Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find information that might help you understand how to find things or learn about information you might need to know about your city or town.
Town Attorney
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Town Attorney
While this Office hopes to provide the utmost assistance to residents and taxpayers we are unable to represent or provide legal advice to them. By law, the Office of the Town Attorney acts as the legal advisor to the Town. The role and job of this Office is to give legal advice to the Town Board, town officials, town departments, boards, and committees on governmental matters. As such, the Office of the Town Attorney cannot offer residents and/or taxpayers any legal counsel.
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Town Attorney
One way is referral; in other words, ask a friend, or a family member for the name and telephone number of an attorney who has assisted you on a similar dispute or transaction in the past. Alternatively, The New York State Unified Court System offers a directory of lawyers in your area. Also, you can contact the Suffolk County Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service at 631-234-5577.
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Town Attorney
All violations should be reported to the ordinance enforcement officer in the building department. Any criminal activity should be reported to the police.
Please remember that the town may only address violations of the Town Code. Many disputes between neighbors do not involve code violations and should be handled privately. In such cases, you may wish to consult your private attorney.
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Town Attorney
Freedom of Information Requests are to be submitted to the Town Clerk's office, Chief of Police for police records, or Building Department for the Building records: https://www.shelterislandtown.gov/254/Request-for-Records-FOIL
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Any plea must be sent to the Court issuing the ticket as instructed on the ticket or by the issuing officer. If you wish to dispute or plead a parking ticket received on Shelter Island, email Kristina Martin-Majdisova; please include a copy of the ticket and any evidence you wish to have considered by the Town Attorney, with a subject line reading: Parking Ticket Number XXXXX. Evidence may include proof that you have a parking pass or sticker, photographs, or statements.
It is recommended that before you contact the Town Attorney you obtain a valid parking sticker from the Town Clerk's office.