Clerks & Recorders

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From 1903 to 1944 the Office of the Town Recorder was an elected position and was charged with many of the responsibilities of today's City Manager and Municipal Court Judge, serving as the Justice of the Peace.  In 1944 the City Charter was revised and established the Council-Manager form of government and made the Recorder an appointed position. In 1957, Recorder Nell Martin retired and was appointed to the newly created position of Treasurer-Recorder, acting as the part-time Clerk of the City Council. 

For most of the next three decades the positions of Recorder and Clerk were separate although the positions were reunited under Dorothy Wilson Farrell and Laurie Perkin from 1974-1984.  In the late 1980's the Finance Director also served as City Recorder.  Since 1991 the positions of Recorder and Clerk have once again been reunited under the Office of the City Recorder.

All open regular and special meetings and work sessions shall be... recorded and shall be made available to the public within a reasonable time after the meeting in the office of the City Recorder. (Ord. 1988 § 4, 2008; Ord. 1812 § 4, 1996: Ord. 1480 § 3(G), 1981)

...all ordinances and resolutions shall be attested to by the City Recorder. (Ord. 1988 § 1, 2008; Ord. 1480 § 2(C), 1981)

The City Recorder is designated the local elections officer for the purpose of carrying out the election function under State law. (Ord. 1463 § 1, 1980)

The Recorders and Clerks of the Town and City of Milwaukie Since Incorporation

  TOWN & CITY RECORDERS    
1. Town Recorder Frederick H. Lechler 1903 Elected
2. Town Recorder Jesse A. Keck 1903-1905 Appointed
3. Town Recorder Frederick H. Lechler 1905 Appointed
4. Town Recorder N. A. Cooper 1905-1906 Elected
5. Town Recorder Fred Lehman 1906-1908 Elected
6. Town Recorder Arthur H. Dowling 1909-1910 Elected
7. Town Recorder Jesse A. Keck 1910-1911 Appointed
8. Town Recorder W. A. Hanson 1911 Appointed
9. Town Recorder A. L. Bolstad 1911-1912 Appointed
10. Town Recorder Robert Goetz 1912 Acting
11. Town Recorder David P. Mathews 1912-1934 Elected
12. Town Recorder William Adams 1934-1940 Elected
13. Town Recorder &
City Recorder
Ellen J. "Nell" Martin 1941-1956 Elected &
Appointed
14. City Recorder Jean S. Dillery 1957 Appointed
15. City Recorder R. E. Osborne 1957-1968 Appointed
16. City Recorder Paul F. Helton 1969-1970 Appointed
17. City Recorder Ruth E. Friesen 1970-1974 Appointed
18. City Recorder Dorothy E. Farrell 1974-1980 Appointed
19. City Recorder Laurie Perkin 1981-1984 Appointed
20. City Recorder Margaret A. Post 1985-1986 Appointed
21. City Recorder &
Finance Director
Roy Freemantle 1986 Acting
22. City Recorder &
Finance Director
Jerri L. Widner 1986-1991 Appointed
23. City Recorder Pat DuVal 1991-2016 Appointed
24. City Recorder Scott S. Stauffer 2016-present Appointed
         
  CLERKS of the CITY COUNCIL    
1. Treasurer-Recorder Ellen J. "Nell" Martin 1957-1966 Appointed
2. Clerk Barbara J. Watson 1966-1968 Appointed
3. Clerk Dorothy E. Farrell 1968-1974 Appointed
Duties of the Clerk combined with City Recorder
4. Clerk Joy Brookhouse 1985-1986 Appointed
5. Clerk Pat DuVal 1986-1991 Appointed
Duties of the Clerk combined with City Recorder

For more information visit the Office of the City Recorder's page.

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