[CC 1978 §110.250; Ord. No. 711 §§2—5, 7—8, 5-25-1967; Ord. No. 110.250A §1, 5-5-2008]
A.
The City
Clerk of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, shall be appointed by the
Mayor and approved by a majority of the members of the City Council
of said City, and shall hold his/her office for a period of one (1)
year thereafter and until his/her successor is duly appointed and
qualified.
B.
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.
C.
Whenever
for any reason the Clerk is unable to perform the duties of his/her
office, or is absent, the Council shall have the power to appoint
some competent and suitable person to exercise the duties of the City
Clerk and such temporary Clerk shall have all the power, possess the
same qualifications and perform the same duties, receive the same
salary or fees as the regular City Clerk and shall so act until the
disability of the Clerk be removed.
D.
All fees
as are fixed by the laws of the State of Missouri and ordinances of
said City, to be charged and collected by the City Clerk, shall be
reported by the Clerk monthly and by said Clerk paid to the City Treasurer
who will issue a receipt in duplicate therefor and deposit said fees
so collected in the General Revenue Fund of said City.
