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In the [[United Kingdom]], the town clerk is the senior administrative officer of the city, borough or town, usually the most senior salaried employee of the council. In most [[unitary authority|unitary authorities]] the town clerk has now been renamed the [[chief executive]], although the original name is retained in most smaller towns. The town clerks of the larger [[county borough]]s frequently received [[Knight Bachelor|knighthoods]], and the chief executives of large authorities sometimes still do. The equivalent officer in [[counties of the United Kingdom|counties]] and [[districts of England|districts]] was the clerk to the council (now also designated chief executive) and in (non-town) [[civil parish|parishes]] is the parish clerk, usually part-time, but still a paid official, whose main responsibility is the administration and minuting of parish council meetings and parish council finance. The [[Town Clerk of London]] is an important executive position with a staff and significant budget. The role of Town Clerk has been modernised in many places and many Clerks are now titled Chief Executive Officer or Chief Officer.