Peggy Clifton, TRMC

What is a City Clerk?

• Dictionary.com
  • City Clerk
    • A city official who maintains public records and vital statistics, issues licenses, etc.
• Wikipedia
  • Municipal Clerk
    • A senior official in many municipal governments; elected or appointed.
    • Duties vary even more than their titles. It is difficult to fully describe a clerk’s duties, because there are hundreds of different jobs a clerk may fulfill.

But what do you do?

Functioning much like the Secretary of State, the City Clerk is the local official responsible for:

• Maintaining the integrity of the election process
• Ensuring transparency and access to City records in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and Texas Public Information Act
• Recording and preserving local government history and safeguarding the City’s records
• Serving as the compliance officer for federal, state, and local statutes
• Serving as the filing authority for campaign finance reports and financial disclosure statements.

City Clerk in Mineral Wells

Works closely with the City Manager’s Office to provide information and support to the City Council.