Description
The City Clerk serves as the Clerk of the Council and oversees the preparation of the Council's agendas, minutes, and other official actions. The City Clerk's Office also provides central reception services, records management, supports risk management, employee safety, and emergency management.
The Clerk's Office also supports the community relations functions by making notary services available, publishing Council brochures, providing for codification and publication of the City's Municipal Code, processing press releases and legal notices, updating the city web site as well as other social media sites, and coordinating responses to public disclosure requests.
Responsibilities
Maintaining the City's official documents, including ordinances, resolutions, and interlocal agreements.
- Preparing weekly Council agendas and maintaining a legislative history, including the minutes of City Council meetings.
- Updating, codifying and publishing the Bonney Lake Municipal Code.
- Updating internal policy/procedure manuals;
- Maintaining the city's records and information management program (including retention, imaging, records storage, archiving, and destruction).
- Responding to requests for disclosure of public records.
- Providing notary services for official city business. We are not providing notary services for private/personal business until further notice.
- Processing legal notices.
Liaison
This office serves as a link between the citizens and their government.
Questions, Complaints or Suggestions
Please call the City at 253-862-8602 during normal business hours (Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), closed on Fridays and your call will be routed to the appropriate staff for assistance.
Alternatively, you are welcome to submit any questions, complaints or suggestions to the City Clerk in writing and they will be forwarded to the appropriate individual for a response.