{"id":57255,"date":"2023-02-10T10:12:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.santa-ana.org\/?p=57255"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T22:47:21","slug":"santa-ana-city-council-appoints-new-city-clerk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.santa-ana.org\/santa-ana-city-council-appoints-new-city-clerk\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Ana City Council appoints new City Clerk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jennifer L. Hall will serve in one of three positions appointed by the Council.<\/em><\/p>\n

SANTA ANA, Calif. \u2013 The Santa Ana City Council has appointed a new City Clerk who will serve as the official record-keeper and elections official for the City of Santa Ana.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the City Council unanimously authorized an agreement with Jennifer L. Hall to serve in the position beginning on Feb. 27. Under the City Charter, the City Clerk position is one of three directly appointed by the City Council, along with City Manager and City Attorney. Ms. Hall has served the City of Anaheim as Assistant City Clerk since September 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe position of City Clerk is essential to a functional and transparent municipal government,\u201d Mayor Valerie Amezcua said. \u201cOn behalf of the entire City Council, I\u2019m grateful to have someone of Ms. Hall\u2019s caliber and experience join the City of Santa Ana. I\u2019m certain that the level of service she will provide will greatly benefit our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her role, Ms. Hall will be responsible for the care of official records and documents, including meeting agendas and minutes, resolutions, and ordinances; providing and maintaining legal and historical records and information; conducting municipal elections; overseeing the City Council redistricting process; coordinating the boards, commissions, and committees\u2019 recruitment process; administering the records retention and destruction policy; receiving official filings from elected and appointed officials and political campaigns; and ensuring compliance with the Brown Act and Political Reform Act in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. She will be assisted by support staff in the City Clerk\u2019s Office located at Santa Ana City Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored and excited for this opportunity to serve the City of Santa Ana,\u201d Ms. Hall said. \u201cI look forward to connecting residents to their City government through transparency measures, access to records, participation in public meetings, and the democratic process of elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Hall has over 14 years of municipal government experience in the areas of records management, council support and elections. Prior to serving as Assistant City Clerk for the City of Anaheim, she held the positions of records and information manager in that city\u2019s Office of the City Clerk and management assistant in the Public Utilities Department.<\/p>\n

Before joining municipal government, Ms. Hall worked as a collections manager for the National Park Service, helping to preserve the history of the United States through its built environment, such as historic bridges and structures. She also served in the position of presidential detail\/gift analyst at the White House in the Executive Office of the President, where her work included receiving and cataloguing gifts received by the First Family and processing requests for presidential messages.<\/p>\n

Ms. Hall received her bachelor\u2019s degree in history with a minor in Spanish from UC Irvine and her master\u2019s in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

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About Santa Ana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Santa Ana is downtown for the world famous Orange County, California. It is the County Seat, the second-most populous city in Orange County, and home to a vibrant evening scene and arts community. Over 1,400 City employees work hard every day to deliver efficient public services in partnership with our community to ensure public safety, a prosperous economic environment, opportunities for our youth, and a high quality of life for residents. Learn more at www.santa-ana.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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