The City Clerk’s office is responsible for multiple functions that are conveniently located in the Business Office of City Hall to provide the citizens of Duluth and others an effective, efficient experience while interacting with the staff and elected officials of the local government. Some of the responsibilities of the Clerk’s office are:

• Finance and accounting
• Personnel
• Licensing
• Revenue collections
• Information Technology
• Records management
• Administrative support for the mayor and city council members
• Administration and oversight of municipal elections

Mission Statement

Our objective is to exceed the customer’s expectations with every interaction. We will achieve this by providing quality service given by trained employees, who are empowered to see themselves as personally responsible for the people they serve. 

Goals & Objectives

1. To build a supportive team to work with the public and one another.
2. To continue to educate and train staff to achieve excellence in governmental affairs, professionalism, and increase productivity.
3. To control and reduce operating costs, ensure regulatory compliance, provide accountability, and help protect the City’s resources.
4. To engage citizens in governance and provide full transparency in all aspects of policy and legislation.

Personnel:

Deputy City Clerk: Kristin McGregor

Human Resources Manager: Ed Johnson

Payroll and Benefits Specialist: Jocelyn McGiboney

Finance Manager: Ken Sakmar

Accounting Officer: Beth Reeves

Sr. Accounting Technician: Kim Deaton

Accounting/HR Technician: Melissa Reeves

Accounting Financial Assistant: Sarah Yamada

Occupational Tax Officer: Nancy Samuel

Property Tax Officer: Crystal Huntzinger  

Alcohol & Excise Tax Officer: Leslie Ward


Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Powell-Diallo

IT Manager: Jeff Pruett

Deputy IT Manger: Steve Beauregard


IT Technician: William Johnson

Administrative Records Manager: June Yarbrough


Special Projects Coordinator: Danielle Ruedt

Custodian: Kent Graham 

 City of Duluth Code of Ethics