City Clerk

City Clerk will be out of the office from April 26th - May 5th

The City Clerk is responsible for upholding public trust, protecting local democracy, and providing access to matters of public interest.  They do so by managing elections, preparing council agendas and meeting notices, maintaining public records, and processing liquor and regulated business licenses.

As the key staff for City Council meetings, the City Clerk prepares the legislative agenda, verifies legal notices have been posted and published, and completes the necessary arrangements to ensure an effective meeting.    The City Clerk is entrusted with the responsibility of recording the decisions which constitute the building blocks of our representative government.  

As a records manager, the City Clerk oversees the preservation and protection of public record.  By state statue, the City Clerk is required to maintain and index the minutes, ordinances and resolutions adopted by the legislative body.  The City Clerk also ensures that other municipal records are readily accessible to the public.

• Prepares the agendas, packets and minutes for city council meetings
• Processes and responds to all public records requests.
• Protects and preserves official city records
• Seals and attests to all official city documents
• Receives, processes and maintains records for all liquor licenses, business licenses, etc.
• Maintains the general ledger and manages accounts payable and payroll for all city departments.
• Custodian of city revenues
• Coordinates the city's financial audit
• Filing of the annual city street finance report with the State Controller's office.
• Customer Service