Richmond City Council Appoints its New Clerk

Richmond City Council, during its scheduled Formal Meeting last night, appointed Ms. Candice Reid as its new Clerk to head the Richmond City Council Office of the City Clerk. Her service begins today.

In that position, Ms. Reid will serve as the Clerk of Richmond City Council which is responsible for keeping the journal of its proceedings and filing and maintaining the original draft of all its ordinances.

Additional duties of the Clerk include providing administrative support to Richmond City Council, providing oversight of the Clerk staff, and serving as custodian of the corporate seal of the City of Richmond.

Ms. Reid earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Virginia Commonwealth University and has nearly a decade of state and local government experience.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Reid had been serving as the Interim Clerk since October, and served as Deputy Clerk since February 2014. She also previously served as the Director of the Virginia Office of the Governor Office of Restoration of Rights from 2012 to 2014, and as its Assistant Director from 2009 to 2012.

Richmond City Council is delighted with her promotion and congratulates Ms. Reid on her appointment. Council thanks her for her dedication and looks forward to her continued service on behalf of Council and Richmond residents.