Overview

The City Secretary’s Office provides administrative support to the boards and commissions with well over 200 participants.

Also, the City Secretary's Office helps thousands of customers annually; codifies all ordinances adopted by the City Council; catalogs city ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and proclamations; coordinates and processes hundreds of open record requests annually; posts meeting agendas for the City Council and the various board and commissions; is liaison to the Partnership Committee, the Arts Commission, and the Heritage Commission; issues various permits relating to cemeteries, alcohol, taxis, river shuttles, street banners, specialty parking, and road closures; oversees the records management program for the City; and performs research of records for the City Council, staff, and the public.

We also enjoy working with college students interested in municipal government. To become an intern in the City Secretary's Office, please fill out an application by clicking here and return it to the City Secretary.