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.
Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, with about 20,000 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 Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna, 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 Lackawanna records are kept
- Kept by the City of Lackawanna: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Erie 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 Erie County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna.
- Website: lackawannany.gov/city-clerk (page title: City Clerk | City of Lackawanna)
- Phone: (716) 827-6470
- Address: 2838 South Park Ave - Room 101 Lackawanna, NY 14218
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Lackawanna 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: lackawannany.gov (page title: City of Lackawanna | Welcome to Lackawanna)
- Phone: 716-827-6660
- Address: 714 Ridge Road Lackawanna, NY 14218
- Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Lackawanna
New York public records law applies to the city government of Lackawanna. 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 Erie County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Erie County. The Erie County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Lackawanna Arrest Records
The Lackawanna arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Lackawanna's arrests to the FBI and the 835 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Lackawanna is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Lackawanna Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Lackawanna, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Lackawanna warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Lackawanna inmate search (the jail page of the Erie County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Lackawanna criminal records (the court file, the New York criminal history and the local arrest records), Lackawanna court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Lackawanna traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Lackawanna DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Lackawanna divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Lackawanna property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lackawanna website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lackawanna offices listed above, and the city's own website is lackawannany.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Lackawanna city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at lackawannany.gov/city-clerk, phone (716) 827-6470. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lackawanna?
Lackawanna cases are heard by the courts that serve Erie County, and people arrested in Lackawanna are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Erie County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Lackawanna?
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. New York public records law applies to city governments.