Town Officials:
Supervisor: Sean S. Lyons 518-801-4569
supervisor@berneny.org
Deputy Supervisor: Dennis Palow
Town Clerk: Anita C. Clayton
Highway Superintendent: Randy Bashwinger
Town Justice: Alan P. Zuk
Town Justice: Albert E. Raymond
Chairman of Assessors: Brian Crawford
Tax Collector: Gerald O’Malley – 518 992 9070
Planning Board Chairman: Joseph Martin
email: Planning Board Secretary
Zoning Board Chairman: Ronald Jordan
email: Zoning Board Secretary
Code Enforcement Officer: Chance Townsend
Justice Court Clerk: Stacy Loucks
Dog Warden: Jodi Jansen, 518- 443-9757
Town Historian: Sandra Kisselback
email: historian@berneny.org
Town Offices:
Town Hall
P.O. Box 57
(1656 Helderberg Trail)
Berne, NY 12023
Town Clerk
518 872 1448 Ext. 101
Cell: 518-560-0188
Fax 518 872 9303
Town Justice Court
P.O. Box 57
(1656 Helderberg Trail)
Berne, NY 12023
Hours: Tuesday, 9-1
Town Court: Tuesday, 5PM
518 872 1448 Ext. 105
Fax 518 872 0183
Library
1763 Helderberg Trail
Berne, NY 12023
518 872 1246
Fax: 518 872 9024
Transfer Station
1809 Helderberg Trail
Berne, NY 12023
518 872 1448 Ext. 110
Highway Garage
Randy Bashwinger, Highway Superintendent
(cell phone – 518 573 3002)
1811 Helderberg Trail
Berne, NY 12023
518 872 1448
Highway Superintendent’s Office Ext. 113
Highway Clerk’s Office Ext. 108
Shop Ext. 109
Fax: 518 872 9563
Assessors
now located in the Berne Public Library Building
1763 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY, 12023
mailing address: PO Box 102, Berne, NY 12023
518 872 1448 Ext. 107
Hours: Wednesday 5:30-7PM
Town Board Members:
Sean S. Lyons, Supervisor
Dennis Palow, Deputy Supervisor
Bonnie Conklin
Leo Vane
Joel Willsey
Town Hall Services and Hours
Town Clerk: Anita C. Clayton
The Town hall is currently open but due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
an appointment is recommended to ensure your safety and to follow
NYS guidelines.
Assessor: Wednesday, 5:30-7pm (now located at the Berne Public Library Building) 1763 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023
Code Enforcement Officer: Chance Townsend
Building Inspector:
Town Board Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:00PM; 4th Wednesday of the month (when needed) 7:00 PM
Planning Board Meetings: 1st Thursday of the month, 7:00PM; 3rd Thursday of the month (when needed) 7:00 PM
Town Court Hours: Tuesday, 9-1, Town Court: Tuesday, 5PM
Post Offices
Berne Post Office 12023
518 872 0424
East Berne Post Office 12059
518 872 1244
Berne Public Library
518 872 1246
Fax: 518 872 9024
Go to Library Page for current hours
2021 TOWN OF BERNE APPOINTMENTS
BE IT RESOLVED that the following appointments be designated for the year 2021:
Deputy Supervisor: Dennis Palow
Director-Emergency Management: Sean S. Lyons
Registrar, Records Managment : Anita C. Clayton
Human Resource Coordinator: Anita C. Clayton
Assistant Human Resource Coordinator: Andrea Borst
Deputy Highway Superintendent: Edward Hampton
Dog Warden: Jodi Jansen
Chairman of Assessors: Brian Crawford
2nd Deputy Tax Collector: Debra Flagler
Code Enforcement Officer: Chance Townsend
Historian: Sandra Kisselback
Solid Waste Coordinator: Randy Bashwinger
STANDING COMMITTEES 2021
PLANNING BOARD
Joseph Martin – Chair
Mike Vincent
Robert Kipper
Mark Sengenberger
Lawrence Zimmerman
Carl Trichilo (Alternate)
Pat Safford (Alternate)
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Joanne Brady – President
Chuck Batcher – Vice President
Marion Burghart – Treasurer
Lisa Raymond – Secretary
Ted Borys
Rebecca Waldenmaier
Emilie Wright
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Ron Jordan, Chair
Donald Bauer
Leo Godin
Sandra Kisselback
Dennis Ryan
ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD
Emily Wright, Chair
Debra Flagler-Williams
Wilma Warner
Robert Conklin
CONSERVATION BOARD
Kathy Moore
Susan Hawkes-Teeter
Nancy Engel
Michaela Fisher