Clerk of the Council | City Hall

Anna M. Stetson - City Clerk
Lori L. Hagen - Second Deputy City Clerk

The City Clerk's Department is the official repository for all ordinances, resolutions and official documents related to the government of the City of Providence. The department is responsible for the authenticity of all legal documents.

The City Clerk operates under the auspices of the City Council. This department is responsible for maintaining and recording all votes, orders, resolutions and ordinances made and passed by the City Council as well as those of its subcommittees, and meetings of the retirement board. Furthermore, the City Clerk furnishes the heads of departments and the chairmen of all committees of the City Council with certified copies of such votes or resolutions as they relate to their respective departments or committees.

In addition, the City Clerk collects and presents to the City Council all petitions concerning abandonments and easements, personal injury and automobile or property damage, as well as certificates of Assumed Business Name and Going Out of Business.