City Clerk's Office

Colton Hall Lawn and City Hall

City Clerk's Office

Contact Us

Mail:
580 Pacific St., Rm. 6
Monterey, CA 93940-2806

Personal Delivery:
Please use our secure drop box located directly across from the ADA-accessible entrance to the Council Chamber at 580 Pacific St.

Phone: 831-646-3935
Fax: 831-646-3702

Email: cityclerk@monterey.org

Hours

8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
by appointment only

I-SEARCH Monterey iconPublic Records Requests

Many City records are available online and may be searched on I-SEARCH Monterey.

Requests for documents made under the California Public Records Act can be made by phone at (831) 646-3915 or in writing using the online form and directed to the City Attorney's Office.

Fill out the Public Records Request Form
and mail or fax to:
City Attorney's Office
512 Pierce St.
Monterey, CA 93940
Voice: (831) 646-3915
Fax: (831) 373-1634

The City Clerk’s Office is often the first point of contact at City Hall, and our goal is to make City government transparent and easy for the public to navigate.

The Clerk’s official duties include administration of:

For more information on the city clerk profession, see the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) and the City Clerks Association of California (CCAC).

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Disability Access

The City of Monterey is committed to including the disabled in all of its services, programs and activities. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (831) 646-3935. Notification 30 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II]. Later requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible.

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For communication-related assistance, dial 711 to use the California Relay Service (CRS) to speak to City offices. CRS offers free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you require a hearing amplification device to attend a meeting, dial 711 to use CRS to talk to the City Clerk's Office at (831) 646-3935 to coordinate use of a device.