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The City Clerk serves
as liaison between Council and its constituents, and is custodian of
City Council’s legislative history and other official records of the
City, including the City Charter, the City Code, City Seal, minutes,
ordinances, resolutions, contracts leases, annexation and zoning
document, and cemetery records. The City Clerk is works very closely
with the City Attorney, the Mayor and members of City Council. The City
Clerk’s Office provides administrative support to members of Council.
The City Clerk
attends all meetings of Council and records official actions, attests
and certifies to the correctness of documents executed by Council,
coordinates orientation for newly elected officials and coordinates the
administration transition and inauguration, administers oaths of office
to elected and appointed officials, and coordinates all general and
special election activities of the Municipal Election Commission. The
City Clerk is the point-of-contact for citizens wishing to serve on City
boards and commissions by receiving and processing applications.
This office is also responsible for ensuring that City Council, City
staff, and interested citizens are aware of issues addressed at City
Council meetings by preparing, distributing, and publishing on a timely
basis agenda materials, weekly schedule of meetings, minutes and
Municipal Code is accurately and routinely updated.
The City Clerk’s
Office is responsible for the maintenance of the official records of the
City of Elberton, the administration of the city, county, state, and
federal elections. Many duties are defined by state law and require
adherence to state guidelines for publication of legal notices,
maintenance of files, meeting minutes, resolutions, ordinances, and
records retention schedules. The department is responsible for issuance
of
alcoholic
beverage licenses.
All City Clerk forms are now available
on the
Applications &
Forms page.
The City Clerk’s Office shares personnel with the
Human Resources
Department.
Along with the
municipal administrative duties, the City Clerk is also responsible for
various community programs. For a list of those programs click
here.
Elberton City Clerk, Cindy Churney
Mailing Address:
PO Box 70
Elberton, GA 30635
Physical Address:
203 Elbert Street
Elberton, Georgia 30635
706-213-3100
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