City Clerk
Mission
To preserve the integrity of the City of Tamarac's official records, which encompass business transactions, law and policy making, and property-related matters. Additionally, the City Clerk's Office is responsible for coordination of general and special elections, informing the community's citizenry of public hearings and meetings, and ensuring accurate and timely recordkeeping relative to City Comission workshops and regular meetings.
Program Description
To oversee the City Commission agenda process, which includes the creation of workshop, regular, and special City Commission meeting agendas and related support materials to all interested stakeholders. To maintain a compehensive historical database of all document images, regardless of media type, relative to City of Tamarac/corporate records. Inform citizenry of public meetings and hearings pursuant to Florida Statutes. Manage the codification of the Municipal Code of Ordinances to City staff, subscribers, and other interested parties. Provide notice of public meetings of the Tamarac City Commission and applicable City of Tamarac advisory boards and committees. Provide for records disposition/disposal to the fullest extent permissible by Florida laws, and the cost effective, legal maintenance of permanent records for all City departments. To work in concert with the Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office staff relative to coordination of City of Tamarac general and special elections.
Goals & Objectives
In support of Strategic Plan Goal #1, Inclusive Community, the City Clerk's Office will provide public information in applicable languages when practicable; foster strong professional partnerships with the Broward County Supervisor of Elections and professional staff from neighboring municipalities; ensure timely dissemination of information relative to other governmental/business entities to City residents and other interested parties. In support of Strategic Plan Goal #3, Dynamic Organizational Culture, the Office will work toward succession planning to provide appropriate cross training among staff, as well as, provide opportunities to encourage certification and higher education for staff; empower employees to openly contribute their ideas to enhance customer service and processes; foster ethical behavior in accordance with Florida Statutes and applicable professional Codes of Ethics (Institute of Certified Records Managers, International Institute of Municipal Clerks, Florida Association of City Clerks, etc.).
| Average # of days to acknowledge public records requests |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Average # of days to respond to public records requests where information is to be gathered from other departments |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
| % agenda items successfully completed w/o revision |
|
85% |
85% |
85% |
| Avg # working days after Commission meetings to transcribe and publish City Commission meetings minutes |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |