Services

The City Clerk’s Office provides the following services:

• Administers Channel 16
• Administers City elections and local primaries
• Free Notary Service
• Receives Fair Housing Discrimination Complaints (Online or PDF) (Refer to the Fair Housing Discrimination Policy (PDF))
• Issues various licenses and permits
• Liquor License Registration (In this video, Carbondale Building Inspector walks through some of the most common violations found on Inspection Report)
• Receives Payment for Oakland Cemetery Grave Sites (PDF)
• Records request under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act
• Voter Registration

Fire and Police Application and Procedures

Fire and Police testing is administered through the City Clerk’s Office. For more information, please contact the Deputy City Clerk 618-457-3281.

• Entry Level Firefighter Application (There is no testing at this time)
• Entry Level Police Officer (There is no testing at this time)

Mortgage Foreclosure Notices

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1503 and 735 ILCS 5/15-1508, Notices of Foreclosure for residential real estate mortgages on property located within the corporate limits of the City of Carbondale, Illinois shall be sent to the City Clerk.