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.
Questions regarding Council Support please email us at
SECCouncilSupport@dallas.gov .
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.
Questions regarding Elections please email us at
Elections@dallas.gov .
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 the City Secretary's Office at (214)-670-3738 and ask to speak with the Boards and Commission Manager, or email us at
SECB&C@dallas.gov .
The Mayor and City Council are very interested in you serving as a member of a City of Dallas Board or Commission. As an interested citizen and community leader, you can provide invaluable service to the City of Dallas through your membership and participation. Board and Commission members volunteer many hours annually sharing their time and expertise and enjoy learning more about the City through their membership. Boards and commissions members must meet the required qualifications.
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...
Questions regarding Records Management please email us at
SECRMT@dallas.gov .
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...
Question regarding Municipal Archives please email
Municipal.Archives@dallas.gov .
OPEN RECORDS CENTER
The City of Dallas' goal with respect to open records requests is to provide high-quality customer service to residents, business owners, and stakeholders in accordance with state and federal open government/public information laws and practices. Section 552.234 of the Texas Public Information Act provides that a person may make a written request for information by delivering the request by U.S. mail, electronic mail, hand delivery, or any appropriate method approved by the governmental body to the public information officer or the officer’s designee. Here, the City has designated the City Secretary as the officer for public information. Accordingly, please submit all open records requests as follows: