"Connecting Our Community With Local Government"

The Office of the City Clerk exists to ensure the integrity of municipal governance through the administration of the electoral, legislative, and record-keeping processes.

City Clerk's Responsibilities

• Oversee the City’s legislative process, including reviewing ordinances and resolutions for accuracy and consistency and ensuring completion of the codification process.
• Administer and facilitate the public meeting process for City Council, Redevelopment Agency and all boards and commissions.
• Administration of municipal elections.
• Serves as the City’s municipal corporate secretary and custodian of records.
• Provide strategic direction to Council and Commission Services, City Archives and Records, and Election and Administrative Services Divisions.

Council and Commission Services

• Facilitate the council meeting process.
• Establish citywide public meeting policies, procedures, and training. Monitor compliance with Nevada Open Meeting Law.
• Provide administrative support to all citizen advisory boards and commissions.
• Administer ordinance and resolution codification services.

City Archives and Records

• Establish citywide recordkeeping policies, procedures, retention schedules and training in compliance with public records laws.
• Analyze existing and proposed software solutions to ensure compliance with recordkeeping standards.
• Provide scanning services for departments.
• Facilitate and monitor public records requests.
• Maintain the City records center for the storage of semi-active and inactive records.
• Maintain the City archives to ensure historically valuable records are preserved. Partner with local history organizations.
• Provide full recordkeeping services to the Development Services Center (DSC)

Elections and Administrative Services

• Administer municipal elections, candidate filing and voter services.
• Serve as processing agency for United States passport services.
• Develop and maintain citywide customer service standards.
• Provide public information services including:
  • City Hall information desks and general information line.
  • Registering lobbyists.
  • Providing bid opening services for City departments.