Stephens Building, 623 Garrison Avenue
3rd Floor, Room 303

Phone: 479.784.2208
Fax:  479.784.2256

General E-mail:   cityclerk@FortSmithAR.gov

Our mission is to manage official records, to provide support services to the other departments, to enhance communications with our citizens, and to serve as a liaison between citizens and elected officials.

City Clerk's Office

- Attends City Board of Directors and other official meetings. Prepares and maintains minutes.

- Prepares agendas for City Board of Directors meetings.

- Posts agendas & meeting packets on website.

- Maintains official City records such as contracts, deeds, ordinance and resolutions.

- Provides document copies based on fee schedule ($0.25 per page).

- Maintains a complete set of the Fort Smith Municipal Code.

- Manages records of ownership and burials in Oak Cemetery.

- Serves as City's election official & coordinates elections with local election commission.

- Provide links to order birth & death certificates from anywhere in the United States: Healthy Arkansas and Vital Chek.

Citizen Action Center

- This service has been provided since 1987.

- Responds to citizen complaints or requests regarding city services and inquiries for general information.

- Each complaint or request that requires attention by a City department is entered on the computer and monitored by Action Center personnel until the matter is resolved and properly communicated to the citizen. 
 

	Cindy Remler has been an employee of the City of Fort Smith since 1973, serving as City Clerk since 1982. She is a native of Fort Smith and a graduate of Northside High School who attended UAFS. She is a past President of Arkansas City Clerks, Treasurers & Recorders Association and a past member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC).    She has received her Certified Municipal Clerk designations through IIMC.  Cindy enjoys Razorback sports, gardening, and spending leisure time with her pets. She previously served on the board of directors of the Sebastian County Humane Society.
Cindy Remler, City Clerk E-Mail: cremler@FortSmithAR.gov
	Sherri Gard has been employed in the Fort Smith City Clerk's office since joining the City in 1996. She is a native of Muldrow, OK and a graduate of Muldrow High School. She is a member of Arkansas City Clerks, Treasurers & Recorders Association and has been named a Certified Municipal Clerk by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Sherri spends most of her leisure time with her five children.
Sherri Gard, Assistant City Clerk E-Mail: sgard@FortSmithAR.gov