Many records of the City are available to the public for inspection, including the following commonly requested records:

• Ordinances, Resolutions and minutes of City Council meetings;

• City issued permits and licenses;

• Deeds, easements and right-of-way information;

• The front of Uniform Incident/Offense Reports;

• Original bids and all documents related to awarding public contracts;

• The names and resumes of applicants for City employment, or summaries thereof; and

• The names, titles, and compensation of City employees.

However, as proscribed by the Code of Alabama and interpretive court decisions, some records are not available for public inspection. Records typically not subject to public inspection include those where privacy or security issues are of overriding importance, or where documents are not necessary to record the status and condition of business carried out by the City. Such exceptions from disclosure may include, but not be limited to:

• Information received by a public officer in confidence;

• Sensitive personnel records;

• Law enforcement investigative reports;

• Banking records;

• Tax returns and financial statements; 

Please note, there are costs associated with record requests, and the record request form must be filled out in its ENTIRETY prior to submitting the request.