city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city
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The fire destroyed the home and livery stable owned by Harry H. Harbaugh and damaged the Westminster city clerk’s office and council chambers, which were located from 1896 to 1942 in the Westminster fire station.
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Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
Maeda said Blain demonstrated the types of recurring behavior patterns that the city manager, city attorney and city clerk have been reporting for months.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
An audit report released last year following a petition in Cross Timbers found a city clerk had misappropriated more than $44,000 from 2017 to 2020.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2023
Hancock, who delayed for two months her retirement from the position of city clerk, is among 41 city employees who recently took advantage of a one-time opportunity to retire early.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
Maeda said Blain demonstrated the types of recurring behavior patterns that the city manager, city attorney and city clerk have been reporting for months.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
An audit report released last year following a petition in Cross Timbers found a city clerk had misappropriated more than $44,000 from 2017 to 2020.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2023
Hancock, who delayed for two months her retirement from the position of city clerk, is among 41 city employees who recently took advantage of a one-time opportunity to retire early.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“City clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20clerk. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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