city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The city’s mayor, Districts 3 and 4 council seats, city clerk and city treasurer positions will be on the ballot in 2024. 
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 In studying nonelected positions — including roles such as police and fire commissioner, as well as senior but lower-profile posts such as city auditor and city clerk — officials found that on average, Boston was paying below the market median. Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The Rogers city clerk on June 30 validated 2,450 signatures to send the issue to voters there. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 29 July 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 Find applications and information at bit.ly/3GmD1rR. Submit applications to the city clerk’s office by noon Monday. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2022 Henneman, who has been absent from City Council meetings since meetings went virtual in March 2020, has served as city clerk since 1985. Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2021 The other two women to serve in city office are Cecelia Tumulty, who was city clerk from 2003 to 2015 and her predecessor Norma Graves, who served from 1987 to 2003. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Gableman's team misspelled the name of Celestine Jeffreys, the city clerk in Green Bay, and included the wrong first name for David Schmiedicke, Madison's finance director. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2022 See More
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 In studying nonelected positions — including roles such as police and fire commissioner, as well as senior but lower-profile posts such as city auditor and city clerk — officials found that on average, Boston was paying below the market median. Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 The Rogers city clerk on June 30 validated 2,450 signatures to send the issue to voters there. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 29 July 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 Find applications and information at bit.ly/3GmD1rR. Submit applications to the city clerk’s office by noon Monday. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2022 Henneman, who has been absent from City Council meetings since meetings went virtual in March 2020, has served as city clerk since 1985. Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2021 The other two women to serve in city office are Cecelia Tumulty, who was city clerk from 2003 to 2015 and her predecessor Norma Graves, who served from 1987 to 2003. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Gableman's team misspelled the name of Celestine Jeffreys, the city clerk in Green Bay, and included the wrong first name for David Schmiedicke, Madison's finance director. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1656, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
city clerk
noun
: a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and vital statistics of a city