Borough Clerk

Borough Clerk's Duties

Act as the secretary to the municipal corporation and custodian of the municipal seal and of all minutes, books deeds, bonds, contracts and archival records of the municipal corporation.
Act as secretary to the Governing Body.
Serve as the Chief Administrative Office in all Elections held.
Serve as the Chief Registrar of Voters in the Municipality.
Serve as the Administrative Officer responsible for the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and issuance of licenses and permits.
Serve as Coordinator and Records Manager responsible for implementing local archives and records retention programs as mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the Revised Statutes.
Perform such other duties as are now or herafter imposed by statute, regulation or by Municipal Ordinance.

Elections

For Important 2023 General Election Dates Please CLICK HERE.

Notary Services

Identification is required.
Do not sign your document until you are in the presence of the notary.
If more than 10 pages require notarization, please call for an appointment at 201-768-1700, extension 100.

County Clerk's Services

The Bergen County Clerk's Office will be providing the following services throughout the County: Passport Applications, Notary Oaths and Filing of Trade Names.

Raffle Information

When considering a raffle for your organization you will need to do the following:

1) Check your organization's Raffle License which has been issued by the State of New Jersey to ensure
that it is valid through the pulling of the raffle prize date.

2) If it is not, you need to renew with the State of New Jersey prior to applying for a Raffle License.

3) Contact the Clerk's Office at 201-768-1700 to obtain a raffle license application number.

4) Print out 3 copies (from the link) for a writeable application form

5) After application is completed, have signatures notarized.

6) Bring the (3) application forms to the Borough Clerk's Office with 2 checks written out as follows: -$10 to the Borough of Harrington Park
-$20 to LGCCC (Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission)

ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE RECIEVED, THE RAFFLE LICENSE WILL BE APPROVED AT THE NEXT MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING.
GENERALLY THESE MEETINGS ARE THE 2ND AND 3RD MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH.
AFTER APPROVAL FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL, 15 DAYS MUST BE ALLOWED FOR THE STATE TO APPROVE YOUR APPLICATION.
ONCE APPROVED BY LGCCC, THE BOROUGH CLERK WILL ISSUE YOU AN OFFICIAL LICENSE AND YOU MAY HOLD YOUR RAFFLE.
****AFTER RAFFLE IS COMPLETE, YOUR ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO FILE THE FOLLOWING FORM:****

RAFFLE LICENSE PROCESS INSTRUCTIONS-LGCCC

SAMPLE TICKET OFF PREMISES AWARDING CASH

SAMPLE TICKET OFF PREMISES AWARDING MERCHANDISE