Boards, Departments, and Officials

Town Board and Town Clerk

Parish town board meeting

The town board of the town of Parish meets the third Thursday of most months at 6:30 p.m. at the Parish Village Gym, 2938 East Main Street, Parish, New York, and on the fourth Thursday of each month as needed.

The supervisor of the town of Parish is James Bernys.
His e-mail address is townsupervisor@parish-ny.us.
The phone number of the town supervisor’s office is 315.625.4512.
The supervisor’s personal cell phone number is 315.960.4823
The fax number of the town supervisor is 315.625.4791.

The town board members are:

The Parish town board has established rules of conduct for town board meetings:

The town clerk of the town of Parish is Kelly Reader.
Her e-mail address is townclerk@parish-ny.us.
The phone number of the town clerk’s office is 315.625.4507.
The fax number of the town clerk’s office is 315.625.4791.

Planning Board

The chairman of the Parish joint town and village planning Board is William Scriber.
His e-mail address is pbchair@parish-ny.us.
The Parish Planning Board meets the fourth Monday of most months at 6:30 p.m. at the Parish Village Gym, 2938 East Main Street, Parish, New York.
To get on the agenda for the planning board meeting, please complete and send the agenda item request form found on the Documents and Forms page.
Documents related to planning board review must be submitted by e-mail in PDF format to the chair two weeks prior to the meeting date, and the applicant or a representative is required to meet with the planning board in person during the process.

Highway

The highway superintendent of the town of Parish is Nate Metcalf.
The phone number of the town highway superintendent is 315.625.7067.
The town cell phone number of the town highway superintendent is 315.706.9392.
The fax number of the town highway superintendent is 315.625.4791.
The superintendent of highway’s e-mail address is highway@parish-ny.us

Town Court

The town of Parish’s justice is Justice George Korthas.
The town justice court phone number is 315.625.7282.
The town justice court fax is 315.625.7064.
The town justice’s e-mail address is townjustice@parish-ny.us.
Parish Town Court is conducted at the Parish Village Gym, 2938 East Main Street, Parish, New York.
Court is held the first and third Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. For information about scheduling of DA night, please contact the court clerk.

Assessor

The town assessor is Denise Trudell.
The assessor’s phone number is 315.625.4669.
The fax number of the town assessor is 315.623.4791.
The assessor’s e-mail address is assessor@parish-ny.us.
The mailing address for the town assessor is:
P.O. Box 66, Parish, New York 13131.
Please leave a message; calls will be returned as soon as possible.
Grievance Day 2023 will be Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Code Enforcement

The Town’s Code/Zoning Enforcement Officer is William Hamacher.
The Code/Zoning Enforcement office is located at the Village Gym, 2938 East Main Street, Parish, New York.
He is available by appointment by calling 315.625.4305.
Please leave a message and he will return your call ASAP.
He can also be reached at towncodes@parish-ny.us .
The complaint form for the town’s codes office is now available here: Codes Complaint Form

Zoning Board of Appeals

The zoning board of appeal’s e-mail address is zba@parish-ny.us .
The zoning board of appeals meets on an as-needed basis. Notices of meetings are posted at the town’s standard posting locations, and on the town web site.

Tax Collector

The town’s Tax Collector is Kevin Dwyer.
The Tax Collector’s office is located at the Village Gym, 2938 East Main Street, Parish, New York.
The tax collector can be contacted at 315.625.4507 or at taxcollector@parish-ny.us .

DOG CONTROL

The town’s dog control officer is Steve Cronk.
Mr. Cronk can be contacted at 315.806.5949.

Emergency Services

In case of emergency, please dial 9-1-1.

The town of Parish receives fire protection and emergency services from the Parish Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
The business phone number of the Parish Volunteer Fire Company is 315.625.7411.

The town of Parish is served by Donald McFee Memorial Ambulance Service, Inc., 52 Watson Avenue, Mexico, New York.
Their business phone number is 315.963.7244.