Janelle Williams, City Secretary

Teresa Herrera, Deputy City Secretary

E-mail: jwilliams@palestine-tx.org

E-mail: therrera@palestine-tx.org

Program Description

The City Secretary's Office is responsible for a broad range of administrative and clerical support for city departments and the public. The City Secretary attends all meetings of the City Council, prepares and maintains minutes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, deeds, easements, and other official documents. Alcoholic beverage, itinerant vendor, peddler, and handbill permits are also issued by this office. Cemetery lots are sold and burial records are maintained by this office.

As Election Administrator, the City Secretary is responsible for all city elections. The City Secretary's Office acts as a public information center to visitors upon entering City Hall and through the operation of the city telephone system. Records requests under the Public Information Act are coordinated by the City Secretary.

Goals 

• Provide timely minutes to City Council,

• Support council's effort to communicate with the citizens.

 Objectives

• Prepare meeting minutes for consideration within 1 month

• Produce the "Council Show"

• Develop strategy to go to paperless agenda