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1904-1988 (Creation)
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- Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
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1.49 m of textual records;45 maps;1 drawing;2 photograph prints : b & w ; 8 x 10 in
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Administrative history
The City Clerk's Office is part of the Finance and Corporate Services Division and serves as a secretariat for Council and its Committees. It performs administrative functions including: agenda preparation recording of minutes, processing and certifying by-laws, record management and distribution of records, and making records available to the public.
The Clerk's Office is responsible for the preservation of all Council and Committee records, through a records management and archives system which documents the history of Richmond.
The City Clerk is also responsible for organizing and conducting City elections.
The City Clerk's Office is often the first stop for processing citizens' petitions, complaints and requests to Council, and also receives requests for information under the Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy legislation.
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Series consists of correspondence, reports, press releases, studies, maps, and photographs relating primarily to projects and activities with some connection with the jurisdiction and authority of the federal government. Some of the records document activities of federal government departments in, or pertaining to, Richmond. A significant portion of the series consist of records relating to special municipal projects which have received funding through federal government initiatives. The series includes records on a wide variety of topics including development activities on crown land, airport expansion, Vancouver International Airport, centennial projects, international relations, and negotiations/relations with departments of the federal government.
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10 of the 45 maps consist of architectural records. 2 of the 45 maps consist of landscape architectural records
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BCAUL control number: CRICH-SER-17