[CC 2001 §2.20.010; Ord. No. 1.05 §1, 4-19-1954]
At the first (1st) meeting of the City Council after each election
in April at which a Mayor or Councilpersons are elected or as soon
thereafter as convenient or whenever there be no City Clerk in office,
the City Council shall appoint or elect some suitable person as City
Clerk who shall hold such office at the pleasure of the Council which
may remove the officer and appoint his/her successor or fill a vacancy
in the office at any meeting of the Council by a majority vote of
the Council.
[CC 2001 §2.20.020; Ord. No. 1.05 §2, 4-19-1954; Ord. No. 1.05A §1, 11-14-2000]
No person shall be eligible to hold the office of the City Clerk
who is not a qualified voter of the City, a resident thereof for one
(1) year before his/her appointment. The City Clerk shall give a good
and sufficient bond to be approved by the City Council in the sum
of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for the faithful discharge
of his/her duties in office.
The City Clerk shall, among other duties, keep the journal of
the proceedings of the Council. He/she shall safely and properly keep
all records and papers belonging to the City which may be entrusted
to his/her care and generally shall perform all the duties required
of him/her by ordinance or orders of the Council. He/she is hereby
empowered to administer official oaths and also oaths to persons certifying
to demands or claims against the City.
[CC 2001 §2.20.050; Ord. No. 1.05 §5, 4-19-1954]
The City Clerk may administer oaths or affirmations to any parties
before the Council, touching any matter before the Council.
[CC 2001 §2.20.100; Ord. No. 1.27A §§1 — 3, 8-11-1998]
A.
There
is established the office of Deputy City Clerk.
B.
Whenever,
for any reason, the City Clerk is absent or unable to perform the
duties of his/her office, the Deputy City Clerk shall have all of
the powers and perform all the duties of the City Clerk.
C.
The
person appointed to the office of Deputy City Clerk shall be a resident
and qualified voter of the "R-1" School District.
[CC 2001 §2.20.070; Ord. No. 1.05 §7, 4-19-1954]
The City Clerk shall draw his/her warrant on the City Treasurer
for any money found to be due and owing by the City and for which
there has been made an appropriation, specifying the fund and appropriation
out of which the warrant is to be paid.
No warrant shall be drawn on the City Treasurer in favor of
any person indebted to the City, except for the amount due such officer
or person in excess of the indebtedness or arrears of such officer
or person.
