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Charter Reference — City Clerk, §2.13.
[Code 1962 §2-46; CC 1979 §2-96; Ord. No. 556 §1, 8-20-1963]
It shall be the duty of the City Council to appoint some suitable and competent person to the office of City Clerk, who shall discharge such duties as are prescribed by this Article.
[Code 1962 §2-47; CC 1979 §2-97]
The person elected to the office of City Clerk shall be a qualified voter of the City and shall hold his/her office at the pleasure of the Council.
[Code 1962 §2-48; CC 1979 §2-98]
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The duties of the City Clerk shall be as follows:
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Record of minutes of council meetings. The City Clerk shall keep an accurate record of the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the City Council, and shall report same at the proper meeting.
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Attestation of ordinances, etc. The City Clerk shall attest all ordinances and resolutions which the Council may from time to time adopt.
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Acknowledgments generally. Upon proper request, the City Clerk shall acknowledge the oath of office of any City Officer or employee.
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Quarterly financial statement pamphlets. The City Clerk shall supply without charge a copy of the pamphlet containing the quarterly financial statement of the City, which the City Council shall have caused the City Manager to prepare and file with the Council, to any citizen applying for such pamphlet at the office of the City Clerk.
[Code 1962 §2-50; CC 1979 §2-99]
The original roll of all ordinances and resolutions passed by the Council shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, and when the Council shall order the publication of an ordinance, due proof of such publication by affidavit of the printer or publisher shall be procured by the City Clerk, and attached thereto or written and attached upon the face of the record of such ordinance. All ordinances passed by the City Council with additions and amendments thereto, shall be plainly and neatly recorded by the City Clerk in a suitable book to be procured for that purpose.
[Code 1962 §2-51; CC 1979 §2-100]
The City Clerk shall have the custody of and shall safely keep the public records, the original rolls of ordinances and resolutions of the City Council, and such other records, documents and papers of a public nature as may be delivered into his/her custody.
[Code 1962 §2-52; CC 1979 §2-101]
The City Clerk shall affix the City Seal to all public instruments and official acts of the Mayor and Council which by law or ordinance are required to be so attested and he/she shall countersign the same. He/she shall affix the City Seal to and certify any record, document, copies of papers or ordinances that may be required for evidence in any State or federal Court by any individual, or that may be required for the use of any Officer of the City. He/she shall furnish to the City Attorney any record or document in his/her office necessary to be used in any proceeding to which the City is a party.
[Code 1962 §2-53; CC 1979 §2-102]
The City Clerk shall prepare all certificates of election, commissions, appointments and other official documents required by this Code or by other City ordinance to be used, or which the Mayor in the discharge of his/her duty is required to issue. He/she shall countersign and affix the City Seal thereto and keep a record of all certificates of election, commissions, appointments and documents.
[Code 1962 §2-54; CC 1979 §2-103]
The City Clerk shall properly index all records of ordinances, resolutions and other documents required by law, the provisions of this Code or other City ordinance to be recorded in his/her office.
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Cross Reference — Amendments to code of ordinances, §100.070.
[Code 1962 §2-55; CC 1979 §2-104]
Whenever for any reason the City Clerk is unable to perform the duties of his/her office, the City Council may, by resolution, appoint a Temporary City Clerk, who shall have the power and perform all the duties of the regular Clerk, and shall receive the same salary for the time he/she so acts, but in no event shall both the regular and temporary Clerk receive pay at the same time nor shall the regular Clerk receive any pay for the time he/she fails to perform the duties of his/her office as provided by this Article.