The Departments tab contains a list of all Legislative Bodies that have been entered into Legistar for your jurisdiction. You can also use this tab to track vacancies for publicly staffed boards or commissions.
Note: This tab is often labeled Committees or Boards and Commissions.
Searching Departments
(Optional) Enter search criteria (keywords) in the Search textbox.
Select the type of legislative body from the Type drop-down menu. The list of types available is determined by the body types set up for your jurisdiction in Legistar Administration.
Click Search Departments.
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Sort the records displayed on the screen
Click Group, and select the appropriate option. You can sort the records by type, and by meeting location.
Note: You can also click a column heading and use the arrows to sort the departments, e.g., click the Department Name column and sort the departments alphabetically or in reverse alphabetical order.
Export the records to Excel, PDF, or Word
Click Export, and select the appropriate option.
View active, inactive or all departments
Active (current) departments are displayed by default. Click View and select Past to display only inactive departments, or select All to display active and inactive departments.
View details of a department
Click the appropriate link in the DepartmentName column. The department details are similar to the details displayed on the Primary Legislative Body tab.
