Town Clerk

Town Clerk, Susan A. Owens, CMC, FCRM
Phone: (954) 343-7444
Fax : (954) 434-1490
Email: sowens@swranches.org
Address:
6589 SW 160 Avenue
Southwest Ranches, FL 33331

The position of the municipal clerk is an important an exacting position in municipal government. Under both state law and local ordinances, the municipal clerk is entrusted with numerous and diverse duties. Some of the many responsibilites that fall under the mantle of the Town Clerk of the Town of Southwest Ranches are:

  • Supervises reception/front office management policy
  • Directs inquiries, correspondence, and complaints to the applicable department
  • Records the offical minutes of Town Council meetings
  • Handles municipal correspondence, both incoming and outgoing
  • Prepares the Town Council meeting agendas
  • Uploads the Town Council agendas to the Town's website for public review prior to the meeting
  • Processes, records, files and advertises ordinaces, resolutions and notices
  • Processes, records, files and and advertises bids for municipal projects
  • Advertises, records, and files the municipal budget
  • Prepares and maintains custody of all official Town records and files
  • Prepares and maintains the record index system, oversees records management, retention and destruction in accordance with state regulations
  • Responsible for filling Public Records Requests
  • Maintains custody of the official Town Seal
  • Attests offical documents and contracts
  • Provider of notary public services to the Town
  • Serves as the Town Qualifying Officer for candidates running for election
  • Serves as the Town's liaision with the Supervisor of Elections office
  • Maintains and updates the Town's website

Susan was born and raised in southwest Broward County, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2004, and is currently working on her Masters in Public Administration. She has attained the prestigous Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Broward County Municipal Clerks Association, and on several committees with the Florida Association of Municipal Clerks. In addition to this, she is also a member of the Florida Records Management Association and the South Florida Government Finance Officers and City Clerks Association.


Please be advised that under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone at (954)434-0008, or in writing at 6589 SW 160 AVE, Southwest Ranches, FL 33331.

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