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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 the original City Crest designed by R. B. Mackenzie adopted by Council in 1949. For more information about the activities of this committee, see RG-11 Series 1.4 files 204-206, and 208-209.

This series includes correspondence relating to taxation, legislation, building construction, Council, and the Bouillon Investigation. This series contains the following classes:

• Class 1: Correspondence, 1891-1913
• Class 2: Scrapbook

This series contains items and attachments from City Council meetings. The meeting minutes have been digitized and indexed, and are available under RG-8.14.

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).

This series consists of meeting minutes, agendas, attachments, reports to Council, and correspondence created by the Utilities and Engineering Committee. Over the years the Committee had various names, including the Utilities Committee (1968-1971), the Utilities and Engineering Committee (1971-1982), the Utilities and Protective Services Committee (1982-1984), and the Utilities and Finance Committee (1984).

Between 1968 and 1972 only the meeting minutes were filed, with associated attachments being kept separately in subject files. Between 1973 and 1978 meeting minutes were filed with agendas, attachments, and associated reports to Council. Starting in December of 1978 reports to Council were filed separately.

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 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 Audit Committee. It includes meeting minutes, agendas and attachments from 1975-1983 (files 1-73), reports to Council from 1975-1979 (files 74-119) and Committee correspondence from 1973-1983 (files 120-284).

This series contains minutes, reports, and correspondence from City Council's Airport Study Committee, Airport Working Committee, and Industrial Airport Working Committee.