Responsibilities
The city clerk is responsible for maintaining official documents, administering municipal elections, handling requests for public information and serves as the records management officer for the city.
Other Responsibilities
- Accepting applications for boards and commissions
- Attending all meetings of the City Council, posting all meeting agendas, and keeping accurate minutes of the proceedings
- Coordinating the codification of city ordinances into the City Code of Ordinances
- Issuing certain permits and licenses for various operations within the City of Sherman, including garage sale permits, alarm permits, alcohol permits, itinerant vendor / solicitor permits, junk / secondhand dealer permits, and oil and gas well drilling permits
- Posting and publishing all legal notices in compliance with state law
- Serving as custodian of the city corporate seal and attesting the mayor’s signature on all official documents