City Clerk's Office

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City Clerk's Office

Colton Hall Lawn and City Hall

City Clerk's Office

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City Clerk's Office
City Hall
580 Pacific Street, Room 6
Monterey, CA 93940-2806
Located next to Colton Hall

Tel: (831) 646-3935
Fax: (831) 646-3702

bonner@monterey.org

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8am to 5pm (closed for lunch from 12pm-1pm)
Closed on major holidays.

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:

City Council meetings and legislation
Boards, Committees, and Commissions
Elections and campaign reporting
Public records and records management

Bonnie Gawf, CMC, is the City of Monterey’s City Clerk and Director of Information Resources. While she serves as the Interim Assistant City Manager, Clementine Bonner Klein, CMC is the Acting City Clerk.

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

Your City government: Get informed and involved!

Legislative Bodies	Public Meetings	Public Information	The Details
About City Council	Published Agendas and Materials	City Code and Charter	Records Retention Schedule
About Boards, Commissions and Committees	Future Meetings Schedule (subject to change)	Resolutions, Ordinances, and Minutes	Form 700 and the Conflict of Interest Code
Council Appointments to Local Agencies	Watch a meeting on the Monterey Channel	Request Public Records - Requests for documents made under the California Public Records Act should be directed in writing, using the Public Records Request Form , to the City Attorney's office.
Participate on a Board or Commission	The Brown Act	Elections and Campaign Information
Public Official Appointments (FPPC Form 806)		County of Monterey - for vital records, marriage licenses, birth and death certificates, etc.
Local Appointments List (Maddy Act Report: terms expiring in 2018)		Senate and Legislative Districts

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.

Dial 7-1-1

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.