city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city
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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.
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Denzel McCampbell, a community advocate who previously ran for city clerk and served on U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's staff, also filed to run.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Jessica Roach was acting mayor from at least December 2017 through April 2021 and had previously been city clerk.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
In a small Missouri Bootheel town, the acting mayor didn’t deposit at least $66,000 in city receipts, hired her daughter as city clerk and between 2017 and 2019 ran the city without a board of aldermen.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Denzel McCampbell, a community advocate who previously ran for city clerk and served on U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's staff, also filed to run.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Jessica Roach was acting mayor from at least December 2017 through April 2021 and had previously been city clerk.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
In a small Missouri Bootheel town, the acting mayor didn’t deposit at least $66,000 in city receipts, hired her daughter as city clerk and between 2017 and 2019 ran the city without a board of aldermen.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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“City clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20clerk. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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