Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1912-1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
50 photographs.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Township of Esquimalt was incorporated and recognized as a municipality on September 1, 1912 by the letters patent. A month later in October, the first by-law, "being the By-law to provide for the appointment of a Clerk, Assessor and Collector for the for Municipality" was passed.
The Municipal Clerk's Department provides a secretariat for Esquimalt Council and its Committees. This function includes agenda preparation, the recording of official minutes, the administration and certification of Township bylaws, and the execution of all legal documents on behalf of the Township of Esquimalt and functioning as the Head of Freedom of Information. In addition, the Municipal Clerk's Department is responsible for the administration of civic and school district elections and for the conducting of public referenda.
The City Clerk's Department is now known as Corporate Services and the Municipal Clerk title has changed to Corporate Officer. The Manager of Corporate Services fills the Corporate Officer position.
Repository
Archival history
Transferred from the Municipal Clerk's office in 1988. Portraits were previously displayed in the stairwell at the former Municipal Hall.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series consists of photographs of Reeves, Council members, Police Commissioners and other municipal staff. Some items are individual portraits, while others are group photographs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Accession number: v988-011.
Note
List of past Mayors and Reeves: https://www.esquimalt.ca/government-bylaws/mayor-council/past-mayors-reeves.