LA Clerk Launches Searchable Legislative Records System
The Office of the City Clerk's new platform consolidates over 50 years of municipal records and City Council files into one system.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Civic Engagement
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The Los Angeles Office of the City Clerk launched a new legislative management system on October 26, offering searchable records spanning more than 50 years. Residents can track legislative items, follow City Council meetings and agendas, receive email alerts, and submit public comments through the site.
Why it matters
The system replaces as many as five siloed systems previously used by the office with a single integrated platform. Consolidating records and meeting data aims to make municipal legislative activity easier for residents to find and follow.
The system holds more than half a million documents, including 172,000 City Council files, covering over 50 years of records. The source does not indicate how many of these documents were migrated from the prior systems or whether all historical files are fully searchable.
The players
Los Angeles Office of the City Clerk
The municipal office responsible for maintaining the city's legislative records and City Council documentation, which oversaw the launch of the new system.
Concourse
A public sector software company whose pre-developed platform the city clerk's office selected for the new legislative management system.
The details
The city clerk's office selected Concourse, a public sector software company whose pre-developed platform aligned with the city's request for proposals. The transition, which began in May, was completed in under six months and consolidates meeting streaming, vote tracking, and item processing into one platform.
Timeline
May 2025: Work on the transition to the new system began.
October 26, 2025: The legislative management system went live.
Civic Tech Context
The city's move to Concourse's pre-built platform reflects a pattern of cities adopting off-the-shelf public sector software rather than building bespoke systems from scratch. The new system brings Los Angeles' legislative records into a single searchable interface, replacing a fragmented set of municipal tools.
Residents can now search legislative items, follow City Council meetings and agendas, and receive email alerts through the new site. They can also leave public comments on legislative matters directly through the platform.
The takeaway
Residents who want to follow Los Angeles legislation can use the new system to track items, monitor City Council agendas, and submit comments without navigating multiple separate tools.
Further reading
Explore more on Civic Engagement to see how residents can follow and weigh in on local government decisions.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Smart Cities Dive.
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