city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city
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That resolution, introduced in April, passed out of the City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations but was referred back to the committee May 20, city clerk records show.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
But more than just a city clerk sat there.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Here’s the positions people will vote for on June 2, according to Los Angeles’ city clerk’s office.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Beck is now city clerk of Escondido.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
But more than just a city clerk sat there.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Here’s the positions people will vote for on June 2, according to Los Angeles’ city clerk’s office.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Beck is now city clerk of Escondido.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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“City clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20clerk. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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