The City's Clerk's Office is responsible for preparing Agendas for City Commission Meetings, recording and transcribing the Minutes of the Meetings, collection of Street Paving and Demolition Assessments, and conducting Municipal and School Board Elections. Applications for the sale of alcoholic beverages are filed with the City Clerk, as are applications for Bail Bonds and Private Investigator Licenses, and petitions for annexation into the corporate limits of the City of Dothan. Damage Claims against the City of Dothan are also filed in the City Clerk’s Office.

The Dothan City Commission meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm in the Commission Chambers on the second floor of the Civic Center.

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• 2008 City Commission Meeting Dates

• Commission Meeting Agendas

• Commission Meeting Minutes (Previous Week)

• Archived Commission Agendas

• Archived Commission Minutes

• Code of Ordinances

• City Commission Policies

• Standard Operating Guidelines

• Street Paving Assessments

• Demolition Assessments

• Alcoholic Beverage Applications

• Annexation

• Damage Claims

• Municipal Elections

• School Board Elections

CITY CLERK MISSION STATEMENT: To record and archive statutory and designated official information, resolutions and ordinances of the City of Dothan and certify to the actions of the City Commission.

Street Paving Assessments

Statements for Street Paving Assessments are mailed yearly May 1st, and are due by June 15th. Those wishing to determine if certain property has a Street Paving Assessment against it must submit the request in writing, along with a legal description of the property, and if the property is a corner lot. This may be delivered to the City Clerk’s Office in person, or mailed. For more information concerning Street Paving Assessments, call (334) 615-3163.

Demolition Assessments

Assessments for demolition of substandard property are also collected by the City Clerk’s Office. For more information about Demolition Assessments, call (334) 615-3163.

Alcoholic Beverage Applications

Businesses wishing to sell alcoholic beverages, both on and off premise, must apply with the ABC Board, telephone (334) 792-9155. The application is then filed with the City Clerk, and must be approved by the Board of Commissioners before the license can be issued. For further information concerning the filing of an alcoholic beverage application with the City of Dothan, call (334) 615-3162.

Petitions for Annexation into the Corporate Limits of the City of Dothan

Petitions for Annexation are obtained from the Planning and Zoning Office, 3rd Floor, Room 303 of the Roy Driggers Municipal Building (Civic Center), telephone (334) 615-4412. Completed petition, along with a legal description of the property and a map showing how the property is contiguous to the existing City Limits, is filed with to the City Clerk.

 Damage Claims

Those wishing to make a claim against the City for damages must submit a written request to the City Clerk. The letter should contain the date of the incident, where it happened, and a description of the damages. Also, a total amount should be specified, and an itemized list or three estimates should be attached. For more information concerning how to file a damage claim, call the City Clerk’s Office at (334) 615-3163.

The City Clerk is responsible for conducting elections to fill the positions of Mayor and Associate Commissioners for the six districts of the City of Dothan. Terms are for a four-year period, and elections are held every two years, with elections for the positions of Mayor and Associate Commissioners for Districts 1, 3 and 5, alternating with Associate Commissioners for Districts 2, 4 and 6.

For more information concerning elections or election districts, call the City Clerk at (334) 615-3161 Registration for City elections is handled by the Voter Registration Office located in the Houston County Administration Building, 444 North Oates Street, Dothan, Alabama. They may be contacted by calling (334) 677-4774.

Elections for Chairperson and members of the Dothan City School Board are held in conjunction with the Municipal Elections, with the Chairperson and Representatives for Districts 1, 3 and 5 being elected at the same time, and Representatives for Districts 2, 4 and 6 elected at the same time.

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