Issues work permits for anyone needing to work, but may not fulfill the necessary requirements such as citizen status or age criteria, etc. Also issues licenses, permits, certifications, registration, and notices that relate to particular working establishments, working conditions, and projects.

Grants licenses for contractors who want to build or do home improvement work in Westchester.

Issues and maintains marriage licenses for individuals wanting to get married or those needing a copy of a marriage license, including birth certificate, dog registration, death certificates, business registration, and the like.

Issues work permits for anyone needing to work, but may not fulfill the necessary requirements such as citizen status or age criteria, etc. Also issues licenses, permits, certifications, registration, and notices that relate to particular working establishments, working conditions, and projects.

* Conducts inspections of food manufacturers, grocery stores, warehouses, and bottling plants. * Evaluates and inspects food labeling and advertising. * Seizes unfit or adulterated food. * Licenses food operators. * Samples food products for analysis. * Investigates consumer complaints.

Licenses and monitors child care providers and facilities. Provides support for people and organizations who are interested in starting child day care programs in their communities. Offers a Child Care Facility Search online that allows individuals to search for New York State regulated providers by name or location (county or zip code). Searching by different types of care, such as family day care or day care centers, is also possible. Facility listings include contact information, address, capacity, and the current status of its license or registration.

Child Care Facility Search can be found at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/childcare/ccfs_template.asp

* Offers information and referral to individuals looking to become child care providers, including help with licensing. Also provides customized referrals to parents about child care providers that are licensed in the area.

Offers a wide range of licensing, records, and informational services to city residents. Licensing and permits include marriage licenses, hunting/fishing/trapping licenses, dog licenses, block party permits, peddler/solicitor licenses, and racing/wagering licenses. Other services include genealogy searches as well as maintaining city records and archives.

Acts as custodian of the records for the County and maintains records of deeds and mortgages, and public information records. Other services include processing passport applications as well as maintaining town records and archives.

* Offers information and referral to individuals looking to become child care providers, including help with licensing. Also provides customized referrals to parents about child care providers that are licensed in the area.

Offers knowledgeable guide for regulations to those starting new businesses. Assists small businesses and works with empire state development to foster economic development. Also has business permit assistance unit that operates a call center.

Responsible for licensing and certification of locally operated nonprofit residential facilities for youth, foster care and adoption agencies, and day care providers.

* Provides a range of resources to help parents with their child care needs, people who want to start or are currently running child care programs, and anyone with a concern about the health or safety of a child in a day care program.

Serves as the record keeper for the county and provides certificates and licensing for residents. Other services include processing passport applications as well as maintaining county archives.

Provides enforcement to standards of professional conduct in forty seven professions including acupuncture, architecture, enginnering, medical, dental, mental health, accounting, social work, and all professional practitioners and non professionals with the exception of medicine.

Acts as custodian of the records for the County and maintains records of deeds and mortgages, and public information records. Other services include processing passport applications as well as maintaining town records and archives.

Regional Office of the New York Attorney General serving Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties. Helps citizens by protecting consumers and investors, charitable donors, the public health and environment, and the rights of wage-earners and businesses. Bureaus represented in the office include: Consumer Frauds and Public Advocacy, Charities and Not-for-Profits, Criminal Prosecutions, Environmental Protection, Organized Crime Task Force, Public Integrity, State Counsel and Litigation, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and the Sex Offender Management Bureau.

Provides list of registered and licensed child care providers for parents who are looking for child care. Assists individuals who want to become registered, licensed, or legally exempt providers in child care. Provides child care training for child care providers.

Administers a food inspection program of food service establishments and caterers to protect the public's health, and provides health education and information on safe food handling practices. Also provides information and issues permits for operating temporary food stands. To view food facility inspection reports, see: https://www.healthspace.com/Clients/NewYork/Erie/Erie_Live_Web.nsf

Provides training courses for people interested in taking Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) and Credentialed Prevention Professional (CPP) courses.

Provides continuing education and opportunities to network for businesses looking to improve the quality of their products and delivery of services. Covers a broad range of industries including education, government, manufacturing, health care, engineering and financial services.

Offers many different computer courses including Microsoft Office, programming, web design, page layout, and database administration. Students are required to bring their own USB flash drive with a minimum of 1GB of storage to all computer classes. Sample course offerings include: 75-Hour Real Estate Salesperson Course; Advanced Word; Basic Keyboarding and Computer Skills; Computer Orientation and Windows; Computer Fundamentals with Microsoft; Intermediate Adobe Photoshop; Intermediate Excel; Intermediate Microsoft Access; Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint; Intermediate Quickbooks; Introduction to Adobe Indesign CS; Introduction to Adobe Photoshop; Introduction to Computing; Introduction to Microsoft Access; Introduction to Microsoft Excel; Introduction to Microsoft Office for Windows; Introduction to Microsoft Word; Introduction to Powerpoint; Introduction to Quickbooks; Intermediate Quickbooks and Microsoft Excel Advanced. Courses vary each semester and are held at various locations. Call for details.