City Clerk’s Office

The City Clerk is the official record keeper for the City. The City Clerk's Office records and maintains the City Council's official actions in meeting minutes; coordinates and distributes agendas; maintains contracts, ordinances, resolutions, and agreements; and coordinates the City's records management and retention program.

Agenda packets for City Council meetings and public hearings are prepared and distributed by the City Clerk's Office. The office also oversees processing of all Open Records Requests.

The City Clerk also serves as Election Superintendent for all City elections.

The City Clerk's Office maintains the following City records:

• Ordinances: An ordinance is a law, statute, or regulation enacted by a municipal body.
• Resolutions: A resolution is a formal motion used to establish City policy.
• City Council meeting agendas and minutes: City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held at Sandy Springs Studio Theatre, located at 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Work Session meetings, as needed, begin at 6 p.m. Regular City Council meetings follow the Work Session.
• Board of Ethics meeting agendas and minutes: The Board of Ethics determines whether a violation of the City's Ethics Ordinance has occurred and, if so, assesses and imposes the appropriate penalty.
• Planning Commission meeting agendas and minutes: The Planning Commission is an advisory board that reports its findings and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council. The board is involved in hearings related to rezonings, use permits, concurrent variances, and changes to zoning maps and ordinances.
• Board of Appeals meeting agendas and minutes: The Board of Appeals, formerly known as the Board of Zoning Appeals, is a quasi-legal board charged with hearing requests for variances from regulations of the Zoning Ordinance.

City Records and Open Records Requests

Under the Georgia Open Records Act, all public records are available for inspection and copying unless they are specifically exempted from disclosure under the law. Learn more on the City Records and Open Records Requests page.