City Secretary

City Secretary

The City Secretary’s Office impacts a diverse clientele, including the general public and other governmental entities.

The City Secretary's scope of business includes the following:

  • Custodian of all official records of the city, providing information requested through the Open Record Request
  • Processing alcoholic beverage licenses and gaming permits
  • City elections
  • Candidate forms and reports
  • Recruitment, application and appointments to the 19 City boards and Commissions
  • Running City Council meetings, posting and compiling meeting agenda notices
  • Distributing codified updates to the City Code of Ordinances
  • Holding and maintaining the City Seal, affixing it to all instruments requiring such seal
  • Preparing citizen recognitions, proclamations, and honorary documents
  • Validates and certifies petitions