How to Use city clerk in a Sentence

city clerk

noun
  • Stewart has been the full-time city clerk of Irondale since 2012.
    al, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The city clerk who worked with Mr. Driver for 34 years has been replaced by a 25-year-old.
    WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Both arrived to the city clerk’s office in sweatshirts and jeans.
    New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Now, the city clerk’s office is tasked with signing off on the ballot.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • Because of the pandemic, the city clerk’s office is closed to the public.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Last week, the city clerk’s office said there were enough valid signatures to do it.
    Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Kim Diederich, the Murdock city clerk, published the minutes of the meeting on Thursday.
    John Reinan, Star Tribune, 10 Dec. 2020
  • As part of the changes, the tax collector and city clerk jobs will change from elected to appointed.
    Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Saldaña said the union has turned in dozens of withdrawal forms from L.A. residents to the city clerk.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The city has more than 8,000 poll workers and will have to check test results over a few days during a busy time for the city clerk's office.
    Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The Detroit city clerk did not respond to requests for comment.
    Jack Nicas, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Stephanie Mendoza was the only name that appeared on the ballot for city clerk Tuesday.
    Genevieve Bookwalter, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The assistant city clerk, who reports to the city manager, does the heavy lifting.
    East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Wilcox, the spokesman for the city, didn’t respond to a question about what role, if any, the city clerk and personnel department played in the report.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Susana Mendoza announces a run for city clerk and is joined at her campaign launch by Burke.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • People who want to submit testimony are asked to email the city clerk at nalley@palmerak.org by 5 pm.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The bid would then go through the law department for review and approval, then through the city clerk to be placed on City Council's agenda.
    Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Annette Brewster, who filed the complaint with the city clerk’s office, did not respond to a phone call for comment.
    Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The two witnesses signed the documents, which were then returned to the Los Angeles Baha’i Center and then sent to the city clerk.
    Jenny Block, New York Times, 6 May 2021
  • Hawkins has kept her job as Southfield city clerk, though a deputy was put in charge of overseeing elections while the charges are pending.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The city clerk no longer has to live strictly within the city limits of San Marcos, but can live anywhere in Hays County.
    Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The same day the lawsuit was filed and the temporary restraining order was signed, the city clerk swore in Boike as a councilman.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Kris Teske, who was the city clerk there at the time, declined Spitzer-Rubenstein’s assistance, according to a report by the city.
    Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Afterward the council members each made a list of their top five applicants, and the lists were presented to the city clerk and the public.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The city clerk in Traverse City said only two ballots had so far arrived after the 8 p.m. Nov. 3 deadline.
    Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The Portland charter says the city clerk must now determine the winner in public by drawing lots.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The city clerk is a political appointment made by the City Council.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • DiFlorio, the former city councilor who was seen on the video, also questioned why the clip did not show the city clerk, who was also present for the exchange.
    Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
  • 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
  • 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

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