City Clerk Transition

At a glance

• What: the change of City Clerk from Dawn Portner to Miranda Barfuss.
• Where it stands: the Mayor recognized both at the 2026-09-01 City Council meeting. The effective date and the clerk's current title have not been confirmed.
• Next: confirm the effective date.

Details

• The 2026-09-15 and 2026-10-06 minutes were not checked for the clerk attendee line.

Sources

• Final minutes of 2026-09-01, posted on Legistar: https://naperville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

Log

2026-09-01 - City Council

• The Mayor recognized outgoing City Clerk Dawn Portner, who is leaving to lead the Downtown Naperville Alliance, and incoming clerk Miranda Barfuss.