Title Info: Olympia City Council, Minutes and Meeting Records, 1859-2024

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Record Creator: Olympia Municipal Government, City Council
Description:
These records include the Minutes of the Olympia City Council meetings from January 12, 1859, through June 26, 2018. Recent minutes can be found on the City of Olympia's website.

Minutes are the official record of the proceedings of the City Council. Minutes may include date, council members present, summary of official reports from various departments, budget approvals and other city business. The records in this collection are indexed by date.
Related Records: For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Southwest Region Branch at (360) 753-1684 or email swbrancharchives@sos.wa.gov.
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
Sources of Transfer Olympia, City of
Agency History: Named in 1853 at the suggestion of Colonel Isaac Ebey, the first recorded visit to the area by European settlers was in 1792 when Peter Puget and the British Vancouver Expedition charted the site. The City of Olympia was incorporated in 1859 and is the county seat of Thurston County. Olympia is also the capital of the State of Washington.
Preferred Citation: Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Olympia City Council, Minutes, 1859-2018, Office of Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 7,723