City Clerk

Handling Day-to-Day Details

Looking for an official record? You’ll find it in the clerk’s office. Need to pay a fee or get a city permit? The clerk’s office can help.

The city clerk, elected every four years, maintains records the law requires, including those of:

• The Common Council
• Board of Public Works and Safety
• https://www.municode.com/library/in/lafayette/codes/municipal_code

The clerk’s office also:

• Provides copies of requested public documents
• Collects various permit fees, parking fines and ordinance violation fines
• Conducts city and police auctions
• Issues permits for special parking uses, sewer seals, access permits, zoning variances
• Officiates at weddings, if requested