City Clerk Public Records Request

The Office of the City Clerk supports transparency in its provision of information to the public, you may use the form below to submit an online Public Records Request.

For further information you may contact the City Clerk or visit the Public Records Request FAQs.

Per the Public Records Act the City has ten (10) days to provide a response to your request. The ten-day response period starts with the first calendar day after the date of receipt. If the request is received after 5pm on a weekday, or on a weekend or holiday, the next business day will be considered the date of receipt. In unusual circumstances, the ten (10) days may be extended by written notice from the City Clerk for an additional fourteen (14) days as provided by law.

Please submit your public records request to cityclerk@cityofbell.gov and include the following information:

  1. Name of Requesting Party
  2. Mailing address or Email Address
  3. Telephone number
  4. A description of the documents and records requested (description must reasonably identify the public records) 


Please note that City Hall will be closed from Wednesday, December 24th through Friday, January 2nd in observance of the holiday season. Any public records request received during this time will be processed on Monday, January 5th. 

 

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