[With hundreds of photos of city officials, I cannot find one of Laddie. Will try to fix that.]
Though always addressed as Madame Clerk, Plainfielders universally refer to their Municipal Clerk as 'Laddie' when speaking of her to others.
With (if I have it right) thirty-nine years of service to the community (she began with the school district), Laddie has become an institution, a repository of the communal memory, and what the French call une dame formidable when maligned.
Laddie has managed the discharge of the Clerk's multitude of responsibilities (here is just a short list) --
At last night's meeting, each Councilor thanked her for her years of service and noted personal anecdotes about their relationships.
At the end, Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs crossed the Council chambers to the Clerk's desk and gave Laddie a big hug and a smooch.
Laddie, thank you for all you have done, and know that we shall miss you.
Thank God, you'll only be a phone call away in case anyone gets stuck!
With (if I have it right) thirty-nine years of service to the community (she began with the school district), Laddie has become an institution, a repository of the communal memory, and what the French call une dame formidable when maligned.
Laddie has managed the discharge of the Clerk's multitude of responsibilities (here is just a short list) --
with aplomb as these have grown more demanding over the years.
- Secretary to the Governing Body
- Secretary of the Municipal Corporation and keeper of the Seal
- Presides at annual reorganization of the Council until a new President is sworn in
- Custodian of all records of the corporation
- Chief administrative officer of all elections held in the municipality
- Oversees licenses and permits (liquor, taxi, events, etc.)
- Serves as Ward Commissioner after every decennial Census to re-apportion Wards
At last night's meeting, each Councilor thanked her for her years of service and noted personal anecdotes about their relationships.
At the end, Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs crossed the Council chambers to the Clerk's desk and gave Laddie a big hug and a smooch.
Laddie, thank you for all you have done, and know that we shall miss you.
Thank God, you'll only be a phone call away in case anyone gets stuck!
-- Dan Damon [follow]
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I had hoped that Laddie would be the City Clerk in January, when I am scheduled to be affirmed as the new councilwoman. Perhaps I can entice her to make an appearance!
Rebecca ("Becky" to Laddie!)
Hey, I heard Dave Brown resigned! I wonder why he felt he had to jump ship so soon!
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