city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city
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He was certified by the Los Angeles city clerk on March 2 as one of 14 candidates in the June 2 primary election.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tillander was sworn into her new position on Wednesday by Director of City Council Operations Jay Willms, who has been acting as city clerk since Moore’s departure.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2026
The morning after the Independence city council voted 5-2 to approve the tax breaks for Nebius, organizers against the data center turned in more than 20 pages of signatures to city clerk Suzanne Holland, seeking to trigger a petition-gathering process for a public referendum.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
On March 2, the council unanimously reappointed Parks as city clerk and appointed her interim city administrator over the mayor’s objections.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tillander was sworn into her new position on Wednesday by Director of City Council Operations Jay Willms, who has been acting as city clerk since Moore’s departure.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2026
The morning after the Independence city council voted 5-2 to approve the tax breaks for Nebius, organizers against the data center turned in more than 20 pages of signatures to city clerk Suzanne Holland, seeking to trigger a petition-gathering process for a public referendum.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
On March 2, the council unanimously reappointed Parks as city clerk and appointed her interim city administrator over the mayor’s objections.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
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“City clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20clerk. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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