City Secretary 

Overview

The City Secretary’s Office maintains all business and legal records, including City Council and board actions. 

City Secretary

  • Agendas, Packets, and Minutes Creation
  • Board and Commission Coordination
  • Elections Administration
  • Fulfillment of Requests for Public Information
  • Records Management Officer (RMO)
  • Event Planning and Publicity

Municipal clerks office achievement of excellence award

The City of Kennedale's City Secretary's Office received the Texas Municipal Clerk's Office Achievement of Excellence Award in 2025.  

The program recognizes the statutory requirements and demands for the effective management of resources for proper governance by the municipal clerk's office. The award itself recognizes municipal clerk offices throughout the state for compliance with federal, state, and local statutes that govern standards necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the office. A municipal clerk's office must have met and demonstrated nine of the following 12 standards to be eligible to receive the award.

TMCA Seal

  • Records Management

  • Professional Development/Certifications

  • Government Transparency

  • Elections

  • Awards/Recognition

  • Public Information Act

  • Open Meetings Act

  • Boards/Commissions

  • Municipal Clerk Office Policies/Procedures

  • Other Areas of Responsibility

  • Innovation/Stream Line Projects

  • Departmental Training

  1. When is the next municipal election?
  2. What are the qualifications for City Council?
  3. How long are Councilmembers' terms of office?
  4. What are the time commitments of being a Councilmember?
  5. What are the duties and powers of a Councilmember?
  6. What are the duties and powers of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem?
  7. What is the official Oath of Office?
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