City Clerk - Treasurer

The City Clerk-Treasurer is appointed by and serves at the will of the Mayor and City Commission. In this capacity, the City Clerk-Treasurer is responsible for directing the City Clerk’s Office, the Accounting Division and the Utility Billing Division of the City. 

Responsibilities

Article XIII. of the Charter, entitled “City Clerk and Collector”: 

Section 124 provides that the City Clerk-Treasurer shall issue all warrants for payment, receive and collect all money belonging to the City and keep an accurate account of all receipts, disbursements, assets and liabilities of the City.  

Section 127 provides that no contract, agreement, or other obligation involving the expenditure of money shall be entered into, nor shall any ordinance, resolution or order for the expenditure of money be passed by the City Commission or be authorized by any officer of the City unless the City Clerk-Treasurer first certifies to the City Commission or the proper officer that the money required for such endeavor is in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which they are to be drawn and are not appropriated for any other purpose. 

The City Clerk-Treasurer attends City Commission meetings, coordinates agenda preparation, and keeps minutes of those meetings. The City Clerk-Treasurer is also the custodian of the City seal and of all official City documents pertaining to the city's affairs. 

The City Clerk-Treasurer serves as the liaison for multiple citizen advisory boards, maintains board memberships and terms, oversees the application process to the various boards and presents vacancies to the City Commission for appointments.