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This series consists of meeting minutes, agendas, attachments, reports to Council, and correspondence created by the Economic Affairs Committee. Over the years the Committee had various names, including the Finance and Budgeting Committee (1968-1971), the Economic Affairs Committee (1971-1982), the Corporate Resources Committee (1982-ca. 1984), and the Budget Committee (ca. 1986-ca. 1988). The committee was responsible for financial matters of the City, including approval of land sales and budgeting.

The series includes meeting minutes, agendas and attachments from 1968-1984 (files 1-498), with some earlier years including reports to Council and budget meeting minutes. The series also includes reports to Council with attachments from 1971-1981 (files 499-820), and budget meetings and associated subject files and reports from 1973-1988 (files 821-1324).

The coronation of George VI and his wife Elizabeth as King and Queen of the United Kingdom took place May 12, 1937. In preparation, a meeting was held by the City of Edmonton March 10, 1937 to discuss a suitable form of celebration for the occasion. The Edmonton Coronation Celebration Committee was thus established, charged with formulating the plans for the observance and celebration of the event. This series contains minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Committee and it's various subcommittees.

This series includes correspondence, ledgers and receipts. This series contains the following classes:

• Class 1: Journal detailing income and expenditures, 1892-1915
• Class 2: Cash book detailing income and expenditures, 1892-1902
• Class 3: Ledger detailing finances of various departments and listing the major areas of public expenditure, 1892-1899 (includes index)
• Class 4 : Ledger detailing the financial situation of the Town and listing the major areas of expenditure and sources of revenue, 1899-1904 (includes index)
• Class 5: Two cheque books, 1894-1896
• Class 6: Correspondence, receipts and financial statements, 1896-1904
• Class 7: Insurance policy for the City of Edmonton protecting from embezzlement by the Secretary-Treasurer, 1900

The City Clerk's Department was established August 20, 1912 by Bylaw 425, which stated in part that the City Clerk was responsible for performing all duties required in regard to municipal and school elections and the voting of the burgesses upon referred bylaws. In 1964 the City Clerk ceased to be responsible for municipal elections and censuses. A position of Returning Officer was created within the City Clerk's Department, which took on the responsibility for elections.

This series includes 14 scrapbooks divided into different themes.

Scrapbook 1: Voting on School Money Bylaws, 1922-1938
Scrapbook 2: Plebiscite Ballots, 1922-1963
Scrapbook 3: Notices of Polling Places, 1919-1962
Scrapbook 4: Ballots for Mayoral Elections, 1922-1963
Scrapbook 5: Ballots for Public School Trustees, 1918-1963
Scrapbook 6: Ballots for Separate School Trustees, 1918-1963
Scrapbook 7: Instructions to Deputy Returning Officers and Assistant Deputy Returning Officers, 1919-[ca.1955]
Scrapbook 8: Poll Clerks and Constables, [ca.1938-1945]
Scrapbook 9: Voters' List Certificates, 1938-1952
Scrapbook 10: Ballots for Aldermanic Elections, 1923-1955
Scrapbook 11: Ballots for Aldermanic Elections, 1956-1963
Scrapbook 12: Instructions for Election Campaign Meetings, 1953-1956
Scrapbook 13: Notices of Public Meetings for Elections, [ca.1928]-1956
Scrapbook 14: Instructions for Election Campaign Meetings, 1928-1952

This series contains minutes, agendas, and attachments from the Executive Committee of City Council.

This series contains reports from the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee was established in 1914. The Committee discussed City financial matters and reported to Council. The Finance Committee was succeeded by the Finance and Budgeting Committee, then the Economic Affairs Committee.

This series contains minutes, agendas and correspondence from the Land Sales Committee. The Land Sales Committee was responsible for the approval of all land sales and purchases by the City.

This series consists of records created by the Legislative Committee. It includes meeting minutes, agendas and attachments from 1968-1984 (files 1-356), reports to Council from 1972-1981 (files 357-575) and Committee correspondence from 1968-1973 (files 576-645).

This series includes the minutes of Edmonton Town Council from 1892-1904, and from Edmonton City Council from 1904-1991, as well as agendas from 1913-1945.