Jeannette Kelley recognized during City Clerks’ Week
Jeannette Kelley recognized during City Clerks’ Week
By: Catherine Smirnoff
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Posted by editor Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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0 responses 0 comments The Tehachapi City Council recently proclaimed May 1 through May 7 as City Clerks’ Week, recognizing the dedication and accomplishments of City Clerk Jeannette Kelley.
The office of city clerk is an elected position and Kelley has held that title since 1996. She is also the appointed assistant to city Manager, Jason Caudle.
Originally hired in 1992 as an office assistant, she was promoted to deputy clerk in 1994. Of the 10,000 members of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, she is one of only 402 members that hold the official designation as Master Municipal Clerks, completing many hours of seminars and conferences to achieve this recognition.
Kelley attends all city council meetings, certifies public elections and maintains all records for the city. She is also the liaison between the city council and the public.
The city of Tehachapi is responsible for 7,000 residents within the city and Kelley credits much of the smooth running of the daily operation to her staff; Kathie Mikulovsky, Debbie Brown and Julie Drimakis.
They greet the public and answer the phones, assisting or directing questions to the proper city departments.
Kelley’s family has lived in Tehachapi since 1918 and her grandfather, Joe Haubrich, was the town’s first pharmacist. She graduated from Tehachapi High School in 1977, leaving for a short period but returning with her husband Mike to raise their three children in Tehachapi. Her oldest daughter lives in Tehachapi with two children, middle son is a graduate of West Point and just returned from duty in Iraq. Kelley’s youngest daughter will be a senior at Tehachapi High School in the fall.
A goal that Kelley has worked for since becoming city clerk has been putting all public records on the Tehachapi web site. “I am very excited; this is a wonderful tool for the public to gain immediate access to all public records.”
City records go back to 1909 with a handwritten record of the first city council meeting for the “Town of Tehachapi.” Public documents can be accessed by going to the city website at www.TehachapiCityHall.com, clicking on ‘City Clerk’ and then going to ‘City Records.
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