Clerk of Council

The role of Clerk of Council is to assist the municipality with administrative roles and support the Mayor, City Council, City Administrator and residents of the City of Hanahan. The ideal candidate will have excellent time management and organizational skills.

• Documenting and facilitating city council meetings. The Clerk will help run city council meetings, prepare and distribute packets and agendas, take minutes, and publicize all required information.
• Document and publish ordinances and resolutions. The Clerk will help ensure that the creation of an ordinance or resolution follows legal procedures, distributes documents for amendment, and publishes them for public inspection. The clerk will submit appropriate documents to Municode.
• Public records management and FOIA liaison. The Clerk maintains public records and handles open records or FOIA requests, ensuring all legal requirements are met.
• Records retention management. The Clerk organizes, maintains, archives, and deletes records according to SC law and the city’s retention schedule.
• First point of contact in Administrative Offices. The Clerk greets visitors and answers the operator line for the city.
• Financial administration. The Clerk works alongside city financial staff for any additional duties as assigned.
• Events. The Clerk helps with citywide events.
• Annexations. The Clerk may hold responsibility for filing, reporting, and maintaining annexation documents.
• Assist the Mayor and City Council. The Clerk facilitates planning, administrative, and logistical needs of City Council.
• Assist the City Administrator. The Clerk helps with administrative and planning duties, along with other duties as assigned by the City Administrator.
• Assist the Assistant to the City Administrator. The Clerk helps with administrative and social media coordination and publication duties, along with other duties as assigned by the Assistant to City Administrator.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Ideal candidate has a High School Diploma or GED and two (2) years progressive experience in administrative support. An associate’s degree is preferred.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to plan, organize, and support the activity of others.
• Ability to deal effectively with the public.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the city.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple projects and deadline sacán.
• Experience with MS Office and data programs and proven proficiency in social media platforms.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to collect, organize, and analyze data with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with accessible company information.
• Ability to use MS Office suite of products.
• Skilled in written and oral communication.

Starting salary range: $41,046.08 - económicos 53,086.03. The City of Hanahan offers a competitive benefit package including health insurance and participation in the State Retirement plan (PEBA).

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case‑by‑case basis. The City of Hanahan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the city to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodation.

The above information has been designed to represent the general nature and level of work performed. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this position.

To Apply:

Submit your Resume and City Employment Application by email to Human Resources.

City of Hanahan – Attn:
Human Resources

1255 Yeamans Hall Road

Hanahan, SC 29410

The City of Hanahan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.