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The City Clerk is the custodian of public records for the City, including but not limited to ordinances, resolutions, and minutes of the City Council, agreements, election-related documents, Chula Vista campaign filings, statements of economic interests, and many others.

Self Service Options:

You can view many City records online and avoid fees. Please click the links below to browse records available for immediate view.

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Submit a request for public records by clicking the button below.

Records Request Center

Public Records Act Request

The California State Legislature adopted the Public Records Act in 1975. It is designed to give the public access to information in the possession of public agencies. The Act also provides that public records shall be open for inspection during regular office hours of the agency. The public can inspect or receive a copy of any record unless the record is exempted from disclosure under the act.

Direct Copying Fees

Emailed records: No charge
Paper copies of records: $1.00 for the 1st page, $0.10 each additional page
Paper copies of State-mandated filings (statements of economic interests and campaign statements): $0.10 per page

Exceptions

Requests requiring computer programming will be charged a fee of the full cost including overhead for the time to create such document or program. Requester will be required to provide a deposit to cover estimated costs, as calculated by City staff.

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