Town Clerk / Chief Executive

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Town Clerk / Chief Executive

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Town Clerk / Chief Executive; 1970s-present

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1970s-present

      History

      In the late twentieth century the town clerk became known as the "Town clerk and chief executive" and then just "chief executive".
      Developed from medieval office of town clerk into modern chief executive role as formal head of the hierarchical administration.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      Head of the council's administration and is responsibile for the delivery of all council services. As chief officer, they report directly to the elected council.

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      General context

      In the late twentieth century the town clerk became known as the "Town clerk and chief executive" and then just "chief executive".

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Common Clerk / Town Clerk (1317-1970s)

      Identifier of related entity

      GB0192-50

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Common Clerk / Town Clerk is the predecessor of Town Clerk / Chief Executive

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      GB0192-51

      Institution identifier

      GB0192

      Rules and/or conventions used

      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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