The City Secretary is an officer of the City, appointed by the Mayor and City Council. The position of City Secretary is a statutory position required by State Law and the City Charter. In addition to the statutory duties of the position, the City Secretary oversees the functions of the City Secretary’s Office, records management program, and vital statistics operations.

Services
The services provided by the City Secretary's Office include:

• Administering birth and death certificates
• Administering and issuing permits and licenses for various operations within the City of North Richland Hills
• Conducting municipal Elections
• Coordinating the codification of City ordinances
• Maintaining Boards and Commissions applications and coordinating the appointment process
• Managing the City corporate seal and attesting to the authorized City officials signature on all official documents
• Preparing and disseminating council meeting agendas and packets
• Providing citizens with public information and implementing requests for public information
• Providing staff support to the Mayor and City Council