Public records in Clearwater
The record you want already has a keeper.
In all 214 municipalities somebody is responsible for finding it, and the law gives them five business days. CAMRO trains those clerks, certifies them, and answers the phone when the request is the first of its kind.
344
members, in every district
187
of Clearwater’s 214 municipalities
1961
founded by eleven clerks
5 days
to answer, under Chapter 42
I need a record
You do not need to know the law, the form, or the filing system. You need the right office and one clear sentence.
I am a clerk
Certification, the annual recertification you cannot skip, and model policies you can adapt tonight.
I want to join
343 colleagues who have already had the week you are having, and member rates on every course that counts.
Five business days
Chapter 42 of the Clearwater Public Records Act
A request is a deadline, not a favour.
Five business days to respond, extendable once by ten. In a town of 1,200 people the clerk who owes that response is also the elections official, the licensing desk and the minute-taker.
CAMRO exists because that clerk should not have to work it out alone. We publish the model response letters, we run the training that keeps a denial from becoming a lawsuit, and we answer the phone.
Coming up
Conference, institute, district meetings and webinars.
- New clerks study group
For members: a study group on the CCRO certification syllabus. Sign in with the email on your membership record to see the schedule and join.
- CAMRO office hours call
The first Wednesday of every month: bring whatever is on your desk — a denial you are unsure about, a retention question, a form that will not behave — and work it through with…
Webinar·Online — link sent to registrants
- Retention schedule clinic
Hands-on help applying the retention schedule to your own files.
From the office
Legislative updates, reports and notices.
- The office now answers the phone until 4:30
A small change, made because the calls that matter most arrive late in the day.
- We need mentors in the Uplands
Districts 11 and 12 have twenty-two municipalities, the state's highest clerk turnover, and four available mentors.
- The 2027 retention schedule revision lands 1 January
Changes in GRS 200 and GRS 400, a new series for body-worn camera footage, and a crosswalk coming in November.
- HB 1149: what we told the committee about text messages
The bill would bring council members' texts under the Public Records Act. CAMRO supports the clarity and has been specific about what compliance costs a town with one employee.
Members: everything is behind one email address
Crosswalk workbooks, model disposal logs, board minutes, the bylaws and the district salary data. There is no password to remember or lose.