City Clerk Overview

The City Clerk's Office maintains all City Codes, Ordinances, Resolutions and other legal documents. In addition, the Clerk's Office processes and distributes birth and death records and handles the formal processing of new subdivision plats, business license registrations, voter registration, passports, easements and agreements, street/alley vacations and is responsible for all recorded documents with the Oakland County Register of Deeds. The City Clerk functions as Secretary to the City Council and Building Authority and provides recording secretarial services to the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Economic Development Corporation, Parks & Recreation Commission, Historical Commission and various Ad-Hoc Commissions and Committees.