City Clerk Division

The City Clerk's Office staff includes City Clerk Karlene Abelseth, Deputy Clerk Charlene Penfold, and Administrative Specialist Tori Jewell. The City Clerk prepares & controls the budget, manages personnel, & plans for the Clerk's Division, which consists of Judicial and Central Services.

The Clerk's Office records the proceedings of the City Council & maintains custody of all minutes, ordinances, & resolutions of the governing body. The Clerk maintains the Records Retention Program of the City of Gillette & scans these documents for public access.

The City Clerk's Office licenses, pawn shops & liquor licenses. This office also issues permits for carnivals, parades, street closures, malt beverage/catering, structure moving, taxies for hire, itinerant merchants, & nomination of Clerk as agent to acknowledge.

The City Clerk authorizes & renews the senior citizen/disability utility rate & organizes the annual city auction & city-wide picnic. Election information is available & residents may register to vote in the Clerk's Office, except 30 days prior to the Primary Election, when residents may still register at the County Clerk's Office.

The City Clerk is also responsible for miscellaneous accounts receivable & cash receipts for the City of Gillette.

Look up your City voting ward (57kb pdf) using the City Online Map.