city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city
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With this year’s increase, the base annual salary is $31,351 for the mayor, $30,151 for each of the four council members, and $15,203 each for the city treasurer and city clerk, according to a city report.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The public ceremony was a major moment for top city officials, as well as Detroit's police commission, city clerk and city council, who were also sworn in.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Baxter’s former police chief and city clerk have both been arrested following a state audit that found tens of thousands of dollars in improper payments made by the city.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
The following decades would elevate her to one of the most sensitive and innermost administrative jobs in city government — that of city clerk.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The public ceremony was a major moment for top city officials, as well as Detroit's police commission, city clerk and city council, who were also sworn in.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Baxter’s former police chief and city clerk have both been arrested following a state audit that found tens of thousands of dollars in improper payments made by the city.
—Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
The following decades would elevate her to one of the most sensitive and innermost administrative jobs in city government — that of city clerk.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2025
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“City clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20clerk. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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