town clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a town
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Two other council members listed by acting town clerk Armando Trelles, another Graham employee, aren’t on the dais anymore, Graham said.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The town’s policy committee recommended on Feb. 24 to reaffirm the use of action-only minutes and identifying speakers only by their names and not summarizing their remarks, said town clerk Wendy Wood during the March 3 council meeting.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Newburgh town clerk declined to comment when asked by ABC News.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
The former town clerk of a tiny metro Denver municipality was sentenced to three years probation for her part in an embezzlement scheme involving buying and flipping police cars for profit, according to the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The town’s policy committee recommended on Feb. 24 to reaffirm the use of action-only minutes and identifying speakers only by their names and not summarizing their remarks, said town clerk Wendy Wood during the March 3 council meeting.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Newburgh town clerk declined to comment when asked by ABC News.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
The former town clerk of a tiny metro Denver municipality was sentenced to three years probation for her part in an embezzlement scheme involving buying and flipping police cars for profit, according to the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
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“Town clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20clerk. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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