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1932-1988 (Creation)
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- Richmond (B.C.). City Clerk's Office
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1.89 m of textual records;5 maps
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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, memoranda, reports and maps, relating to the involvement and participation of the City of Richmond in the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (U.B.C.M.) and the Greater Vancouver Regional District (G.V.R.D.). Series also includes records of the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board (L.M.R.P.B.), the Fraser Valley Municipal Asociation, the Union of Canadian Federation of Mayors, the Industrial Development Commission, the British Columbia Agricultural Land Commission, and the North Fraser Harbour Commission. Topics covered in the records include light rapid transit, transportation, the harbours, industrialization, and other development issues. In addition, records in this series document ongoing relations between the City and various departments and ministries of the provincial government.
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BCAUL control number: CRICH-SER-20