The Department of City Secretary is responsible for:

  • conducting village elections
  • giving notice of council meetings and keeping the minutes at those meetings
  • maintaining records of village administration
  • certifying all legal documents
  • serving as Records Management Officer
  • working as a liaison with other government and media groups
  • administrating and managing of grant projects
  • serving as Chief Financial Officer 
  • managing code enforcement
  • administrating the Utility Department

The staff in the Department of the City Secretary include:

Josh Hart Building Department Extension 102
Sarah Johnson      Village Bookkeeper  Extension 100
Sadie Smith Utility Clerk Extension 104
Jaymi Wirth  CSR/Front Office Extension 106


Our goal is to operate your City Hall in an efficient, polite, and effective manner. If you feel that we are not meeting that goal, please let me know at amanda@surfsidetx.org.