City Clerk

City Clerk Department Detail.

The city clerk prepares and maintains the city’s legislative actions and proceedings; assures compliance with open meeting laws; conducts local elections; and provides administrative support to the city manager and city council.

The city clerk is the city government’s recordkeeper and chief information officer. Responsibilities include:

  • Providing council agendas and preparing meeting packets
  • Recording official proceedings of council meetings
  • Processing legal documents
  • Codifying and updating the municipal code
  • Maintaining board and commission membership records
  • Providing resources for miscellaneous and historical information
  • Maintaining an index of legislative history and official records as required by law
  • Maintaining and facilitating statements of economic interest for all elected officials and designated employees as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission
  • Planning and coordinating municipal elections
  • Maintaining election records, campaign disclosure statements and candidate filings
  • Responding to data requests