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City of Watertown, NY
Jefferson County
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[Adopted as Ch. 4 of the 1949 Code]
[Amended 4-18-1955; 9-23-1968; 3-5-1984; 10-21-1991; 5-18-2009]
A. 
The City Clerk shall charge and receive from the applicant a fee for each certified copy of the record of any birth, death or marriage and for each certified copy of the record of paternity acknowledgement issued by such Clerk. The fees to be collected are as established by the City Council of the City of Watertown at least annually through a budget resolution that adopts a City Fees and Charges Schedule as identified above. Such schedule shall be available to the public at the office of the Watertown City Clerk. Fees for genealogical searches shall be as established by the Watertown City Council as set forth above.
[Amended 4-16-2012[1]; 9-19-2016]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also amended the title of this article, which was formerly Vital Records; Commissioner of Deeds.
B. 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection B, regarding fees for geological searches, as amended, was repealed 9-19-2016.
C. 
No fee shall be charged for a certification or certified copy of any such record to be used for school entrance, for employment certificate, for purposes of public relief or for admission to the Armed Forces of the United States or when the same is requested by the United States Census Bureau for use as statistical data or when requested by any federal, state or municipal department or agency for its official purpose.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, regarding fees for an heirloom record of marriage, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 9-19-2016.
[Added 4-16-2012; amended 9-19-2016]
The following fees shall be charged for the following services:
A. 
Marriage licenses as established by the City Council of the City of Watertown at least annually through a budget resolution that adopts a City Fees and Charges Schedule. Such schedule shall be available to the public at the office of the Watertown City Clerk.
B. 
Duplicate marriage licenses as established by the City Council of the City of Watertown at least annually through a budget resolution that adopts a City Fees and Charges Schedule. Such schedule shall be available to the public at the office of the Watertown City Clerk.
C. 
Marriage solemnization (ceremony) as established by the City Council of the City of Watertown at least annually through a budget resolution that adopts a City Fees and Charges Schedule. Such schedule shall be available to the public at the office of the Watertown City Clerk.
[Amended 4-18-1983; 4-2-1984]
A. 
For each application for Commissioner of Deeds, the City Clerk shall charge and receive from the applicant the fee as established by the City Council of the City of Watertown at least annually through a budget resolution that adopts a City Fees and Charges Schedule. Such schedule shall be available to the public at the office of the Watertown City Clerk.
[Amended 7-6-2004; 9-19-2016]
B. 
This section shall not apply to persons employed by the City of Watertown using the Commissioner of Deeds in the line of regular duty.
[Added 4-16-2012; amended 12-16-2013; 9-19-2016]
The City Council has a schedule of fees which applies to various business permits and licenses, all as established by the City Council of the City of Watertown at least annually through a budget resolution that adopts a City Fees and Charges Schedule. Such schedule shall be available to the public at the office of the Watertown City Clerk.