city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city
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Com said that charges against Patel include 10 counts of threatening with the intent to terrorize a public official: five City Council members, the mayor, the city clerk, the assistant city clerk, the city attorney and the city manager.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
If either measure fails, the next election for police chief and city clerk will take place in November 2024.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
The two were wed on March 11 at the Office of the City Clerk by Madeline Plasencia, a city clerk.
—Jenny Block, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year, the council approved a 3.5 percent raise for itself and 6.7 percent for the city treasurer and city clerk, two positions that had not seen pay raises since 2007.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
If keeping the police chief and city clerk as elective posts made sense, the cost wouldn’t be a significant consideration.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024
Circuit Judge William Marietti filed his opinion Wednesday, ruling in favor of both the Marshall city clerk and a local economic development organization called the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
Referendum supporters, in turn, said the council and city clerk were denying the will of voters.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Current designs for the expansion would make both City Hall and the library more accessible by connecting the two upstairs, placing public meetings and city clerk windows on the first floor of City Hall and upgrading the library with age- and ADA-friendly spaces, among other things.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
If either measure fails, the next election for police chief and city clerk will take place in November 2024.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
The two were wed on March 11 at the Office of the City Clerk by Madeline Plasencia, a city clerk.
—Jenny Block, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year, the council approved a 3.5 percent raise for itself and 6.7 percent for the city treasurer and city clerk, two positions that had not seen pay raises since 2007.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
If keeping the police chief and city clerk as elective posts made sense, the cost wouldn’t be a significant consideration.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024
Circuit Judge William Marietti filed his opinion Wednesday, ruling in favor of both the Marshall city clerk and a local economic development organization called the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
Referendum supporters, in turn, said the council and city clerk were denying the will of voters.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Current designs for the expansion would make both City Hall and the library more accessible by connecting the two upstairs, placing public meetings and city clerk windows on the first floor of City Hall and upgrading the library with age- and ADA-friendly spaces, among other things.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
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“City clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20clerk. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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