CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT

The city secretary attends City Council meetings, documents City Council actions, certifies the authenticity of records, reviews City Council agenda items for completeness, prepares minutes, and maintains the City's legislative history.

See also:
Agendas, Minutes & Audio Minutes
Committees and Members
Current Briefings
Briefing Archives

ELECTIONS

The city secretary is the election official for the city and oversees the administration of city elections to ensure compliance with all city, state, and federal election laws and policies and to ensure that city elections are conducted in a fair and impartial manner.

City Code: Political Campaign Signs on Public Property

Enforcement: Political Campaign Signs on Public Property

Runoff Election Day Information

Precinct District Maps

May 14, 2011 General Election Candidates & Treasurer Information
Campaign Finance Reporting

County Election Web Sites:
Dallas County | Collin County | Denton County

Dallas City Council Elections History Database

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

The City Secretary oversees the process of receiving nominations for all Boards and Commissions, conducting background checks, coordinating with other departments which work directly with each board, and documenting compliance with state law and City Code, such as financial disclosure and ethics rules. For further information, contact Daniel Soliz, Boards and Commission Manager, at (214-671-8970).

See also:
Posted Public Meetings Calendar
Archived Meeting Agendas

Description of Boards
Boardmembers by Board | by Councilmember
Board Chairs | List of Vacancies | by Nominating Authority

RECORDS MANAGEMENT

The city secretary chairs the city's records management policy committee and appoints the city's records management officer. The records management program provides for the identification, maintenance, retention, security, electronic storage, microfilming, disposition, and preservation of city records. The program is established by state law, city charter and city code. Learn more...

See also:
Records Management Officer
Records Management Policy Committee
Records Management Program Ordinance
Requesting Records

DALLAS MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES

The mission of the Dallas Municipal Archives is to document and preserve the permanently valuable and historical records of the government of the City of Dallas, and to effectively provide access to information to citizens and city employees. Learn more...