Use this guide as a starting point to locate information about local governments in Rochester and Monroe County, New York. If you have questions after consulting these resources, use the Ask a Librarian section for help.

Consult these websites for questions about government resources for:

• Monroe County
• City of Rochester
• Towns
• Villages
• Neighborhood Associations
• School Districts
• Courts
• Voting
• Other Governmental Links

Monroe County

• Website: http://www.monroecounty.gov/
• County Clerk's Office -- for information pertaining to automobile licenses, court records, DBAs, passports, pistol permits, sporting licenses and more.
• On-line Office of the County Clerk -- Many of the documents kept at the County Clerk Office may be retrieved online. These include deeds; mortgages; judgments; liens; Uniform Commercial Codes; notices of pendency; civil, divorce and criminal records; Doing Business As (DBA), and corporations filings. You must register before searching the records.
• County Executive
• Monroe County Legislature -- legislators

City of Rochester

• Website: www.cityofrochester.gov
• City Code
• Zoning Information
• Mayor
• City Council -- councilmembers

Towns

• Brighton
  Website: www.townofbrighton.org
  Town Code
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Brighton Memorial Library.
• Chili
  Website: townofchili.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Chili Public Library.
• Clarkson
  Website: www.clarksonny.org
  Town Code
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Brockport - Seymour Library.
• Gates
  Website: www.townofgates.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Gates Public Library.
• Greece
  Website: www.townofgreece.org
  Town Code
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Greece Public Library.
• Hamlin
  Website: www.hamlinny.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Hamlin Public Library.
• Henrietta
  Website: www.townofhenrietta.org
  Town Code
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Henrietta Public Library.
• Irondequoit
  Website: www.irondequoit.org
  Town Code
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Irondequoit Public Library.
• Mendon
  Website: www.townofmendon.org
  Town Code
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Mendon Public Library.
• Ogden
  Website: www.ogdenny.com
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Ogden Farmers' Library.
• Parma
  Website: www.parmany.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Parma Public Library.
• Penfield
  Website: www.penfield.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Penfield Public Library.
• Perinton
  Website: www.perinton.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Fairport Public Library.
• Pittsford
  Website: www.townofpittsford.com
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Pittsford Community Library.
• Riga
  Website: www.townofriga.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Newman Riga Library.
• Rush
  Website: www.townofrush.com
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Rush Public Library.
• Sweden
  Website: www.townofsweden.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Brockport - Seymour Library.
• Webster
  Website: www.ci.webster.ny.us
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Webster Public Library.
• Wheatland
  Website: www.townofwheatland.org
  For information not found on the town website, contact the Scottsville Free Library.

Villages

• Brockport
  Website: www.brockportny.org
  For information not found on the village website, contact the Brockport - Seymour Library.
• Churchville
  Website: www.churchville.net/
  Contact the Newman Riga Library for additional village information.
• East Rochester
  Website: www.eastrochester.org
  Resident Handbook
  For information not found in the Resident Handbook, contact the East Rochester Public Library.
• Fairport
  Website: village.fairport.ny.us
  Village Code
  For information not found on the village website, contact the Fairport Public Library.
• Hilton
  Website: www.hiltonny.org
  For information not found on the village website, contact the Parma Public Library.
• Honeoye Falls
  Website: www.villageofhoneoyefalls.org
  Contact the Mendon Public Library for additional village information.
• Pittsford
  Website: www.villageofpittsford.org
  For information not found on the village website, contact the Pittsford Community Library.
• Scottsville
  585-889-4700
  Contact the Scottsville Free Library for additional village information
• Spencerport
  Website: vil.spencerport.ny.us
  For information not found on the village website, contact the Ogden Farmers' Library.
• Webster
  Website: www.villageofwebster.com
  For information not found on the village website, contact the Webster Public Library.

   
School Districts

• BOCES #1, Fairport
• BOCES #2, Spencerport
• Brighton
• Brockport
• Churchville - Chili
• East Rochester
• Fairport
• Gates Chili
• Greece
• Hilton
• Honeoye Falls Lima
• Irondequoit, East
• Irondequoit, West
• Penfield
• Pittsford
• Rochester
• Rush - Henrietta
• Spencerport
• Webster
• Wheatland - Chili

Courts

Information from the New York State Unified Court system website:

• New York Law: CourtHelp
• Monroe County Courthouses - Lists the cases handled, addresses, phone numbers, parking information and hours for the different courts.
• Forms
• Lawyer Locator
• Information for litigants - Useful for people who have or are starting a court case.
  

Other useful websites:

• New York State Unified Court System
• Appellate Division Fourth Department - Its Law Library is open to the public.   
• Seventh Judicial District Supreme Court
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

Voting

• Voter Registration Note: You can pick up voter registration forms at most libraries.
• Absentee Voting

Other Governmental Links

• White House
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Supreme Court
• FirstGov - user-friendly access to federal government resources
• New York State
• NYS Senate
• NYS Assembly
• New York State Citizen Guide

The development of this pathfinder was supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.