City Clerk's Office

The mission of the City Clerk's Office is to expeditiously provide accurate and courteous response to all requests for service or information, and to be sensitive to the individual needs of citizens.

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• Need a passport? The Troy City Clerk's office is an official passport acceptance facility. Passport photo service is also available ($10). What do you need to apply? - visit the U.S. Department of State for current requirements.
• FOIA Policy

The City Clerk's Office provides clerical service to the City Council by preparing the agendas and recording the minutes of City Council meetings.

As official keeper of the records, original minutes of all meetings of the City Council and Boards and Committees are kept and archived in the City Clerk's Office. Birth and death records are kept for all events occurring in the City, and certified copies are made available to those eligible to purchase them.

Licenses such as dog, business, Christmas tree lots, amusement places and devices, taxicabs, peddlers, and sidewalk sales are issued in the City Clerk's Office along with the filing of all petitions, lawsuits, subpoenas, and Freedom of Information requests.

The City Clerk's Office conducts elections in accordance with State and Federal law. The City Clerk administers the Oath of Office to City officials, police officers and State appointments and provides notary service (some fees may apply for notary service).

DID YOU KNOW?

• As a continued implementation of election consolidation legislation, 2010 Troy School District elections will be held for the first time in November. Troy, Birmingham, Royal Oak and Avondale school board members will be elected alongside Troy City Council members.
• The City Clerk's Office administers Bloomfield, Lamphere and Warren Consolidated school district elections on alternate dates throughout the year.