Clerk's Division

The Administrative Services Section gives daily support to the Mayor and Members of Council. They are in charge of making sure that legal documents related to the Planning Act and other Council matters are completed. The Section has other jobs, including:

• issuing marriage licences through the Office of the Registrar General
• issuing lottery licences
• making sure that all licence holders are following related Provincial legislation
• coordinating municipal elections with the City Clerk
• managing Richmond Hill's central switchboard

• Managing and recording decisions
• Running municipal elections
• Providing support services to the Mayor and Council Office
• Managing records
• Providing legislative services
• Providing administrative services

• preparing and distributing agendas, minutes and by-laws
• collecting information related to Council and Committee meetings
• putting together Richmond Hill's Bulletin Board Page in the local newspaper
• processing and maintaining all agreements and deeds
• handling all other printing, mailing and distribution tasks for Richmond Hill
• registering births and deaths
• issuing burial permits
• accepting requests for people to appear as a delegation at Council