Assistant City Clerk

The City of Antioch is seeking a detail-oriented, highly organized, and service-driven professional to join the City Clerk’s Office as Assistant City Clerk. This position plays a vital role in supporting the City Council, City Clerk, boards and commissions, and the public through the administration of municipal meetings, official records, elections coordination, regulatory filings, public notices, and records management. The ideal candidate demonstrates sound judgment, strong communication skills, a commitment to transparency and public service, and the ability to manage sensitive matters and competing deadlines with accuracy and professionalism.

This is a municipal City Clerk’s Office position serving the City of Antioch, not a County Clerk or County Clerk-Recorder position. The role focuses on city government operations, including City Council proceedings, municipal records, local boards and commissions, and coordination of city-related election processes in accordance with applicable California law.

Under direction, performs a full range of professional, supervisory, and administrative work in support of the daily operations and administration of the City Clerk’s Office. Maintains official City records and performs records management functions. Oversees the preparation of City Council meeting agendas and packets. Organizes City elections and coordinates elections with the County; and provides information to the public, City staff, and City officials related to the function, policies, and procedures of the City Clerk’s Office.

The Assistant City Clerk is an advanced and specialized level classification. This class specification assists the City Clerk in the day-to-day functions and management of the department; and performs other related work. The Assistant City Clerk is distinguished from the Deputy City Clerk by the performance of the full range of duties including technical and functional guidance of assigned staff. Distinctions from the Deputy City Clerk role include supervising, overseeing, and training subordinate staff.

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.