City Clerk's Office Frequently Asked Questions

Submit the written information to the City Clerk either in person at City Hall, by mail at City Hall, by fax or email the City Clerk. Information is reviewed for content and may be edited. In addition, the City maintains a very active Facebook page and your event can be featured there.  Please let us know how we can help you publicize your community event.

All citizens wishing to become a City Commissioner must be 18 years of age, a registered voter and live within the City limits of Buchanan for the last 2 years. Nominating Petitions must be circulated and endorsed by a minimum of 6/maximum of 20 registered voters from Buchanan and filed with the City Clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday before the November General Election. Nominating Petitions can be obtained from the City Clerk. There is a City Election every even year on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. You must also file an Affidavit of Identity and a Statement of Organization. The Clerk will assist you through this process. Nominating Petitions can be obtained from the City Clerk (Please call to find out the release date).  There is a City Election every even year held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. You must also file an Affidavit of Identity and a Statement of Organization. The Clerk will assist you through this process.

When you are going to be selling door-to-door you must request a License through the Buchanan Police Department. Both must sign the Peddlers or Solicitors License. The fee is $10 per day. However, United States Veteran’s (with proof) are exempt from the fee. Click Here for Peddlers or Solicitors License.