The City Clerk is required to attend all meetings of the City Council and to keep a full account of its proceedings. In addition to the record of ordinances and other records as required by State Statute, the Clerk also maintains a record of licenses and permits issued by the office. The Clerk is also the custodian of the city seal and shall affix its impression on all documents whenever this is required.

Jenny Hayden, City Clerk

The Clerk is responsible for posting the weekly City Council agenda. This agenda is posted by noon on the Friday before the next regularly schedule meeting, which is every Monday at 7:30 p.m. Deadline for submitting material to the City Clerk's Office for the City Council agenda, including written permission to address the City Council, is 11 :00 a.m. on Friday. This is a requirement of the Open Meetings Act.

Meeting minutes are available after the City Council has approved their contents. You may view the approved Minutes which have been published on this site by corresponding date. These are available for 60 days.

The Clerk's office also maintains an up to date copy of the Quincy Municipal Code, which is also located on the city's web site.

The City Clerk is also the Ex-Officio Town Clerk and co-signs all Quincy Township checks, payroll and bills.

Some of the licenses issued from the City Clerk's Office are:

Second Hand Stores, Trailer Parks, Auctioneer, Auction House, Live Entertainment, Bowling Lanes, Pool Tables, Junk Yard, Sign Contractor, Peddler, Taxicab/Limousine, Taxicab Driver, Trapshooting, Solicitor, Carnival, Circus, Going Out of Business (As required by State Law), Handbill (Passing), House Moving, Raffle, Sound Car, Firework Display, Coin Operated Amusement Device, Liquor Licenses.

The office also issues sport hunting and fishing licenses along with commercial fishing tags for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.