City Council

• Live Meetings Online
• Mayor & City Council
• Agendas & Minutes
• Council District Map
• Council Meeting Info
• City News/Channel 97

Election Information

• Candidate Information
• Government Statutes
• Voter Registration

Boards/Commissions

• Boards & Commissions
• Vacancies

City Records

• Municipal Code
• City Charter
• Civil Service Rules

Office of the City Clerk

The City Clerk's Office is comprised of three divisions:

Operations Division
Records Division
Elections Division

Operations Division

Provides support services (ensures agenda posting and public hearing notification requirements are met, prepares minutes and/or agendas) for:

• City Council
• Redevelopment Agency
• Public Financing Authority
• Civil Service Commission
• Equal Employment Commission

Oversees the publication of all legal notices pertaining to the City Council and Redevelopment Agency

Prepares the annotated Council agenda

Prepares updates to the Stockton Municipal Code and the Boards and Commissions Roster on a quarterly basis, and to the Charter and Civil Service Rules and Regulations as needed.

Processes resolutions and ordinances

Receives/conducts bid openings

Custodian of the official City seal

Administers Oaths of Office to new City employees and board & commission members

All claims and summonses against the City are received in this office

Records Division

Receives, indexes, classifies and files records applicable to the actions of the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, Public Financing Authority, Civil Service Commission and the Equal Employment Commission

Researches and retrieves records for the public or city staff as requested

Develops and implements records retention policy in accordance with State of California statutes and good records management principles, i.e.,

• Preserves the hard copies and/or microfilm of designated permanent records
• Identifies and destroys designated records which have fulfilled their administrative, fiscal, and/or legal value.

Maintains contract and deed inventories, and the City tickler

Provides assistance to other City departments in setting up their records systems

Elections Division

Conducts all City Elections

Adjusts Council District boundaries

Manages the nominations for Council office

Prepares the Candidates Information Guide for Council Elections

Receives Campaign Statements on a continual basis throughout the year as required by the State of California

Receives Statements of Economic Interests filed by Councilmembers, Boards & Commissions, and Designated Employees

Provides Campaign Statement and Economic Interests Statement forms; maintains the statements in original form and image archive

Conducts periodic review and amends the City's Conflict of Interest Code

Promotes Voter Registration and Participation