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The Clerk acts as legislative administrator for the Mayor and City Council and is the custodian of all legislative and administrative records of the public body. Duties include: a) coordinating, preparing and distributing Mayor and Council meeting agendas; b) live streaming meetings; c) recording and producing meeting minutes; d) indexing and logging ordinances and resolutions; e) insuring the actions of the Mayor and Council are legally advertised; f) overseeing codification of the City Code; g) managing document and record retention schedules; h) administering beach equipment, photo and vehicle vending franchises; i) administering the Boardwalk performer space allocation and rotation policy; j) dissemination of information to the public as outlined in the Maryland Public Information Act; and k) custodian of the city seal.
In conjunction with the Board of Supervisors of Election, the Clerk conducts the municipal elections, including certificates of candidacy, campaign expenditure reports, legal notices, printing of ballot, absentee ballots, and preparing poll books.
The Clerk’s office also issues Senior Citizen Bus Passes and employee ID’s, application for Ocean City license plates, and is a passport acceptance agency.