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One sunny afternoon in August, Charles Lewis, a retired store clerk, sat in a folding chair under a solitary shade tree and watched a steady stream of cars and trucks rush past him on Century.

"You often hear the term 'pen-pusher' as clerks out there, but particularly in Iraq I was used for female searches so I would go out on search patrols," she says.

Such teams typically include the principal, school secretary, community liaison, a child welfare and attendance clerk, and a social worker.

She said she had a conversation with a Black records clerk who gave her a hint as to why.

The city administrator, city clerk and members of the City Council did not respond to requests for comment.