Pledge & Mission Statement

Code of the Municipal Clerk

Professional, Personal Code of Ethics - International Institute of Municipal Clerks

Believing in freedom throughout the World, allowing increased cooperation between Municipal Clerks and other officials, nationally and internationally, I Do hereby subscribe to the following principles and ethics which I affirm will govern my personal conduct as Municipal Clerk;

To uphold constitutional government and the laws of my community; To so conduct my public and private life as to be an example to my fellow citizens; To impart to my profession those standards of quality and integrity that the conduct of the affairs of my office shall be above reproach and to merit public confidence in our community;

To be ever mindful of my neutrality and impartiality, rendering equal service to all and so extend the same treatment I wish to receive myself; To record that which is true and preserve that which is entrusted to me as if it were my own; and

To strive constantly to improve the administration of the affairs of my office consistent with applicable laws and through sound management practices to produce continued progress and so fulfill my responsibility to my community and others.

These things I, as Municipal Clerk, do hereby pledge to do in the interest and purposes for which our government has been established

City Clerk’s Pledge

City Clerks have pledged to be ever mindful of their neutrality and impartiality, rendering equal service to all.

City Clerks continually strive to improve the administration of the affairs of the Office of the City Clerk through participation in education programs, seminars, workshops and annual conferences of their state, province, county and international organizations.

City Clerks value the dignity and worth of our citizens and to this end we pledge to continuously improve the quality of life and economic prosperity of our residents by assuring all of our citizens a clean, safe, economically viable and progressive city that is responsible to changing needs.

Mission Statement

“To serve the residents, staff, and visitors of the City in an efficient, courteous, and professional manner, while performing the functions and duties of the Office in accordance with State, County, and municipal laws.”