Primary Areas of Responsibility
The primary responsibilities of the city clerk include:
- Administer oath of office to public officials
- Attend all City Council meetings
- Certify city special election questions to the election commissioner
- Ensure compliance with state budget law
- Handle mayor and council election notification and receipt of candidate forms
- Custodian of all official City records
- Issue various licenses and permits
- Prepare City Council agendas and bid notices
- Prepare ordinances and resolutions
- Prepare special assessments and certify them to the county
- Prepare state budgets
- Publish legal notices
- Review and prepare documents for temporary financing and bonds
- Administer the Solid Waste Contract (residential refuse and recycling)
- Manage the City’s communications services
- Manage appointments to boards and commissions
- Oversee contractual, liability, and project management requirements of the city
- Public Information Officer
- Supervise cemetery records, burial, and sale of graves and assists in long range planning and operations of the cemetery
- Supervise Tiblow Transit transportation service – Apply for and receive funding from KDOT and Unified Government
- System administrator for computer system