Community Outreach

The Office of the City Clerk supports local professional organizations, society's and special interest groups by speaking at events and hosting tours of the Municipal Archives & Records Facility. Below is a list of these events.

To request a tour and presentation from the City Clerk Leticia M. Vacek, submit your email request to Tina J. Flores or call (210)207-6993.

  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
 
Event Date Organization
  Presentation 03/27/2013 Provided a presentation on City Elections to UTSA Public Administration Undergraduate Class of Dr. Patricia Jaramillo.
  Exhibitor 3/05/2013 Provided Records Management Training for approximately 200 new City Employees during the New Employee Experience - Part II Session held at the Alamodome
  Presentation 02/21/2013 Presented the Historical Highlights of the Municipal Archives & Records to the Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter at the San Antonio Country Club
  Presentation 2/05/2013 Presented the Historical Highlights of the Municipal Archives & Records to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Alamo Heroes Chapter
  Presentation 1/25/2013 Presented the Historical Highlights of the Municipal Archives & Records to the Conopians Business Mens Club at the San Antonio Country Club
  Exhibitor 1/15/2013 Provided Records Management Training for approximately 200 new City Employees during the New Employee Experience - Part II Session held at the Alamodome
 
 
Event Date Organization
  Presentation 10/31/2012 City Clerk Leticia M. Vacek spoke to the Alamo City Black Chamber Leadership Class
  Open House 10/30/2012 Hosted an Open House at the Municipal Archives & Records Facility in celebration of National Archives Month October 2012
  Ceremonial Swearing-In 10/23/2012 Ceremonial Swearing-in Ceremony for approximately 100 Boards and Commission Members at the Witte Museum
  Open House 10/23/2012     Hosted an Open House at the Municipal Archives & Records Facility in celebration of National Archives Month October 2012
  Exhibitor 10/20/2012 The Office of the City Clerk Municipal Archives & Records Staff participated as exhibitors at the San Antonio Founder Day Celebration held at The Alamo. San Antonio Founders Day is “an enduring, broad-based information and awareness effort that aims to expand our community’s knowledge and appreciation of our nearly 300-year history and heritage.”
  Open House 10/15/2012 Hosted an Open House at the Municipal Archives & Records Facility in celebration of National Archives Month October 2012
  Open House 10/09/2012 Hosted an Open House at the Municipal Archives & Records Facility in celebration of National Archives Month October 2012
  Presentation 10/08/2012 Presented Open Meetings Act to the San Antonio National Association of Parliamentarians at the Petroleum Club
  Presentation 10/08/2012 Presented Historical Highlights of the Municipal Archives & Records Facility to the Gibbons Literary Club of San Antonio-Records and Archives
  Presentation 10/05/2012 Presented Historical Highlights of the Municipal Archives & Records Facility to the Ol' Shavano DAR Chapter at the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
  Exhibitor 10/02/2012 Provided Records Management Training for approximately 55 new City Employees during the New Employee Experience - Part II Session at the Alamodome
  The Municipal Leadership Institute (MLI) 9/27/2012 MLI was established as the training for City Board Members. The training is a valuable source of information of the City's Ethics Code, City Charter, City Budget, the Texas Open Meetings Act, Robert's Rules, and responsibilities of your membership.
  Presentation 9/12/2012 Leticia M. Vacek, City Clerk was a Guest Speaker to Dr. Jack Reynolds' Graduate Class on American Political History HIS-5203 at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Reynolds' class assignment for the Fall 2012 Semester is to utilize the Municipal Archives & Records Archives Collection for their research assignment.
  4th Annual Historic Homeowner
Fair - Hosted by Office of Historic Preservation (OHP)
8/25/2012 Participated as an Exhibitor at Jefferson High School displaying historic treasures available within the Office of the City Clerk Municipal Archives & Records Digital Collection.
  Presentation 7/14/2012 Community Leadership Institute Class of 2012; there were 25 participants that learned about our Boards and Passport Processing Services.
  Event – Texas Municipal Clerks (TMCA) Local Chapter 6/27/2012 Hosted the TMCA Alamo City Clerks Chapter Meeting.
  The Municipal Leadership Institute (MLI) 6/15/2012 MLI was established as the training for City Board Members. The training is a valuable source of information of the City’s Ethics Code, City Charter, City Budget, the Texas Open Meetings Act, Robert’s Rules, and responsibilities of your membership.
  Records Management Training 05/29/2012 COSA Departmental Record Liaisons (35) attendees
  Records Management Training 05/07/2012 COSA Departmental Record Liaisons (25) attendees
  Passport Acceptance Training 04/25/2012 The U.S. Department of State provided Advanced Passport Acceptance Training for current Passport Acceptance Agents
  Passport Acceptance Training 04/24/2012 The U.S. Department of State provided Beginner Passport Acceptance Training for new Passport Acceptance Agents.
  Presentation 4/21/2012 San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society (21) attendees
  Records Management Training 4/20/2012 COSA Departmental Record Liaisons (23) attendees
  Masters Leadership Training 3/28/2012 Provided training to the Masters Leadership Program (MLP) participants.
  Presentation 3/02/2012 Presented Historical Highlights of the Municipal Archives & Records Facility to Southwest Research Institute at the Thomas Baker Slick Memorial Library.
  Municipal Leadership Institute 2/21/2012 Provided training to newly appointed City Board Members
  Presentation 2/02/2012 San Antonio be Bexar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) at the San Antonio Country Club
  Presentation/Tour 1/24/2012 Councilmember Cris Medina District 7; District 3 Staff
  Tour 1/23/2012 Kitty Massey and Jacobina Alley with the San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society
  Tour 1/15/2012 Hannibal Pianta an Old Spanish Trail Centennial Celebration
  Tour 1/05/2012 Lupe Ochoa and Sarah Garcia; Sarah is a College Student interested in the Archives field of study
 
 
Event Date Organization
  Presentation/Tour 9/17/2011 Hispanic Women’s Network, San Antonio Chapter
  Presentation/Tour 7/20/2011 Texas Society of Professional Surveyors
  Presentation/Tour 7/14/2011 Los Bexarenos
  Presentation/Tour 6/28/2011 Councilmembers Bernal (1); David Medina & Staff (7)
  Presentation/Tour 6/20/2011 Councilmember Soules (10)
  Tour 6/14/2011 Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and Tracy Wolff
  Tour 5/25/2011 Office of Historic Preservation (OHP)
  Tour 5/24/2011 Brian Behnken Professor at Iowa State University, author of two books on race relations in Texas
  Tour 4/20/2011 Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) - Martha Utterback
  Presentation/Tour 4/5/2011 Professional Tour Guide Association
  Tour 3/4/2011 Todd Hansen, visited from California, author The Alamo Reader: A Study in History
  Tour 1/12/2011 Sarah Reveley and Erin Bowman
 
 
Event Date Organization
  Tour 12/07/2010 Conservation Society Board of Directors, Rollette Schreckenghost, Linda Hardberger
  Presentation/Tour 11/29/2010 The Tour Guide Association Claudine Lloyd
  Tour 10/8/2010 Iris with CASO
  Tour 9/10/2010 San Antonio Regional Archivists Association (SARA)
  Tour 8/25/2010 Alamo Chapter-TMCA, Inc.
  Tour 7/16/2010 Fire Department Historian - Hector Cardenas
  Tour 7/7/2010 Center for Archaeological Research, UTSA - Steve Tomka, Director
  Tour 4/13/2010 Texas Workforce Commission
  Tour 4/8/2010 University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) - David Johnson, Professor
  Tour 4/8/2010 Records Retention Training - Department Record Liaisons
  Tour 4/6/2010 Bexar County Archives Alfred Rodriguez
  Presentation/Tour 4/5/2010 Bexar County Historical Commission and Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson
  Tour 2/24/2010 San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) - Dora Martinez and Kim
  Tour 2/3/2010 Mayor Julián Castro
  Tour 2/1/2010 University of Incarnate Word - Tim Draves
  Tour 1/29/2010 Ed Gaida author of Sidewalks of San Antonio and Just for Fun Jimmy Johnson's Playland Park
  Presentation/Tour 1/22/2010 Mayor Castro staff Robbie/Jaime/Sarah/Manoj
  Presentation/Tour 1/16/2010 The Friends of Texana/Genealogy
  Tour 1/13/2010 San Antonio Public Library - Frank Faulkner
 
 
Event Date Organization
  Tour 12/17/2009 Commissioner Martha Doty Freeman, Appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
  Tour 11/16/2009 Maverick Land Surveying - President Daniel Snell
  Tour 11/10/2009 Post, Buckley, Schuh, & Jernigan Inc (PBS&J) - Marine Brown
  Tour 11/4/2009 San Antonio Conservation Society (SACS) - Rollette Schreckenghost and Maria Pfeiffer
  Tour 10/27/2009 San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) - Dora Martinez & Staff
  Tour 10/23/2009 Office of Historic Preservation Shanon Peterson - Wasielewski
  Tour 10/21/2009 University Health Systems
  Tour 10/20/2009 Bexar County Sherriff Juvenile division - Chief Roger Dovalina, Lt Joseph Perez, Ralph Serrano
  Presentation/Tour 10/8/2009 Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program (TMCCP) Graduate Institute - Peggy Burnside
  Presentation/Tour 9/25/2009 Texas Municipal Clerks Association: Alamo Chapter President & Board; Trish Ervin - 2009 President
  Tour 8/18/2009 Norma Rodriguez City Clerk Emeritus
  Presentation/Tour 7/23/2009 Councilmmember Ray Lopez District 6 and Staff
  Tour 7/15/2009 Office Depot
  Presentation/Tour 7/10/2009 Councilwoman Taylor District 2 and Staff
  Tour 7/10/2009 COSA Purchasing & General Services - Guillermo Castoreno
  Presentation/Tour 7/9/2009 Councilmember Williams District 8 and Staff
  Tour 7/8/2009 Councilmember David Medína District 5 and Staff
  Tour 7/7/2009 Councilmember Elisa Chan District 9 and Staff
  Tour 6/16/2009 San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) - Dora Martinez and John Palomo
  Presentation/Tour 5/22/2009 Texas Municipal Clerks Association (TMCA) - Alamo Chapter Board
 
 
Event Date Organization
  Tour 12/19/2008 Iron Mountain - Mary Castillo
  Tour 7/1/2008 Denny Lowe, IBM
  Presentation/Tour 3/31/2008 Councilmember Diane Cibrian District 8 and Staff
  Presentation/Tour 2/19/2008 Councilmember Ramos District 3 and Staff