village clerk

Municipal records keeper

A village clerk is an administrative officer who manages the official records and paperwork for a village government.

The position handles meeting minutes, maintains public documents, issues licenses and permits, and processes correspondence.

In small municipalities, the village clerk often serves as the primary point of contact between residents and local government: She filed the zoning appeal with the village clerk.

Related

archivist · tax assessor · typist · town planner · compliance officer · legal assistant · chronicler · auditor · administrator · treasurer · paralegal · record keeper · zoning board · coordinator · transcriptionist · scheduler · enforcement officer · public relations officer

Opposites
administrative hierarchy

village clerkvillage mayor

Leader of small municipality

mayor · city manager · board of trustees · village council · elected officials

scale of governance

village clerksecretary of state

Top diplomat in cabinet

Secretary of State · county clerk · city clerk

governmental authority level

village clerkvillage mayor

Leader of small municipality

mayor · chief executive · elected official · decision-maker

Family

village, clerk, villages, villager, villagers, clerks, clerkship, clerical, clerically

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