City Clerk

Teri McMaster
City Clerk
155 Corey Ave.
St. Pete Beach, Fl 33706
727.363.9220
t.mcmaster@stpetebeach.org

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The City Clerk's office provides a variety of services for the City Commission, city staff and, most importantly, our citizens. Our office has a staff of four full-time employees and one half-time employee, plus the able and valuable assistance of several citizen volunteers. The office acts as the liaison between the City Commission and the people who need to communicate with the elected officials of the City of St. Pete Beach. Our general responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the public records of the City Clerk, the City Commission and the various appointed boards and committees that serve the Commission
  
• Serving as the Supervisor of Elections for Municipal Elections
  
• Collecting and maintaining a library of historical documents, some dating as far back as 1918, most of which are cataloged and bound by subject, providing a wealth of valuable research material
  
• Assuring that all public notices of meetings and public hearings, bulletins and announcements are distributed and available for easy access by citizens, including posting them on the internet, on city bulletin boards and on our local government cable channel municipal bulletin board (Channel 15 is available within the the City of St. Pete Beach only)
  
• Preparing, monitoring and maintaining the City Commission and City Clerk budgets

Now with the advances in the technology of electronic records management,we are taking steps to place our long term retention documents into optical imaging format. Currently, we have transferred over 40,000 pages of records. The goal of this program is to facilitate electronic access to City Records. Our offices are on the first floor of City Hall, located at 155 Corey Avenue, St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706. You may telephone us at 727.363.9220.

Structure:
The Clerk's Office is responsible for the keeping of all ordinances, resolutions, minutes and the St. Pete Beach City Code. The office publishes public notices, ordinances and minutes as required by law. The City Clerk's Office assists both staff and the general public in researching information. City Clerk Teri McMaster attends all City Commission meetings, recording the official minutes of the Commission meetings. Deputy City Clerk Pam Prell and Recording Secretary Donna Draper attend all other Board and Committe meetings, operating the cameras and recording the official minutes.

Office Staff:
Teri McMaster, City Clerk-727.363.9220 email
Pam Prell, Deputy City Clerk-727.363.9221 email
Char Hardy, Secretary-77.367.2735 email
Jacqui Mariner, Receptionist-727.367.2735 email

Responsibilities:
City Clerk- Oversees the preparation and maintenance of minutes, official records, legal documents, books, etc; maintains custody of the city seal; carries out local election responsibilities

Deputy City Clerk- Assists the City Clerk with the preparation, maintenance, and retrieval of official records and files; assists the public; provides clerical support to the City Clerk