City
Administrator's Office
City Clerk's
office
Freedom of
Information Act Cost breakdown
City Attorney's
office.
City
Administrator's Office
The City Administrator reports directly to the Mayor and City Council and is
responsible for implementing the policy directives of Mayor and City Council
and for managing day-to-day operations. As the chief administrative officer,
he manages the annual budget and supervises the operation of all departments,
offices and agencies of the City government, ensuring that the community is served
in a responsive and fiscally responsible manner.
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City Clerk's
Office
The City Clerk performs the legal function of the City Clerk's office as required
by state law and the municipal code. The City Clerk is the Custodian of Records
for the City of Rock Falls and has custody of the Seal of the City. The Clerk
is responsible for coordinating the City Council agenda process, recording
the official proceedings of City Council meetings and serves as official record
keeper for the city; maintaining the City's Municipal Code, indexing and filing
of ordinances, resolutions, contract, bonds, liens and other official documents
and providing research and information services to the public and City personnel.
The City Clerk is a registrar of voters and a notary public.
Account payables are calculated, presented to the City Council for approval
and prepared for payment by the Clerk's office. Payroll for all City employees
is calculated and prepared by the Clerk' office. Up-to-date listings of all
city employees and retirees are kept in the Clerk's office.
The Clerk's Office
is the information hub for the City of Rock Falls, including the Rock
Falls Administration, staff, and utmost, the citizen's of Rock Falls.
The City Clerk's office is also a "clearing house" for city
records. We receive numerous inquiries about city government and/or
city services, we provide information as requested. The office also
researches ordinances, and provides copies of ordinances, for a nominal
fee, when requested by the public. As such, we strive to take the mystery
out of Government by providing timely, customer-oriented and objective
service to all the citizens of Rock Falls.
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Freedom of Information Act Costs
Records requests for the Freedom of
Information Act have the following costs associated with them:
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Records/maps (8.5 x
11.5): $1.00 first page of document, additional pages at $50 each
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Records/maps greater
than (8.5 x 11.5): $5.00, plus actual cost of document if out of office
reproduction is necessary.
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Certified Copy of
documents: $3.00 fee and $1.00 first page, additional pages at 5.50 each.
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Accident Reports: $5.00
charge; additional pages at 5.50 each
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Incident Reports: $2.00
charge; additional pages at $50 each.
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Subpoena: $20.00 for
1st thru 20tI page; additional pages are $.50 each.
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911 recordings:
$15.00 for each recording requested
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Copy of VHS Video:
$15.00 charge for each tape requested
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Copy of Cassette or
Photo CD: $5.00 charge for each cassette or Photo CD
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Color Photos: $3.00 per
photo requested.
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City Attorney
The City Attorney is appointed by the mayor and with the consent of the council.
It is the Attorney’s responsibility to act as the city’s legal
advisor, and shall render advice on all legal questions affecting the city,
whenever requested to do so by any city official. Duties also include drafting
leases, ordinances and contracts as well as prosecute or defend any and
all suits or actions to which the city may be party.
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Lori
Simon, Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk
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