Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Garden City is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, with about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Garden City offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Garden City, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Garden City records are kept
- Kept by the City of Garden City: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Wayne County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Wayne County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Garden City City Clerk: council records and ordinances
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Garden City.
- Website: gardencitymi.org/223/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Garden City, MI)
- Phone: 734-793-1620
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Garden City City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: gardencitymi.org/440/Garden-City-City-Hall (page title: Garden City City Hall | Garden City, MI)
- Phone: 734-793-1600
- Address: 6000 Middlebelt Road Garden City, MI 48135
- Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 AM- 5 PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Garden City
Michigan public records law applies to the city government of Garden City. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Wayne County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Wayne County. The Wayne County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Garden City Arrest Records
The Garden City arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Garden City's arrests to the FBI and the 578 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Garden City is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Garden City Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to Garden City, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Garden City warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Garden City inmate search (the jail page of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Garden City criminal records (the court file, the Michigan criminal history and the local arrest records), Garden City court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Garden City traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Garden City DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Garden City property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Garden City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Garden City offices listed above, and the city's own website is gardencitymi.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Garden City city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at gardencitymi.org/223/City-Clerk, phone 734-793-1620. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Garden City?
Garden City cases are heard by the courts that serve Wayne County, and people arrested in Garden City are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Wayne County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Garden City?
From the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Michigan public records law applies to city governments.