City Clerk
The City Clerk is the person responsible for legislative operations of the City and is accountable to the City of Commerce, Mayor, Council, City Manager, and its citizens.
The City Clerk has signature authority, which is required on all ordinances and resolutions and other official documents of the City. The City Clerk's Office is a City-wide information and document resource center. Every municipality has a City Clerk or someone who functions as one.
The City Clerk is a member of two professional organizations. The International Institute of Municipal Clerks comprised of 10,000 members and Georgia Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association with 500 members. Both missions of these organizations is to prepare its membership to meet the changes of the diverse rolls of the Municipal Clerk by providing services, promote integrity and excellence through education and professional development and to strengthen and support its membership, and to enhance its image.
Additional responsibilities of the City Clerk include the following:
- Agreements and Contracts
- Boards and Commissions
- City Council Agendas and Minutes
- Elections
- Legal Service
- Open Records/Open Meetings
- Ordinances and Resolutions
- Records Custodian/Records Management Officer
- Grey Hill Cemetery/Piney Grove Cemetery records, and sell of cemetery lots
- Contact person for Mayor and Council
The current City Clerk, Sandra Haggard was appointed by City Council in June 2012. Mrs. Haggard has her Master Clerk Certification from the University of Georgia.
Beginning September 1, 2024, public comment will be held during Commerce City Council Work Session meetings which are typically held the first Monday of every month. Individuals wishing to address the City Council shall make a request to the City Clerk no later than 4pm on the Thursday preceding the Work Session meeting. For more information, please email shaggard@commercega.gov or call 706-336-3288. Individuals will have 5 minutes to address city council at the beginning of the meeting.
If you wish to file an Open Records Request click here, complete a Business License Application click here or apply for Alcohol Sales Application click here.
Please ensure forms are filled out completely and returned to the City Clerk using the contact information provided below.
Contact the City Clerk