City Clerk’s Office

Responsibilities

Duties of the City Clerk include:
  • Acting as a liaison between the community and its elected officials
  • Administering the Oath of Office to newly elected City Council members and appointed commissioners
  • Administering local elections
  • Advertising and coordinating appointments to the City's commissions and committees
  • Attending City Council meetings
  • Ensuring City Council meetings are conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, known as the Open Public Meeting Law
  • Maintaining conflict of interest and financial disclosure records submitted by public officials
  • Maintaining custody of and affixing the City seal to legal documents
  • Maintaining official City records
  • Responding to requests under the California Public Records Act. 
  • Preparing agendas for public meetings of the City Council
  • Recording in meeting minutes all actions taken by the City Council