Lorrie Brewer, City Clerk
809 Center Street, Room 9
Santa Cruz, California 95060
831-420-5030
Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m - 12 noon • 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
CLOSED Friday
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Santa Cruz City Clerk's Department Mission Statement
To accurately document the actions of the city’s legislative bodies; efficiently organize, safeguard, and make accessible those records to staff and the public; oversee free and open city elections in full accordance with the law; make government as open and available as possible to individuals via technology as well as personal assistance; and offer respectful service to all with the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.
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The City Clerk is appointed directly by the City Council and is responsible to the City Council. The City Clerk shall perform other duties as required by the Charter of the City of Santa Cruz, the law, ordinance, or direction of the City Manager.
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The City Clerk's Office is comprised of three divisions:
Operations Division
Records Division
Elections Division
Operations Division
- Prepares agendas and minutes, and provides support services for:
- Prepares agendas and agenda reports for the Internet
- Processes resolutions and ordinances
- Coordinates Television Cablecasting of City Council meetings with Comcast Community Television of Santa Cruz County
- Manages all advisory body information including rosters, resignations, applications, letters of appreciation, appointments and attendance reports
- Coordinates codification of ordinances into the Santa Cruz Municipal Code
- Custodian of the official City seal
- Administers Oaths of Office to board and commission members
- All claims and summonses against the City are received in this office
- Provides notary services
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Records Division
- Receives, indexes, classifies and files records applicable to the actions of the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, Industrial Development Authority, and Santa Cruz Public Improvement Financing Corporation
- Researches and retrieves records for the public or city staff as requested, or provides oversight for staff or public to conduct their own research
- Maintains contract and deed inventories
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Elections Division
- Elections
- Coordinates the consolidation all City Elections with the County of Santa Cruz., including Councilmember candidates and ballot measures
- Prepares the Candidates Information Guide for Council Elections
- Manages all the nominations for Council office
- Financial Filings
- Receives Campaign Statements on a continuing basis through the year as required by state and local law
- Receives all Statements of Economic Interests filed by Councilmembers, Boards and Commissions, and Designated Employees
- Monitors the filings and initiates amendments or updates to the City's Conflict of Interest Code.
- Promotes Voter Registration and Participation
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