NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The Newport News City Council has named a new city clerk, Dr. Xavier Clark, after longtime clerk, Mabel Washington, retired last year. He plans to begin work with the council on May 5.
Dr. Clark will be the senior executive support official for the city council, reporting directly to the council and leading the strategic, operational and administrative functions of the clerk’s office.
He will manage the city council meetings, agendas, records and legislative processes and ensure compliance with laws. He will also be the city’s official records manager, certifying public records, overseeing records retention and coordinating responses to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, according to Kimberly Bracy, spokesperson for Newport News…