Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) Requests

  1. Clerk to the City Council
  2. Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) Requests

The City of Laurel maintains certain records that are classified as public records which may be made available to the public in accordance with the guidelines of the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) (§10-611 et seq. of the State Government Article, Annotated Code of
Maryland, as amended). MPIA requests must be in writing, and may be mailed, emailed, faxed or hand delivered to the City Clerk. You may use the City’s MPIA Request Form but is not required. Your request should sufficiently identify the records that you are seeking, including a clearly identified subject matter and specific dates or ranges of dates of the documents requested. There are occasions when fee may be charged to produce documents requested under the Maryland Public Information Act.

Immediately Available Documents:

Final Audits (Final, signed audits)

Adopted Budgets and Capital Improvement Program

City Council Meetings – agendas, adopted minutes, agenda packet information

Adopted Ordinances

Adopted Resolutions

Sections of City Charter/Code

City policies

Standard forms

Documents available on the City website

Foreclosure List

Approved Permits

Related Files

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Clerk to the City Council

It is the responsibility of the Clerk to the City Council to provide assistance to the City Council and to maintain and preserve all required legislation in accordance with State, County and City Codes. The Clerk's Office provides administrative and reporting coverage of all meetings of the Mayor and City Council and various Boards and Commissions. The Clerk serves as the Archivist of the City and is the City's Public Information Act Representative.  Any one desiring information or a copy of adopted or proposed legislation should contact the Clerk's Office by phone or email as listed above.