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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 2024-2025 Highlights
Coordinated the City's General Election for Places 3 and 5 on the City Council.
Coordinated the Board and Commission appointment process with 99% of positions being lled.
Processed 589 public information requests with an average response time of 0.7 days.
Processed 11 Community Powered Revitalization applications.
Processed 62 liens and release of liens.

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