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RS2026-1833: A resolution approving a data use agreement by and between the State of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Health, and The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to access certain vital records data to support its public health surveillance and response.
Mar 5, 2026
·Nashville, TN
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CB 121138: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to acquire by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) a parcel of land in Seattle, for utility purposes identified as King County Parcel Number 152504-9010 located at 4000 NE 41st St. and to execute, accept, and record deeds, conveyance documents, and agreements deemed by the General Manager/CEO to be necessary to this transaction on behalf of the City; placing the real property under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing payment of all other costs associated with the acquisition; amending Ordinance 127362, which adopted the 2026 Budget including the 2026-2031 Capital Improvement Program; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
Nov 6, 2025
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CB 121015: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the acceptance of an easement granted to the City of Seattle and recorded as King County document number 20220817000046 for the installation and operation of a drainage facility on property commonly known as 14100 Westwood Pl NE, King County parcel number 812410-0031; placing the property rights and interests conveyed by the easement under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Jun 9, 2025

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CB 121014: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing a direct sale of real property identified in King County records as parcel 162206-9049-04, a portion of Lake Youngs Aqueduct Right-of-Way in King County, Washington to Sherrell Development LLC, establishing the fair market value for said parcel; and authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to execute all documents and take other necessary actions to complete the sale of the property; designating the proceeds from the sale; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Jun 3, 2025

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CB 121020: AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley turn-around, street turn-around, and signal pole purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Block 12, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the alley abutting Block 2, Denny & Hoyt’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 54, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sara A. Bell, (deceased) (commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining First Light, a Master Condominium, according to the Declaration, recorded in Vol. 331 of Condominiums, pages 1 through 8 under Recording No. 20220330000230, and First Light Parkade Condominium, a condominium according to the Declaration, recorded in Vol. 331 of Condominiums, pages 9 through 22 under Recording No. 20220330000232 (previously known as Lots 8, 9, and 12, Block 49, Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid out by A. A. Denny) (commonly known as A. A. Denny’s 6th Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 44, Woodlawn Addition to Green Lake; the sidewalk adjoining Block 15, Hillman City Addition to the City of Seattle, Division Number 6; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel X, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3038348-LU under King County Recording Number 20220622900002 (also known as Block 379, Seattle Tidelands together with vacated South Dakota Street); the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 1 and 5, Creedmoor Addition to the City of Seattle, together with adjoining vacated alley; the sidewalk adjoining Block 26, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 9 Township 24 North Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk abutting Tract 29, Frye’s Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining Block 14, Jos C. Kinnear’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel C, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3038062-LU under King County Recording Number 20220307900002 (also known as Block 5, Greene’s Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, South Park; the sidewalk adjoining Block 52, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sara A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Lot 10, Lake Dell; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Highland View; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels X and Y, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3040593-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20230908900001 (also known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 32, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Osner’s Suburban Homes; the sidewalk adjoining Block 87, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Kittingers Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3036633-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20230405900005 (also known as Block 1, S. F. Barker’s Suburban Home Addition Number 1); the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 3040378-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20240103900008 (also known as Lot 12, Coffman Garden Tracts); the sidewalk and street adjoining portions of the L. M. Collins Donation Land Claim No. 46 (also known as portions of Sections 20, 21, 28, and 29, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); and the sidewalk adjoining Block 78, Supplemental Plat of Woodland Park Addition to the City of Seattle.)

Apr 11, 2025

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CB 121018: AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley turn-around, and signal pole purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Lots 20 through 22, Central Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining Block 40, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 9, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the sidewalk adjoining Tract L, Ravenna Springs Park; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian (being known as Tract 11, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Lindsley’s Mineral Springs Plat; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 29, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 25, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Yesler Terrace Community; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, Highland View; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033003-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20211103900007 (previously known as a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian and Tract 10, Stewart Estate Tracts, an unrecorded plat); the sidewalk adjoining Edward Hanford’s Donation Claim No. 44, an unrecorded plat, and Block 2, Peters Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Bowen’s Replat of Rainier Gardens; the sidewalk adjoining Tract 2, Salmon Bay Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 2 and 3, Canal Waterway, together with a portion of vacated alley; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033559-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220119900017 (previously known as Block 1, Prospect Terrace Addition to the City of Seattle, as amended; the sidewalk adjoining Tracts 7 and 13, Excelsior Acre Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3037257-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20220601900003 (previously known as Block 4, Rainier Boulevard Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, Rogers’ First Addition; the sidewalk adjoining Block 11, Porterfield’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, C. P. Stone’s Home Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Dunlap’s Supplemental to the City of Seattle; the alley in 2100 Queen Anne Avenue North, a condominium, Vol. 330 of Condominiums, pages 4 through 17, under Recording No. 20220316000915 (previously known as Block 8, Cove Addition to Seattle); and the sidewalk adjoining the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 9, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian.)

Apr 11, 2025

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RS2024-918: A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Public Property Director to sign and record Notices of Federal Interest pursuant to a Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants from the U.S. Department of Education to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, that funded the construction projects on Metropolitan Government property.

Dec 5, 2024

·Nashville, TN

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BL2024-677: An Ordinance approving a license agreement between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Nashville Public Library, and Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., a Virginia Corporation, to digitize certain library documents and microfilm records.

Dec 5, 2024

·Nashville, TN

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CB 120855: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities or designee to acquire by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) two separate parcels of land in Seattle, for utility purposes identified as King County Parcel Number 270560-0010 located at 9740 8th Ave NW and King County Parcel Number 270560-0007 located at 711 NW 100th St. and to execute, accept, and record deeds, conveyance documents and agreements deemed by the General Manager/CEO to be necessary to these transaction on behalf of the City; placing the real properties under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing payment of all other costs associated with the acquisition; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Aug 8, 2024

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CB 120854: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the acquisition by negotiation of two parcels of land identified as King County parcel numbers 2752200050 and 2752200091 located at 21226 221st Avenue SE in King County for salmon habitat protection and watershed management; granting a life estate to Helen R. Sherry; authorizing the General Manager/CEO of Seattle Public Utilities to execute, accept, and record deeds and conveyance documents and take any other actions reasonably necessary on behalf of the City; placing the properties under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Jul 25, 2024

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Parks, Public Utilities, and Technology Committee — Minutes 2024-07-24

Jul 24, 2024

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The Seattle Parks, Public Utilities, and Technology Committee met on July 24, 2024, from 2:02 p.m. to 3:21 p.m., with Councilmembers Hollingsworth, Kettle, and Strauss present and Nelson and Rivera arriving late. The committee unanimously approved Resolution 32140, authorizing the Parks and Recreation Superintendent to act as the City's representative for grant funding through the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, with all five voting members in favor. The committee also unanimously recommended passage of Council Bill 120810, authorizing the Seattle Public Utilities General Manager to submit a First Material Modification to the 2013 Consent Decree with the EPA, State of Washington Department of Ecology, and the City regarding Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-00678, with all five voting members in favor. Council Bills 120819 and 120820, relating to adjustments to drainage and wastewater rates under Seattle Municipal Code sections, were discussed but no votes were recorded.

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CB 120780: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the acquisition of real property by negotiation or eminent domain (condemnation) of seven separate parcels of land (“Properties”) or eminent domain (condemnation) of leases identified as King County Parcel Number 7327903645 located at 7760 8th Avenue South, King County Parcel Number 7327902490 located at 803 South Chicago Street, King County Parcel Number 7327902480 located at 811 South Chicago Street, King County Parcel Number 7327902520 located at 7814 8th Avenue South, King County Parcel Number 7327902500 located at 7808 8th Avenue South, King County Parcel Number 7327902510 located at 836 South Kenyon Street, and King County Parcel Number 7327902395 located at 850 South Kenyon Street; authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Seattle Public Utilities to execute all documents and take other necessary actions to complete the Properties’ acquisition, including acceptance and recording of the deeds; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Apr 9, 2024

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RS2024-168: A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Public Property Director to sign and record a Notice of Federal Interest pursuant to a Community Project Funding grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Department of General Services, funding the construction of the future Nashville Assessment Center to provide therapeutic pre-charge diversion services to address low level misdemeanor and youth offenses to be located on the first floor of the JJC building on the NYCE.

Jan 5, 2024

·Nashville, TN

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1369-2023: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a professional services agreement with BBCO Design LLC, to act as an Architect-of-Record to provide architectural, engineering, and construction administrative services for the Department of Public Safety’s Police Substation 19 - Hilltop Area (Sullivant Ave.) Project; and to authorize an expenditure up to $1,472,573.00 within the Safety General Obligations Bond Fund. ($1,472,573.00)

May 2, 2023

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CB 120539: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (on behalf of Seattle Public Utilities); authorizing the acquisition of real property identified in King County records as Parcel A of City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 8701076 under recording no. 8706120917, records of King County, Washington (the “Property”); authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services or the Director’s designee to execute all documents and take other necessary actions to complete the Property’s acquisition, including acceptance and recording of a deed; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Mar 6, 2023

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CB 120404: AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty-five limited purpose easements for public sidewalk and alley turn-around purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following: rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Joseph R. McLaughlin’s Water Front Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels B and C, City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 3012368, recorded under King County Recording Number 20111108900011 (previously known as Block 4, Joseph R. McLaughlin’s Water Front Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Lots 16 through 25, Holtfreter’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 2103502, recorded under King County Recording Number 20011015900001 (previously known as Block 14, Eden Addition No. 2 to the City of Seattle); the alley abutting Lots 1 and 2, Central Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 12, Township 25 North, Range 3 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 30, Boulevard Place Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel Z, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3035659-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20210111900005 (previously known as Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3032687-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20190710900006, and Tracts 7 and 8, Rainier Beach Acre Tracts); the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3032311-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20190125900004 (previously known as Block 182, Seattle Tide Lands); the sidewalk adjoining Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3036813-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20210114900010 (previously known as Block 20, Osner’s Second Addition to Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 55, Town of Seattle, as laid out by D. S. Maynard, Commonly known as D. S. Maynard’s Plat of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Exposition Heights; the sidewalk adjoining Block 3, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Lots A, B, and C, City of Seattle Unit Lot Subdivision No. 3034089-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20200213900014 (previously known as Block 5, University Heights); the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, Sturtevant’s Rainier Beach Lake Park Cottage Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Lot 9, Haleakala Addition; the sidewalk adjoining Blocks 29 and 30, Boulevard Place Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Oak Lake Villa Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Block 44, Central Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3036465-LU recorded under King County Recording Number 20210915900006 (previously known as Block 4, James' Division of Green Lake Addition to Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, B. F. Day’s Eldorado; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel X, Seattle Lot Segregation, recorded under King County Recording Number 20071129900001 (situated in a portion of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 30, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian); the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 29, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel X, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3037167-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20211110900005 (previously known as Block 8, Cedar Park); the sidewalk adjoining Block 11, Mercer’s Addition to North Seattle; and the sidewalk adjoining Block 12, Pettit’s University Addition to the City of Seattle).

Jul 28, 2022

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CB 120381: AN ORDINANCE accepting 21 limited purpose easements for public sidewalk and alley turn-around purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: the sidewalk adjoining Block 19, North Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Lot 1, John Oh Short Plat, City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 9802503, recorded under King County Recording No. 9811139005; the alley in Block 6, Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid out by A.A. Denny (Commonly known as A.A. Denny’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Parcel A, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3031810-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20180725900001 (previously known as Block 173, Gilman Park); the sidewalk adjoining Block 53, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 2, Werett’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 9, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel A, City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 3026630, recorded under King County Recording No. 20171214900005 (previously known as Block 9, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights); the sidewalk adjoining Section 8, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Parcel X, City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 3033211-LU, recorded under Recording No. 20190625900001, as amended, (previously known as Tract 51, Maple Leaf Addition to Green Lake Circle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 12, Hillman City Division No. 6 (also known as Parcel B, City of Seattle Boundary Line Adjustment No. 8708146, as recorded under King County Recording Number 8804070228); the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Lake View Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 9, Supplemental Plat of G. Kinnear’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block A, Greene’s Replat of Block 10, Squire Park Add. to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining the Southwest quarter of Section 16, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 7, University Heights; the sidewalk adjoining Parcels A and B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 3033818-LU, recorded under King County Recording Number 20200928900010 (previously known as Block 3, Capitol Hill Addition to the City of Seattle, Division No. 1); the sidewalk adjoining Block 13, Westholme; the sidewalk adjoining Lots 4 and 5, Turk’s Addition to Columbia; the sidewalk adjoining the Southeast quarter of Section 16, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 2, Fruitvale Addition to the City of Seattle; and the sidewalk adjoining Block 12, Brooklyn Addition to Seattle.)

Mar 24, 2022

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Michigan's Freedom of Information Act

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Michigan's Township Focus magazine (September 2025) features an article on Michigan's Freedom of Information Act as part of the Michigan Townships Association's official publication. The issue includes coverage of the ESTA program's October 1 implementation for small business townships, professional development retreat announcements, and specific rules governing township board meetings. MTA President Harold Koviak's message emphasizes the need to recruit younger individuals into township service, noting that only 3% of elected township officials are under age 40 according to a 2024 survey, and calls for education initiatives to engage residents and young people in local government.

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Welcome to the Office of Open Records

Stroudsburg, PA

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Monroe County, Pennsylvania established an Office of Open Records to enforce the Right-to-Know Law (Senate Bill 1, Act 3 of 2008), which provides public access to county records and establishes appeal procedures for denied requests. The office, headed by Open Records Officer Greg Christine, operates from Room 206 of the Monroe County Administrative Building at One Quaker Plaza in Stroudsburg, with hours from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, closed on major holidays. Citizens may submit records requests in person (Room 201, Monday–Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm), by mail, email, or fax at (570) 517-3851, and the office provides a Citizens Guide and cost information for records requests.

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Office of the Recorder | County Clerk

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This webpage describes the Office of the Recorder | County Clerk for San Diego County, led by Jordan Z. Marks, which is responsible for accepting and recording legal documents upon payment of fees and taxes, and maintaining birth, marriage, and death records for the county. The office provides common services including birth, death, and marriage certificates; marriage licenses and civil ceremonies; recording of documents; fictitious business name filings; and notary public oath and bond filings. The office posts California Environmental Quality Act documents received within the past 30 days and directs the public to San Diego Superior Court for adoption, will, and divorce records. Contact information is available at (619) 237-0502 or via email at ARCCRecorderCountyClerk.FGG@sdcounty.ca.gov.

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Anchorage Municipality Borough Arrest, Court, and Public Records | StateRecords.org

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This document outlines the legal framework governing public records access in Anchorage Municipality under the Alaska Open Records Act. It defines public records broadly as any documents received or developed by public agencies in connection with official business, which are generally open to public inspection unless specifically exempt. The document lists extensive exemptions from disclosure, including adoption and juvenile records, law enforcement investigative materials, health records, trade secrets, ongoing litigation details, and various security-related information, establishing the boundaries of public transparency in the municipality.

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Open Records | Pocono Township

Pocono Township, PA

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Pocono Township's Open Records document outlines its public records request procedures under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law (Act 3 of 2008). Written requests must be submitted to Krisann MacDougall (kmacdougall@poconopa.gov) or M. Long (mlong@poconopa.gov) at 205 Old Mill Road, Tannersville, PA 18372, using the township's form, with responses required within five business days. Public records are available for inspection and duplication at the Municipal Building during business hours (8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday). Copying fees are 25 cents per page (black and white) or 50 cents per page (color), with township certification at $5.00 per document and police record certification at $15.00 per report, per Resolution 2019-09 (effective 04/01/2019). For police records inquiries, contact Laura Fluegel (lfluegel@poconopd.org) or Jill Kozic (jakozic@poconopd.org) at 110 Township Drive, Tannersville, PA 18372, phone 570-629-7200.

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Open Meetings (The Sunshine Act) - borough mayors of pa

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This is a government guidance document, not a meeting record. It is the Fifth Edition (July 2022) of Pennsylvania's "Open Meetings (The Sunshine Act)" guide published by the Department of Community and Economic Development for borough mayors and local officials. The document outlines legal requirements and procedures for public meetings under Pennsylvania's Sunshine Act, including sections on open meeting requirements, exceptions for executive sessions, and related regulations. It was prepared with input from the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors and serves as an informational resource rather than documenting any specific meeting decisions or budget figures.

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Client Challenge

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This document outlines the procedure for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to Carbondale Township, requiring all requests to be submitted in writing either by email to supervisor@carbondaletownship.org or by mail to the Township Supervisor at 217 East Main Street, Carbondale, IL 62901. Requesters must specify the types of documents and records sought, relevant dates or time periods when applicable, and provide complete contact information including name, mailing address, email, and phone number. The procedures ensure compliance with Illinois FOIA requirements for public access to Township documents and records.

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Baltimore County, Maryland Public Records Lookup | BaltimoreRecords.us

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Baltimore County maintains public records pursuant to Maryland's Public Information Act § 4-101, which establishes presumptive public access to government documents created or received by county agencies. The county's records span ten categories: court records (civil, criminal, traffic, and family cases from the Circuit Court), property records (deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and tax assessments), vital records (birth certificates from 1939-present, death certificates, marriage licenses, and divorce decrees), business records (licenses, permits, and fictitious business registrations), tax records, voting records from the Board of Elections, government proceedings (Council meeting minutes, agendas, and video recordings), financial documents (budgets, expenditure reports, and statements), law enforcement records (with restrictions), and land use records (zoning maps, building permits, and development plans). The Baltimore County Circuit Court Clerk's Office maintains court and land records, while the State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Maryland Department of Health Division of Vital Records hold respective property and vital records. Baltimore County complies with Maryland's Open Meetings Act and operates a public information portal and dedicated request process to provide digital access to commonly requested documents.

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Public Records Policy

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The City of Jackson, Mississippi Public Records Policy, administered by the Department of Municipal Clerk, establishes procedures for public access to municipal records consistent with the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. Requests must be submitted online through https://cityofjacksonms.nextrequest.com/, and the City shall respond within seven working days of receipt. Requestors must pay the actual cost of searching, reviewing, and duplicating records, with payment due within five calendar days or the request is deemed withdrawn and closed. The policy defines public records broadly as all documentary materials used or prepared in the conduct of city business, and distinguishes between non-exempt records available for inspection and exempt records protected by constitutional, statutory, or confidentiality provisions.

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OPRA Central | Open Public Records Act (OPRA) | Home

Jersey City, NJ

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Open Records Information | Austin City Attorney's Office | AustinTexas.gov

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The Austin City Attorney's Office provides information about public records access under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552), which presumes all government information is available to the public unless specific legal exceptions apply. Citizens may submit written requests for public records via U.S. mail, email (public.information@austintexas.gov), or hand delivery at designated city locations, with reproduction costs governed by state attorney general rules. The city maintains an Open Data Portal to enhance government transparency and facilitate public access to information.

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Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Public Records Lookup | OklahomaRecords.org

Oklahoma City, OK

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Oklahoma County operates as an open records county under the Oklahoma Open Records Act (51 O.S. §§ 24A.1-24A.31), which establishes the public's right to access government records with limited exceptions. The county maintains nine categories of public records across multiple departments: property records through the Assessor and County Clerk; court records through the Court Clerk; vital records with limited access; business records; election records through the Election Board; tax records through the Treasurer; law enforcement records through the Sheriff's Office; land records; and meeting records from county boards and commissions. County agencies are required to provide prompt and reasonable access during regular business hours, designate record custodians, and charge only reasonable fees for document searches and copies. The Oklahoma County Clerk maintains a public records portal to facilitate access to many county records.

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Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Public Records Lookup | LehighRecords.us

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This document describes Lehigh County, Pennsylvania's public records system and compliance with state transparency laws. It defines public records according to Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) and outlines the major categories of accessible records, including court documents, property records, vital records, business licenses, tax information, and budget documents, with responsibility distributed among various county offices such as the Clerk of Judicial Records and Recorder of Deeds. The document confirms that Lehigh County operates as an open records jurisdiction, fully complying with the RTKL's presumption of openness and the Sunshine Act's public meeting requirements, with designated Open Records Officers in each department to facilitate citizen access to government information.

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