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C.L.O.C.K. Civic Education | Revised edition | September 27, 2026
Start with the document, then the custodian
These are starting points checked September 27, 2026, not a complete local contact directory. When a document is not posted, identify the relevant agency and designated records custodian using the Attorney General's request guidance. Do not assume the county clerk holds every city's or authority's records.
| Looking for | Starting source | What to do if the answer remains open |
|---|---|---|
| Service areas and arrangements | DCA Appling SDS index | Obtain current agreements, amendments and operational boundaries from each participant. The located strategy is dated 2022. |
| Municipal organization | GMA charter guidance | Obtain the specific city's charter and amendments; this guide is not a charter directory verified for all three cities. |
| Local financial reports | DCA finance-report page | Select the entity and year, then obtain the underlying local budget and transaction records. |
| County Commission speaker rules | Supplied ordinance | Confirm current amendments, meeting type and exact sign-up deadline. |
| County Commission speaker form | Supplied blank form | Before submitting, confirm the deadline: body and footer use different reference dates. |
| County and municipal geometry | Exact county layer, municipal layer and map source record | The local boundary-overlay cross-check is incomplete; current legal limits are not certified. |
Read each document for the question it answers
This is CLOCK's practical reading checklist, not a claim that every transaction uses every document.
| Document | Ask this question |
|---|---|
| Charter or enabling law | What organization or power does the governing text establish? Check amendments and applicable law. |
| Bylaws or adopted policy | What procedure is stated, and what superior law or document limits it? |
| Agenda | What business was listed? Seek the resulting record to learn what actually happened. |
| Approved minutes | What motion, vote or action is recorded? Check the item and any later correction. |
| Ordinance or resolution | What exact action or rule was adopted, by whom, when and under what authority? |
| Executed agreement | What obligations did the signed parties accept? Read scope, dates, signatures and amendments. |
| Invoice | What amount and work were billed? Locate the matching approval and payment record. |
| Payment record | What transaction was recorded? Match payee, invoice, amount, date and any reversal. |
| Inspection or acceptance record | What work was checked or accepted, when, and with what exceptions? |