City Secretary

Appointment

The City Secretary is responsible for:

• Conducting all city elections
• Giving notice of Council and Board meetings
• Keeping the minutes thereof, maintaining records of city administration
• Certifying all legal documents
• Public Information Requests
• Records Retention

Public Information Requests

The Public Information Act
Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives you the right to access government records; and an officer for public information and the officer's agent may not ask you why you are requesting them. All government information is presumed to be available to the public. Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of the information. Governmental bodies shall promptly release requested information that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought.

 Requesting Information
For information regarding the procedure for inspecting or obtaining a copy of public information from the City of Ovilla, please contact the Public Information Officer, 972-617-7262. Optional methods:

1. By mail to - Public Information, 105 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Ovilla, TX 75154
2. Email to: City Secretary
3. Fax to: "Public Information" at 972-515-3221
4. In person at Ovilla City Hall, 105 S. Cockrell Hill Road, Ovilla, TX 75154

  Public Information Request Form