A resident resource

Find a Record

Rivergrove has no easily searchable public archive, and what records that are available on the city website are scattered, and often garbled photocopies of decades-old papers. Over the past year, as part of my goal to understand why things are the way they are today, I've built my own.

A preview of my Document Repository: a searchable list of ordinances beside a digitized ordinance.

It's complete for the last two years, and thorough going back to around 2020: nearly every record that's come through a public meeting, recorded and transcribed, with its minutes, agendas, and packets. And it reaches back further, to as much of the older archive as I could track down: ordinances, resolutions, interpretations, and meeting video.

My Document Repository isn't quite ready to be a public resource just yet (there's still a bit more work to do!), but if you need a specific record, odds are good I can put my hands on it. Just ask.

Think of this as a hand from a neighbor (who also happens to sit on the council). It's for Rivergrove residents, and for the contractor, realtor, or attorney already working on a resident's behalf.

This is not a commercial service. Just my way of helping where I can.

Does this sound like you?

Your contractor needs a rule, reference or document for a project on your property. I can send the relevant ordinance, plus any interpretations that shape how it’s applied.
You’re not sure which record even mentions your issue. I can search everything I’ve got for mentions of your street, your property, or the topic you’re researching.
You want what was actually said at a meeting—not the minutes’ summary. I can share the video with full transcript, plus the agenda, packet and any minutes, so you can read and watch it.
You’re piecing together how a past land-use decision got made. The agenda packet, the minutes, and the footage, side by side.

What's in my library

Ordinances Indexed by number, year and subject—as many as I and some helpful neighbors could locate.
Resolutions Adopted resolutions, listed by date; recent ones in full fidelity, older ones in whatever format I could find them.
Interpretations Code and charter rulings I've collected—the ones that never make it into the code itself.
Videos All the meetings from the last two years, plus any older recordings I could find.
Transcripts Searchable text for the meetings on file—find the moment and relevant context, not just the date.
Minutes The official written minutes for the meetings on file. Cross-reference them with the transcripts if you want to be sure about the details.
Agendas and packets Including publicly shared Staff Reports and exhibits behind each vote.
Budgets and audits Annual budgets, annual In Lieue of Audit reports, the 2025 audit, and the various schedules behind them.

Don't see it here? Tell me it exists.

If there's a record you think belongs in an archive and it's missing, let me know—I'd love to help you track it down, and add it to the reference library so the next person who needs it doesn't have to hunt.

How this works

Rivergrove has minimal staff, and public records requests have often landed at the very bottom of the priority list. There's a real need for better, faster information, especially for things that just need to be located, not redacted or vetted.

I usually reply within a day or two, and there's no charge. The things I share are convenience copies of public records I've digitized, or information I've gathered independently. I happen to be a city councilor, but this is me helping as a neighbor, nothing official. Formal public-records requests should continue to go through the City of Rivergrove.