Monica Mendoza

City Clerk @City of Golden

Golden, CO, US

An accomplished public manager with expertise in elections, government administration/operations/relations, records, licensing, legislation, and customer service. Proven capacity for building successful, empowered, and productive teams resulting in improved administrative structure and heightened public service.Serves the City Council by scheduling agenda items for Council meetings, preparing and tracking municipal legislation, attending Council meetings, taking minutes, and preparing legal publications. Performing pertinent research regarding Council actions or interests• Under terms of the City Code and the City Charter, serves as City’s Designated Election Official including: Preparing ballot questions, candidate packets, verifying nomination petitions and financial reports submitted by candidates; Conducting special elections; Verifying logic and accuracy of election equipment; Canvassing votes and preparing abstracts of vote totals• Acts as custodian of official record for the City with responsibilities including: Maintaining official records for the City of Golden; Managing the official retention and destruction schedule with State; Serving as the point of contact for all Colorado Open Records requests; Maintaining permanent City records.• Provides the public with information and assistance on city matters including: licensing, boards and commissions, elections, records and other matters.• Directs, supervises and determines work priorities for the City Clerk’s Office, including: Overseeing electronic active file management and archival standards and guidelines; Preparing and submitting an annual budget request for the City Clerk’s Office; Recruitment of citizen candidates for Boards and Commissions selections by City Council; Ensuring compliance of open meetings requirements.

University of Colorado Boulder

Certified Municipal Clerk, School of Public Affairs and IIMC

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Bachelor of Arts, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs