Oakland Park City Clerk: Your Local Government Connection

The Oakland Park City Clerk's Office, located just off Dixie Highway, serves as the primary point of contact for residents interacting with their local government. The department aims to provide exceptional customer service by delivering accurate information and ensuring efficient, professional, and courteous access to municipal operations.

The office informs residents about public meetings and events, encouraging civic participation. It also provides administrative and record-keeping support to the Mayor, Commission, City Manager, and City Staff.

Key responsibilities include managing municipal elections, fulfilling public records requests, and maintaining official city documents. The City Clerk's Office prepares and publishes Commission agendas and meeting minutes, announces public hearings, and handles proclamations, resolutions, and ordinances.

Additionally, the office coordinates appointments for Advisory Boards and Committees and administers required oaths. It oversees the updating and publishing of the Code of Ordinances, safeguards the City Seal, and acts as the City's Custodian of Records. The office also manages legal advertisements, maintains official files of ordinances, resolutions, agreements, and deeds, and oversees city-wide record retention.