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.
Wenatchee is a city in Chelan County, Washington, with about 35,000 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 Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Wenatchee records are kept
- Kept by the City of Wenatchee: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Chelan 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 Chelan County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee.
- Website: wenatcheewa.gov/government/mayor-s-office/city-clerk (page title: City Clerk | Wenatchee, WA)
- Phone: (509) 888-6204
- Address: 301 Yakima Street Wenatchee, WA 98801
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Wenatchee 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: wenatcheewa.gov/government/public-works (page title: Public Works | Wenatchee, WA)
- Phone: (509) 888-3200
- Address: 301 Yakima Street, Wenatchee, WA By mail: PO Box 519, Wenatchee, WA 98807
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Wenatchee
Washington public records law applies to the city government of Wenatchee. 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: wenatcheewa.gov/how-do-i/request-public-records (page title: Request Public Records | Wenatchee, WA)
- Phone: (509) 888-4200
- Address: 301 Yakima Street P.O. Box 519 Wenatchee, WA 98807-0519
- 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.
Wenatchee Arrest Records
The Wenatchee arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Wenatchee's arrests to the FBI and the 1,400 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Wenatchee is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Wenatchee Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Wenatchee, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Wenatchee warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Wenatchee inmate search (the custody page of the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Wenatchee criminal records (the court file, the Washington criminal history and the local arrest records), Wenatchee court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Wenatchee traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Wenatchee DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Wenatchee divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Wenatchee property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Wenatchee website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Wenatchee offices listed above, and the city's own website is wenatcheewa.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Wenatchee city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at wenatcheewa.gov, phone (509) 888-6204. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Wenatchee?
Wenatchee cases are heard by the courts that serve Chelan County, and people arrested in Wenatchee are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Chelan County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Wenatchee?
Through the city's records request page at wenatcheewa.gov, phone (509) 888-4200. 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.