Services provided by the City Clerk's Office:

• registers voters
• maintains official city records
• prepares City Council agenda, minutes and official documents
• maintains meeting minutes for all City boards and commissions
• administers oaths of office
• receives nominating petitions for verification for Mayor and City Council offices
• accepts and processes applications for City boards and commissions
• administers elections
• accepts passport applications  For more information click here
• issues licenses for various special events and temporary signs
• custodian of municipal seal and executes official documents
• processes birth and death certificates, forwards them to the state for recording and prepares reports for the county and state
• provides records and documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act
• maintains lists for local organizations and homeowners groups
• sells street, precinct maps and voter labels
• copy's and distributes ordinances
• processes applications for liquor license, temporary signs and sign arbitration cases
• conducts the hiring and promotional process for Police and Fire Departments under the direction of the Act 78 Civil Service Commission and General employees
• maintains postings for City job opportunities
• reviews and forwards City documents for recording
• processes the City's incoming and outgoing mail
• prepares new St. Clair Shores resident packets
• schedules city hall meeting rooms for various groups & committees

Mary A. Kotowski is the St. Clair Shores City Clerk.
The City Clerk's Office can be reached at (586) 445-5200, extension 303.