The Clerk's office is responsible for recording minutes for the Board of Aldermen meetings. Minutes are recorded verbatim and transcribed for publication. These minutes are kept in the Clerk's office and copies are made available upon requests. Once the Board of Aldermen vote on the minutes they become the official record.
Transcripts are ten cents a page.
Legislative Process All proposed Ordinances and Resolutions are submitted to the Clerk's Office for processing. The Clerk's Office is responsible for making sure that all proposed legislation is introduced by the Board of Aldermen, assigned an introductory number, assigned to the proper committee, discussed at the Committee and back before the Board of Aldermen for final action as deemed by the Board of Aldermen. All legislation receiving final approval is then signed by the Board of Aldermen President and Clerk, and forwarded to the Mayor for signature approval. The Mayor has ten days to act on the legislation. Once the Mayor approves the legislation, it is returned to the Clerk's office.