City Clerk
The City Clerk's Office acts as the official historical record keeper for the City of Dalton. Bernadette Chattam was appointed as Dalton's City Clerk in January 2005 after working in the department for nearly 18 years.
As City Clerk, Ms. Chattam oversees and maintains all official documents and minutes dating from 1884 to the present day. Currently, the City Clerk Office employs three (3) full-time staff.
In addition, the City Clerk's Office executes:
- Election duties:
- All campaign contributions for City elected officials including school board officials
- Qualifies candidates for elections, Including school board officials.
- Serves as the City's "Qualifying Officer" as designated by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, coordinating specific aspects of the City's general and special elections and interfacing closely with the Whitfield County Elections Department.
- Issues all "cemetery affidavits" for interment and oversees all issues pertaining to the West Hill Cemetery.
- Process all City annexations
For any Permits or Licensing inquiries, please e-mail permits.cc@daltonga.gov .
