City Clerk

The City Clerk’s Office, a division of the City Manager’s Office, provides various services to the public and to other city departments, including:

• Management of city records, including records of the official actions of the Lawrence City Commission such as meeting agendas and minutes, and ordinances and resolutions; the City Clerk is the official Freedom of Information Officer for the City and coordinates responses to open records requests;
• Issuance of certain permits and business licenses; building permits and contractor/trade licenses are administered by the Development Services Division of the Planning and Development Services Department;
• Acceptance of candidate filings for Lawrence City Commission elections, held biennially on odd-numbered years (the elections are administered by the Douglas County Clerk);  
• Handling of documents related to special assessments on properties within the city;
• Conducting bid openings for the city on at 2 p.m. each Tuesday in the City Commission Meeting Room; bids are to be turned in to the City Clerk’s Office (not to the City Commission Meeting Room) by 2 p.m. on their due date; for information regarding specific bids, please contact the city Purchasing Agent at (785) 832-3215.

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays