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City of Green Cove Springs searches for new clerk

By Nick Blank
Posted 12/19/18

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – City clerks wear a lot of hats. They need to know how to build and maintain relationships, they review city contracts and they possess an in-depth knowledge of a city and …

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City of Green Cove Springs searches for new clerk


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GREEN COVE SPRINGS – City clerks wear a lot of hats. They need to know how to build and maintain relationships, they review city contracts and they possess an in-depth knowledge of a city and how it functions in public and private. And they deal with mountains of paperwork.

Following the retirement of City Clerk Julie Clevinger, the search is on for a new city clerk in Green Cove Springs. Human Resources Director Mary Jane Lundy said advertisements were posted last week, and the city has received a substantial number of applications.

The city clerk position is under the direction of the city manager and offers a salary range of $56,828.48 to $90,646.58.

Lundy said staff would screen applicants and recommend candidates to the council, preferably at the Jan. 8 council meeting. Council members appoint the city clerk, according to the charter.

Clevinger started with city in 2000, and retired Nov. 14. She began as city clerk in January 2015. Executive Assistant Kimberly Morgan has been Interim City Clerk since July.

“She did a great job and served the city in different capacities for many years,” Lundy added.

Council member Mitch Timberlake said the city would do well to find somebody with the skills and abilities of Clevinger, who knew the city inside and out.

But fresh ideas and a fresh perspective also go hand in hand with institutional knowledge when it came to a successful city clerk, he said.

“It’s a very even-keeled job. It requires somebody to put in the work and be the face of the city,” Timberlake said. “We are as a city fortunate to have the number of employees that we have with long tenures here. They know it because they grow with it and it’s been a part of their life.”

The city clerk has important functions behind the scenes, Council Member Steven Kelley said. He called the position vital and said the clerk had to be detailed, thorough and organized. He said Clevinger was helpful to him when he first came on board at the city.

“They do have one of the most important positions in the city in regard to keeping and maintaining all the important minutes, files and documents and forwarding everything all time, making sure the council is accountable at all time,” Kelley said. “There’s so much that goes on that we never see.”