Local Wiki
Dutchess County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026- County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets
- Board Meetings generally Mondays at 6:30 PM (Caucus Meetings at 5:30 PM), per the county's 2026 schedule, with some exceptions for budget sessions.
- Meeting location
- Legislative Chambers, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
- County Clerk
- Bradford Kendall · 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 · (845) 486-2120 · BKendall@DutchessNY.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/County-Legislature/County-Legislature-Meeting-Agenda.htm
- County Executive
- Sue Serino · 22 Market Street, 6th Floor, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 · (845) 486-2000 · CountyExec@DutchessNY.gov
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (8)
- Fishkill (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Millbrook (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Millerton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Pawling (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Red Hook (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rhinebeck (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Tivoli (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wappingers Falls (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (13)
- Arlington Central School District
- Beacon City School District
- Dover Union Free School District
- Hyde Park Central School District
- Millbrook Central School District
- Northeast Central School District
- Pawling Central School District
- Pine Plains Central School District
- Poughkeepsie City School District
- Red Hook Central School District
- Rhinebeck Central School District
- Spackenkill Union Free School District
- Wappingers Central School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Fire Protection (25)
- Amenia Fire District
- Arlington Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Beekman Fire District
- Chelsea Fire District
- Dutchess Junction Fire Distrit
- East Clinton Fire District
- East Fishkill Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fairview Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Glenham Fire District
- Hillside Fire District
- Hughsonville Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- La Grange Fire District
- New Hackensack Fire District
- New Hamburg Fire District
- North East Fire District
- Pawling Fire District
- Pine Plains Fire District
- Pleasant Valley Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rhinecliff Fire District
- Rombout Fire District
- Roosevelt Fire District
- Stanford Fire District
- Union Vale Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wassaic Fire District
- West Clinton Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Fire Protection & Water Supply (1)
- Hyde Park Fire and Water District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (8)
- Blodgett Memorial Library District of Fishkill
- East Fishkill Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Grinnell Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Howland Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hyde Park Free Library
- Mid-Hudson Library System (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Poughkeepsie Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Staatsburg Library District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026