Austin (Tex.). Office of the City Clerk

The Austin City Council formally authorized The Office of City Clerk (OCC) on June 23, 1876. The City Clerk is traditionally associated with municipal elections and supporting the City Council by recording and preparing Council meeting minutes and registering citizen speakers, but also serves additional functions for the City of Austin. The OCC is the official depository of official records including ordinances, resolutions, deeds, easements, liens, bonds, contracts with the city, and records of the City Council. It retains and distributes official Council documents, prepares citizen recognitions, registers lobbyists, provides the city approval portion of the State Alcoholic Beverage Permit process, and coordinates appointments to City boards and commissions. The OCC manages documents for all City Departments, consulting and training City departments on records management systems, policies, standards, and guidelines as well as inventorying, transferring, storing, retrieving, and retaining records from City departments according to State law.

From the guide to the Austin (Tex. ). Office of the City Clerk Records AR. 2001. 014., 1860-1998, (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library)