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Each year, the City Clerks' Department elects officers to oversee the work of the department, represent the department on the League's board of directors and other League committees. The city clerks' officers meet to discuss issues of concern to the department and to plan upcoming conferences.

2019 City Clerks New Law & Elections Seminar

December 11 - 13, Garden Grove

The City Clerks' Department of the League of California Cities will hold its 2019 seminar from December 11 - 13 in Garden Grove. Last year, over 300 clerks from throughout the State attended this premiere event for continuing professional education, to discuss topics, to network and share experiences and expertise to better serve their cities. Don't miss out on this important seminar.
Policy Committees

Appointed by the department president, each department has at least one representative on each of the League’s standing eight committees that can provide technical information to the committee as a whole to ensure that the department has a voice in the decision-making process, and make recommendations to the board of directors on legislative and policy issues.

Visit the League’s Policy Development webpage to view upcoming meeting information, listed committees, and meeting agendas.

2018-2019 Department Officers
- President – Stephanie D. Smith, City Clerk, Murrieta
- 1st Vice President – Patrice M. Olds, City Clerk, San Mateo
- 2nd Vice President – Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk, Palm Springs
- Department Director – Randi Johl, City Clerk, Temecula
- Recording Secretary – Britt Avrit , City Clerk, Carmel-by-the-Sea
2018-2019 Policy Committee Representatives
- Community Services - Melissa Crowder, Assistant City Clerk, West Hollywood
- Environmental Quality – Anna Brown, City Clerk, Union City
- Governance, Transparency & Labor Relations - Randi Johl, City Clerk/Legislative Director, Temecula
- Housing, Community & Economic Development –
- Public Safety – Jose Jasso - City Clerk/Assistant City Manager, Rio Vista
- Revenue & Taxation – Marc Donohue, Chief City Clerk, South Pasadena
- Transportation, Communication & Public Works – Susan Domen, City Clerk, Lake Elsinore
For more information about the appointment process, please contact Meg Desmond.
These are links to websites that may be of interest to city clerks. If you know of other websites that should appear on this list, please send it to Caitlin Cole.

League Resources

Rosenberg's Rules of Order: Simple Parliamentary Procedures for the 21st Century
City Clerks Department Bylaws

City Clerks

City Clerks Association of California (CCAC)
California Assn of Clerks & Elections Officials (CACEO)
International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC)

State of California

State of California
California Secretary of State
California State Archives
Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)

Records & Information Management

Association for Informational Management Professionals (ARMA)
Association for Information and Image Management International (AIIM)
National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA)
Other Organizations

California Association of Public Information Officers (CAPIO)
National Association of Parliamentarians
National Notary Association
Roberts Rules of Order

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Elections Code
Government Code

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Local Government Records Retention Guidelines

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