For the Federal Government the Clerk is a Passport Acceptance Agent and files Federal Tax Liens. For NYS Government, the Clerk acts as an agent for: Department of State, maintaining all notaries public and maintaining corporation filings; Taxation and Finance, collecting transfer tax on the sale of all property and mortgage tax on mortgage monies (current mortgage tax rate: 1%); Environmental Conservation; maintaining a hazardous waste index and selling hunting and fishing licenses; Department of Education, collecting a records management fee on a recorded document; Office of Court Administration, maintains all civil and criminal files and collects all state fees for filing same; Department of Motor Vehicles, operates the local motor vehicle bureau licensing motorists and registering vehicles pursuant to state procedures; Sales Tax Bureau, collecting sales tax on the sale of motor vehicles as necessary. On behalf of the residents of the county, the Clerk acts a registrar for all land transaction, veterans discharges, census records, oaths of office, power of attorneys, survey maps, building loan agreements, liens, oil leases, etc.
