In two weeks, Cape Elizabeth will be without a town clerk.

At a town council meeting on Monday, Town Manager Mike McGovern announced that it would be the last meeting for April Tracy, who has served as town clerk since August and is leaving to pursue work in real estate.

On June 25, April Tracy announced her resignation, effective July 28. According to Town Manager Mike McGovern, there will be no new clerk in place by the time Tracy leaves.

“We’re currently advertising,” McGovern said. “Applications are starting to come.” McGovern said he hopes to have an appointment ready for the council by Aug. 13. He said important qualities in a town clerk are to be organized, skillful and friendly.

According to McGovern, the clerk is responsible for elections, town council meeting minutes, record keeping and vital statistics. The clerk also serves as the manager’s secretary, and McGovern said working with Tracy has been “very enjoyable.”

Tracy said she also enjoyed her time in Cape Elizabeth. “I love everything about the job,” Tracy said. “It’s been a great place to work.”

Tracy, 27, of South Portland, graduated from South Portland High School in 1998 and from the University of Southern Maine in 2003 with a degree in history and a political science minor. She worked for Portland Parks and Recreation for six years, and it was there that she met her husband, Lenny Tracy, whom she married in August – the same month she started working as town clerk for Cape Elizabeth.

For the past year, Tracy has been working for Gammon Realty Group on nights and weekends. Now, she said, “it’s time for one job.” Tracy would like to be able to spend more time with her family and travel with her husband before they have children, which she would like to do within the next few years.

Tracy, whose mother, Linda Cohen, is the city clerk in Portland, said she would consider working as a clerk again. She most enjoyed working on the elections and talking with people who were getting their marriage licenses. She also said she had a particularly pleasant relationship with Deputy Clerk Jackie Coy.

“I’ll miss the people here,” Tracy said. “Definitely.”