How to Use city clerk in a Sentence

city clerk

noun
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  • Both arrived to the city clerk’s office in sweatshirts and jeans.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Now, the city clerk’s office is tasked with signing off on the ballot.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2022
  • Because of the pandemic, the city clerk’s office is closed to the public.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
  • As part of the changes, the tax collector and city clerk jobs will change from elected to appointed.
    — Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 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
  • The city has more than 8,000 poll workers and will have to check test results over a few days during a busy time for the city clerk's office.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The assistant city clerk, who reports to the city manager, does the heavy lifting.
    — East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Wilcox, the spokesman for the city, didn’t respond to a question about what role, if any, the city clerk and personnel department played in the report.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Susana Mendoza announces a run for city clerk and is joined at her campaign launch by Burke.
    — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The bid would then go through the law department for review and approval, then through the city clerk to be placed on City Council's agenda.
    — Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Annette Brewster, who filed the complaint with the city clerk’s office, did not respond to a phone call for comment.
    — Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The two witnesses signed the documents, which were then returned to the Los Angeles Baha’i Center and then sent to the city clerk.
    — Jenny Block, New York Times, 6 May 2021
  • Hawkins has kept her job as Southfield city clerk, though a deputy was put in charge of overseeing elections while the charges are pending.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The city clerk no longer has to live strictly within the city limits of San Marcos, but can live anywhere in Hays County.
    — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The same day the lawsuit was filed and the temporary restraining order was signed, the city clerk swore in Boike as a councilman.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Kris Teske, who was the city clerk there at the time, declined Spitzer-Rubenstein’s assistance, according to a report by the city.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Afterward the council members each made a list of their top five applicants, and the lists were presented to the city clerk and the public.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The Portland charter says the city clerk must now determine the winner in public by drawing lots.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The city clerk is a political appointment made by the City Council.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • DiFlorio, the former city councilor who was seen on the video, also questioned why the clip did not show the city clerk, who was also present for the exchange.
    — Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2022
  • He'd been kept off ballots by the Taylor city clerk for failing to pay late fees on campaign finance reports.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Late this morning, documents filed with the city clerk’s office show the full City Council will hold a special meeting at 11 a.m.
    — Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2021
  • The city clerk of Huntington Park confirmed that action was filed on Thursday morning.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Houston is the only city in the borough that does allow ATVs on streets, and the deputy city clerk said no ordinances are being considered to change that.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2021
  • One of the vehicles had been turning left off the highway when the collision occurred, according to city clerk Sheri Pierce.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The council appointed Daniel Decker for city clerk, and Bert Luckhurst as a new city council member.
    — Christina McDermott, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The ruling came as a blow to local officials such as Celestine Jeffreys, Green Bay’s city clerk.
    — Aaron Mendelson and Pratheek Rebala, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The mayor, city treasurer and city clerk continue to be elected be all city voters.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The city clerk will determine in the coming weeks whether those petitions, and signatures, are legally valid.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • In a letter to the council, city clerk and Mayor Tom Barrett, Spencer argued against repealing or altering the city code.
    — Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2021

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