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.
Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, with about 50,000 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 Portage offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Portage, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Portage records are kept
- Kept by the City of Portage: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Portage 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 Portage.
- Website: portagemi.gov/158/City-Clerk (page title: City Clerk | Portage, MI)
- Phone: 269-329-4400
- Address: 7900 South Westnedge Avenue Portage, MI 49002
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Portage 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: portagemi.gov/837/Contact (page title: Contact | Portage, MI)
- Phone: 269-329-4400
- Address: 7900 South Westnedge Avenue Portage, MI 49002
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Portage
Michigan public records law applies to the city government of Portage. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: portagemi.gov/785/Records-Requests-FOIA (page title: Records Requests (FOIA) | Portage, MI)
- Phone: 269-329-4400
- Address: 7900 South Westnedge Avenue Portage, MI 49002
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for 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.
Portage Arrest Records
The Portage arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Portage's arrests to the FBI and the 1,021 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Portage is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Portage Records Guides
SearchSystems has seven more guides to Portage, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Portage warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Portage inmate search (the custody page of the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Portage criminal records (the court file, the Michigan criminal history and the local arrest records), Portage court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Portage DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Portage divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Portage property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Portage website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Portage offices listed above, and the city's own website is portagemi.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Portage city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at portagemi.gov/158/City-Clerk, phone 269-329-4400. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Portage?
Portage cases are heard by the courts that serve Kalamazoo County, and people arrested in Portage are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Kalamazoo County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Portage?
Through the city's records request page at portagemi.gov/785/Records-Requests-FOIA, phone 269-329-4400. A record it does not cover 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.