Betsy Shores was a key member of the Cornelius Police Dept. team
April 6. UPDATED. The Town of Davidson is getting a new Town Clerk and the Cornelius Police Department will be losing its official spokesperson. Betsy Shores, a resident of Blue Stone Harbor, will replace Carmen Clemsic as Davidson Town Clerk who will move to Recreation Program Manager in the Davidson Parks & Recreation Dept.
The Town Clerk position reports directly to the Town Manager; the appointment is not voted on by the Town Board.
A Buffalo native, Shores joined CPD in 2010. It’s one of those jobs where you work when there’s news, not to mention much of the rest of the time. Shores has been recognized by the Cornelius Police Department for her tireless service, including when she’s on vacation. Shores broke away from her vacation to help the department handle media relations when there was a potential bomb threat near Town Hall last year, and more than a dozen media outlets descended on Cornelius,
Officers were able to focus on the hours-long incident which paralyzed downtown, and Shores was named CPD Employee of the Quarter. Prior to her CPD job, she worked as an event planner for restaurants in Charlotte, for the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and also as an Executive Assistant at Charlotte Center City Partners. She is a 2002 Graduate of Belmont Abbey College.
Town clerk positions require a similar level of skill, meticulous attention to detail, discretion and ability to manage relationships and constituencies.
They keep a complete and accurate account of all proceedings, make agendas and minutes available to citizens and town staff and assist the town manager in his or her duties.
