community to the offices of the Town and other government agencies and services.
Recording Secretary: Authors minute books, the only official record of the activities of Town government. The resulting volumes are retained permanently for legal and historic purposes.
Records Management Officer: Custodian of all Town records, responsible for active files, storage and disposition of inactive records, and the careful maintenance of archival material.
Administrator of the Freedom of Information Law: This Law guarantees your right to know the workings of the government. (See below - Foil Request Form under documents)
Filing Officer: Maintains records of adopted Town Ordinances and Local Laws, Town Oaths of Office, resignations, petitions, proof of publications, annual budgets, assessment rolls, fiscal reports, bond/note registers, zoning ordinances and maps. Maintains public signboard, advertises and receives bids for purchase of Town materials, files burial permits from cemeteries located within the Town.
Licensing Officer: Issues State licenses/permits, including marriage, dog, conservation (hunting and fishing), games of chance, bingo and handicapped parking. Issues Town licenses/permits mandated by Local Law (i.e. recycling/trash)
Cash Control Officer: Is responsible for numerous duties related to billing, and the collection and disbursement of funds. All incoming cash is recorded and disbursed to State, County and local fiscal officers. The Town Clerk also contributes to Town and departmental budget preparation, management of petty cash, general purchasing and assisting with State and internal audits.
Registrar of Vital Statistics: Keeper of all birth, death and marriage records within our community, issuing birth, death and marriage certificates, burial permits, as well as conducting genealogical searches.
Secretary to the Town Board: Involving various secretarial duties as well as correspondence.
Tax Collector: In Hopewell, as well as in many other Towns, the Town Clerk is also the Tax Collector
Water Billing Collector: Responsible in collecting water billing payments.