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The City Clerk's Office serves as clerk to the mayor and council in performing their legislative function. It is the function of this office to inform the public well in advance of all public meetings so Topeka citizens can plan to attend. The City Clerk's Office also makes available to the public copies of all agendas, minutes of council meetings, and all legislation proposed or adopted.
Another function of the City Clerk's Office is to be the legal recorder of all mayoral and council actions. This office maintains a permanent record of all city council actions consisting of ordinances, resolutions and motions passed by the elected body, deeds, bond transcripts, condemnations, easements, and contracts or agreements entered into by the city either in its original form or on microfilm.
Citizens of Topeka are also able to register to vote, apply for a business license, file a claim, or check on special assessments in the City Clerk's office.
