There shall be a Records Department, the head of which shall be the City Clerk.
The City Clerk shall:
A. 
Attend all meetings of the Common Council, serve as Clerk of the Common Council, and perform such other duties of a similar nature as shall be required by that body.
B. 
Be responsible for the records, filing, indexing and safekeeping of all proceedings of the Common Council.
C. 
Record in full, uniformly and permanently, all ordinances and local laws, and authenticate the same.
D. 
Give notice of Common Council meetings to its members, publish all legal notices, and all adopted resolutions, ordinances and local laws as may be required by law.
E. 
Keep and maintain all election records and have custody of all property used in connection with elections, except as otherwise provided by law.
F. 
Receive, file, index and be the custodian of all city documents and records, and other instruments required by law to be filed with the city including petitions for nomination and such other papers pertaining to the election of officials as are required to be filed with the city by law.
G. 
Be the custodian of the Official Seal of the city, and affix such seal to such books, papers and documents as may be authorized pursuant to law.
H. 
Have and take custody of all official books, papers and documents of the city for which no other repository is provided by this Charter or by law including city contracts, deeds and judgements.
I. 
Provide secretarial and clerical services for the Councilmen in the discharge of their official duties.
J. 
Administer all licenses and permits issued by the city as provided by law, except permits issued by the Water Department and as otherwise provided by this Charter. No license or permit may be issued by him until all approvals, if any, required by law are first obtained. He shall receive for the city all fees prescribed for licenses or permits, and monthly shall deposit such funds with the Commissioner of Finance.
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The Deputy City Clerk shall possess all the powers of, and perform the same duties as, the City Clerk under the direction of the City Clerk. He shall assume all of the City Clerks duties in the absence or disability of the City Clerk.