As a service-oriented division of the City of Duarte, the City Clerk’s Office serves as a liaison between the community and its local government. The office promotes open government and transparency, ensures that legislative actions are in compliance with all federal, state and local statutes and regulations and that all actions are properly executed, recorded, and archived. The City Clerk is the local official for elections, the Public Records Act, the Political Reform Act, the Brown Act (open meeting laws), and also serves as the Secretary to the City Manager.

The City Clerk is the custodian of many public records of the City, including ordinances, resolutions, agendas, minutes, agreements, election-related documents, campaign disclosure filings, statements of economic interest, and many others.