How to Use city clerk in a Sentence

city clerk

noun
  • But more than just a city clerk sat there.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • The former city clerk was fired and has since filed a lawsuit against the city.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Pizzi told reporters that the mayor, city clerk and city manager then left.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Beck is now city clerk of Escondido.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
  • Some felt there should be more transparent measures in place should the City Council appoint the next city clerk.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • On May 20, Humitz provided some of the receipts but many were deemed unauthorized for a city clerk to make.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Guy has worked in Southfield's city clerk office since 2024, according to her LinkedIn page.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Democrats are waging an unusually impassioned campaign for a write-in candidate for Southfield's city clerk role.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Board of Canvassers decided not to count the absentee ballots in question, as the then-city clerk had noticed a break in the chain of custody.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Baxter’s former police chief and city clerk have both been arrested following a state audit that found tens of thousands of dollars in improper payments made by the city.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Rhodes, who was elected in November 2024, resigned as city clerk on July 30.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s the positions people will vote for on June 2, according to Los Angeles’ city clerk’s office.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Here’s the positions people will vote for on June 2, according to Los Angeles’ city clerk’s office.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Southfield mayor and city clerk races The only candidate on Southfield's ballot for city clerk is Gabi Grossbard.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The public ceremony was a major moment for top city officials, as well as Detroit's police commission, city clerk and city council, who were also sworn in.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • He was certified by the Los Angeles city clerk on March 2 as one of 14 candidates in the June 2 primary election.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The moderate Democrat, who previously served as city clerk and a state representative, officially got into the race after a long run-up that made her candidacy seem inevitable.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • Now, three residents associated with a grassroots watchdog group opposing the center have filed a lawsuit against the Independence city clerk, asking a judge to clear the way for a petition that could put the tax breaks to a public vote.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • In Michigan's largest city, Detroit voters will also cast their ballot for mayor, the city council, city clerk, the board of police commissioners and community advisory council.
    — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • On March 2, the council unanimously reappointed Parks as city clerk and appointed her interim city administrator over the mayor’s objections.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Tillander was sworn into her new position on Wednesday by Director of City Council Operations Jay Willms, who has been acting as city clerk since Moore’s departure.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2026
  • With this year’s increase, the base annual salary is $31,351 for the mayor, $30,151 for each of the four council members, and $15,203 each for the city treasurer and city clerk, according to a city report.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That resolution, introduced in April, passed out of the City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations but was referred back to the committee May 20, city clerk records show.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • His proposal would also seek to prevent funding cuts to oversight agencies, which Lee suggests should include the Ethics Commission, city clerk, auditor, independent budget analyst and Commission on Police Practices.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The morning after the Independence city council voted 5-2 to approve the tax breaks for Nebius, organizers against the data center turned in more than 20 pages of signatures to city clerk Suzanne Holland, seeking to trigger a petition-gathering process for a public referendum.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Atlanta City Council and Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration both agree that an investigation is warranted into a questionable contract with the former city clerk that originated during the height of debate over Atlanta’s public safety training facility.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Residents affiliated with the grassroots group Stop The AI Data Center in Independence turned 20 pages of signatures into the Independence city clerk early Tuesday morning, just hours after the city council voted to approve tax breaks for Nebius.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026

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