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The City Clerk is elected every four years by city residents at
the same time as the Mayor and Common
Council. The main responsibilities of the Clerk, appointed Chief
Deputy and Deputy are maintaining official City Records such as
the Common Council Agendas, Minutes, Ordinances and Resolutions.
The Clerk also is the keeper of the City Seal, maintains the Municipal
Code and is Clerk of the Ordinance Violations Bureau. In addition,
the Clerk certifies City documents, officiates at weddings and is
an official Voters Registration Branch.
The City Clerk works closely with the Common Council and Council
Attorney to provide information to citizens regarding the laws of
the city.
City Clerk Deborah S. (Ladyga) Block, CMC has been Mishawaka Clerk
since 1992. She served as Chief Deputy City Clerk from 1979 to 1986.
Clerk Block is very active in community activities and organizations
and is currently President of the Indiana League of Municipal Clerks
and Treasurers (ILMCT). She is Mishawaka's first Indiana Accredited
Municipal Clerk (IAMC), as well as Mishawaka's first Certified Municipal
Clerk (CMC), receiving that status through Ball State University
and the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Clerk Block
is married to Mishawaka firefighter Don Block.
Staff:
Mary Ellen Hazen, Chief Deputy Clerk
Linda Dotson, Deputy Clerk
Phone: 574-258-1616
Fax: 574-258-1728
Boards & Commissions
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