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Advisory board debates splitting city clerk and finance duties but takes no final vote
Summary
Board members and staff extensively debated whether to separate the city clerk’s administrative duties from financial oversight (a CFO/comptroller or internal auditor role). No final structural decision was made; staff will draft options for the next meeting.
Advisory board members spent substantial time on Feb. 26 discussing whether Panama City should keep the current combined city clerk/treasurer role or split finance duties into a separate charter officer (CFO/comptroller) or create an independent auditor.
The discussion began with a memo from a former city clerk recommending two positions — a clerk and a finance director — and continued with staff comparisons to more than a dozen municipal charters around the state. Members and staff traded examples of models used in other cities, including…
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