A division of the Financial and Management Resources Department, the Office of Communication provides news and information about City of Arlington programs and services.

The Office of Communication is the winner of numerous state and national communication awards, recognizing excellence in web site, newsletter and broadcast production.

The OOC organizes news conferences, special events, assists the news media, issues press releases and publishes the twice monthly E-ARLINGTON newsletter for residents. Additionally, the Office of Communication manages content on the CITY OF ARLINGTON WEB SITE at www.ARLINGTONTX.gov, which serves to inform and promote City of Arlington programs 24 hours a day.

The OOC manages content on the CONNECTIONS PORTAL for employees and produces a variety of special reports, brochures and news bulletins, including the Cowboys Stadium Scoreboard Report and Entertainment District Newsletter.

The Office of Communication manages the live broadcasts of Arlington City Council Meetings, City Council Work Sessions, and Planning and Zoning Commission Meetings on ARLINGTON'S GOVERNMENT CHANNEL on Time Warner Cable. All cable programming is also web cast on the City of Arlington web site.

ARLINGTON'S GOVERNMENT CHANNEL is home to the Access Arlington Video Bulletin Board, which provides news and information about the City of Arlington when the Office of Communication is not broadcasting meetings and original programming.
The Office of Communication is also comprised of a Graphics Office, which assists city departments in producing documents. This office creates original desktop artwork, produces layout and design, contracts for desktop and art productions, and handles foreign language document translation.

Contact Us:
Office of Communication
817-459-6402
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
After-Hour Emergency Public Information Contacts:

Gerald Urbantke - 817-247-7419
Cheryel Carpenter - 817-832-3470

To obtain public information from the City of Arlington, download the Public Information Act / La Ley de Información Pública file (you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, download the free software here). This file contains basic information about the rights of a requestor, the responsibilities of a governmental body, and the procedures for inspecting or obtaining a copy of public information.