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City Secretary

Michael Wells
City Secretary

The City Secretary Division is responsible for accurately recording, publishing, indexing, and maintaining City Council
records to include minutes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, agreements, and other legal documents of the City of
Bedford. Serving as the City's Records Management Of cer, this of ce oversees a records management policy and records
destruction policy to provide ef cient, economical, and effective controls over the creation, distribution, organization,
maintenance, and space allocation for all City records. It also handles requests made for City documents under the
provisions of the Public Information Act. The City Secretary coordinates the election process for all City elections. This of ce
coordinates daily communication and operations with the Mayor/Council, prepares and executes Council packets, processes
alcohol and beverage registrations and reports, issues release of liens, and works with the City Manager's Of ce to respond
to customer service complaints and issues.

Organizational Chart

FY 2023-2024 Highlights

Coordinated the City's General Election for Mayor and Places 1 and 2 as well as the Special Election for amendments to
the City's Charter.
Processed 477 public information requests with an average response time of 0.9 days.
Processed 11 Community Powered Revitalization applications.
Processed 49 liens and release of liens.
Received the Texas Municipal Clerks Association Municipal Clerks Of ce Achievement of Excellence Award for the third
time in a row.

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