Town Clerk

The Town Clerk is the public’s liaison with the Town Council and the primary source for public information in the Town of Moraga.

Responsibilities

The Town Clerk’s office is responsible for a number of legislative and administrative functions such as:

Certifying and distributing ordinances and resolutions as appropriate and legally required
Conducting follow-up activities related to the agenda process such as processing agreements and recording official documents
Coordinating the Town Records Management Program to ensure that public records are maintained in accordance with legal requirements
Indexing and filing of actions taken by the Town Council
Maintaining and updating the Municipal Code on a continuing basis
Maintaining Town of Moraga’s Catalog of Enterprise Systems
Maintaining a wide variety of vital permanent Town records
Managing and conducting elections for the purpose of electing Town Council members at the appropriate times
Managing the retention and retrieval of official records and the maintenance of the Legislative History to ensure accessibility and continuity
Preparing and posting of agendas, managing Council packet production and distribution
Processing required legal notices for Town Council meetings, including public hearings, so that all interested parties have an opportunity to participate
Recording of all proceedings of Town Council meetings
Responding to requests for public record information; see the Public Records Act Requests page
Serving as the filing officer for Fair Political Practices regulations
Submitting measures to the electorate

The Town Clerk also publishes the About Town Newsletter. You can either read this correspondence online or subscribe to receive it via email.