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City clerk proposes a community engagement department and interim PRAs support as public-records requests surge

Cloverdale City Council (workshop/subcommittee) · May 4, 2026
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Summary

The city clerk proposed consolidating clerk duties, outreach, recreation and records into a community engagement department and asked council for feedback; she also warned of a growing public-records backlog and recommended interim PRA support while hiring is pursued.

City Clerk (S4) told council the clerk’s office is handling expanded responsibilities — public records, planning-commission administration and outreach — and proposed forming a formal community engagement department to consolidate the city clerk role, marketing/outreach, recreation/events and emergency-management coordination.

The proposal would create staffing options (a hybrid full-time deputy or multiple part-time positions) to spread workload and improve continuity. S4 said she was…

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