Town Clerk, Patricia Eddington

Welcome to the Brookhaven Town Clerk’s Office! Our friendly and knowledgeable staff works with your needs in mind and strives to provide the utmost in satisfaction when responding to your requests.

The Town Clerk’s Office is frequently considered the center of town government. The Town Clerk attends and keeps an accurate record of all meetings of the Town Board; in effect, authoring the only chronological and historical record of the operation of the town. My office also provides support to the Office of the Supervisor, Town Council, and the many other departments and divisions of your local town government.

Although the Town Clerk’s designation as Records Management Officer requires that one primary obligation is to provide for the management, use and preservation of town records, this position involves a great variety of duties and responsibilities. The Town Clerk receives and records various documents such as land evidence records, vital statistics, voter registration, election information, claim submissions and requests for access to public documents. This office also issues various licenses (dog, fishing, peddler, liquor, etc.); as well as certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates. As the Filing Officer for the town, I am responsible for recording all oaths, certificates and documentation required by law.

In our effort to remain current with today’s technological advances and provide the best service possible, our office has made available on the Town Website the many activities and licenses we presently provide on site. Through this online service, we provide our residents with information on obtaining an array of both New York State and Brookhaven Town licenses and permits, as well as various important records of which one may find themselves in need. For your added convenience, many of our online forms are now interactive.

As your Town Clerk, I have made it my goal for the Town Clerk’s Office to treat all Brookhaven residents with the respect they deserve and to be sensitive and responsive to their needs. We look forward to assisting you in the future and hope your experiences with our office are always pleasant and provide the satisfaction you have come to expect.

If you are calling about obtaining a birth certificate from the Puerto Rican Government, information can be obtained from the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration at (202) 778-0710 or send them an email at info@prfaa.com.

Starting today, November 1, 2010, the Town of Brookhaven will no longer consider a Puerto Rican birth certificate valid if it was issued before July 1, 2010.

The Puerto Rican government, the U.S. Department of State and Department of Homeland Security collaborated in creating a new law on the island to match documentation policies in the United States, according to the government of Puerto Rico's website. The birth certificates had become widely used to obtained fraudulent identification and documentation in the United States, so the federal agencies and territorial government made changes to how the certificates are issued.

Puerto Rican-born citizens living stateside can apply for a certificate online at the website, www.pr.gov. More information is also available at www.prfaa.com/birthcertificates or can write or call for a new one to: Department of Health, Demographic Registry, P.O.Box 11854, Fernandez Juncos Station, San Juan, PR 00910, (787)767-9120 (English/Spanish speaking) or (787) 281-8868 (Spanish speaking only).

Contact Information

Hours of Operation:
Hours of Operation: *Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Research Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Applications for land use are accepted between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm only

Applicants for a Marriage License should arrive no later than fifteen minutes prior to the close of business to allow for processing

*Please note, we will not be able to process any requests for anyone arriving and signing in after 6:45 PM on Monday evenings

 

| Responsibilities | Birth Certificates | Marriage Licenses | Marriage Transcript |
| Death Certificates | Genealogy | Bingo | Dog Licenses |
| Pooch Pass | Handicap Parking | Liquor Licenses |
| Going Out of Business | Shellfish | Amusements - Events |
| Beach Buggy | Game Room | Marinas & Boating |
| Outdoors Assemblage | Parades | Drop Off Bin Owner Consent |
| Obtaining a Drop Off Bin | Peddler | Pigeons |
| Wooden Walk Permits | Land Use Application | Code Books |
| Legal Name Change | Marriage Equality Act |