Office of the City Clerk & Seattle Municipal Archives Fee Schedule

Effective Date April 6, 2017

Note 1: Under Rule 2017-01, Fees for Reproduction of Records, fees are waived for City staff on official City business. Contractors and/or consultants working for the City are not exempt and must pay in full.

Note 2: Digital delivery of electronic records via email, FTP, or our website(s) is free of charge. We offer USB drives for $8.

Note 3: Find the fee schedule for Public Records Requests at the City Public Disclosure Request Process website.

View fees for:

A. Paper Records

B. Microfiche Records

C. Photograph Records

D. Video Records of Council meetings and public hearings

E. Audio Recordings of Council meetings and hearings
F. Domestic Partnership

G. Certification of record

H. Postage, shipping

I. Returned checks

J. Materials
A. Paper Records
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(no fee for fewer than 10 pages)

Photocopies of paper records
$0.15 per page/side
Scanned PDFs of paper records
$0.15 per page/side
Digital delivery of existing electronic record or scan
no fee
B. Microfiche Records
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(no fee for fewer than 25 pages)

Scanned PDFs created by customers
no fee

(USB drives are available for $ 8.00 per section J Materials of this Rule below)
Scanned PDFs created by City Clerk Staff
$ 0.15 per page/side
Paper copies
$ 0.15 per page/side
Digital delivery of existing electronic records or scan
no fee
C. Photograph Records
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High resolution image file (TIFF) of photographic print, negative, or slide
$ 8.00 per scan
Digital reproduction of fragile or oversize documents, photographs, maps, or drawings
$20.00 plus vendor costs, if applicable
Digital delivery of existing image file
no fee
D. Video Records of Council meetings and public hearings
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Analog to digital
$10.00
Digital delivery of existing file
no fee
E. Audio Recordings of Council meetings and hearings
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Analog to digital
$10.00 per event recorded
Digital delivery of existing file
no fee
F. Domestic Partnership
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Domestic Partnership Registration
$25.00
Replacement certificate
$10.00
G. Certification of record
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Certification of record
$1.00 per document
H. Postage, shipping
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under $5
no fee
$5 and over
actual cost to City
I. Returned Checks
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Returned Checks
$20.00
J. Materials
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USB drives
$ 8.00 each

City Clerk

Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
Address: 600 4th Ave, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 94728, Seattle, WA, 98124-4728
Phone: (206) 684-8344
CityClerk@seattle.gov

The Office of the City Clerk maintains the City's official records, provides support for the City Council, and manages the City's historical records through the Seattle Municipal Archives. The Clerk's Office provides information services to the public and to City staff.