Responsibilities

The Clerk is responsible for:

• Preparing Council agendas and minutes
• FOIA requests and issues pertaining to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act.
• Safekeeping of all City documents and Council proceedings.
• Publishing of public notices.
• Maintaining all local, state, and federal elections.
• Request Absentee Ballot Application.
• Voter Registration.
• Military & Overseas Voters Empowerment Act (“MOVE Act”).
• Candidate Listing and Ballot Proposals.
• Chief Accountant (reconciling statements and providing for checks and balances and maintain a uniform systems of accounts).