The Board of Aldermen shall select a City Clerk who shall hold
office at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
[R.O. 1992 § 105.290; CC 1984 § 21.420; Ord. No. 1676-97 § 1, 10-9-1997; Ord. No. 2355-10 § 1, 4-6-2010]
A.
The
City Clerk shall, in addition to other duties which are or may be
required of him/her by this Code or other ordinance, attend all meetings
of the Board of Aldermen and keep a journal of the proceedings of
the Board of Aldermen.
B.
He/she
shall safely and properly keep all the records and papers belonging
to the City which may be entrusted to his/her care.
C.
He/she
shall countersign all City bonds, warrants, drafts and orders upon
the Treasury for money, and shall see that all ordinances appropriating
money out of the Treasury are endorsed by the Treasurer before passage,
and shall affix thereto the Seal of the City and keep a record thereof,
showing the number, date and amount thereof, the name of the person
to whom, and on what account issued, and when redeemed.
D.
He/she
shall record the certificates, oaths and bonds of all the City Officers.
E.
He/she
shall keep an index of the records of the proceedings of the Board
of Aldermen.
F.
He/she
shall prepare semiannually a statement of the receipts and expenditures
of the City, and cause the same to be published in a newspaper published
in the City.
G.
He/she
shall furnish without delay to any person, when called upon during
business hours to do so, certified copies of any records, books, or
papers which are in his/her custody, for which services a reasonable
fee to be set by City ordinance may be charged, and which shall be
paid by the person demanding such certified copy into the Treasury
of the City.
H.
He/she
shall, in coordination with the Mayor and City Administrator, submit
to the Board of Aldermen an agenda for each regular Board meeting
at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the regular meeting.
I.
The
City Clerk, after a sealed bid opening, will forward the bids to the
City Administrator for presentation to the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 1992 § 105.300; Ord. No.
1083-86 § 1, 3-18-1986; Ord. No. 2355-10 § 1, 4-6-2010]
The City Clerk shall receive such compensation as may be determined
from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 1992 § 105.310; CC 1984 § 21.440; Ord. No. 2355-10 § 1, 4-6-2010; Ord. No. 2380-10 § 1, 9-7-2010]
A.
Upon temporary disability or inability of the City Clerk to perform his/her duties as set forth in this Code or other ordinances of the City due to illness, absence from the City or other cause, the Board of Aldermen shall, in the same manner as the City Clerk is appointed as set forth in Section 115.090, proceed to appoint a temporary City Clerk who shall have the same powers and duties as the regular City Clerk and shall hold office until the disability of the City Clerk is removed.
B.
Such temporary City Clerk shall receive as compensation such salary
as the Board of Aldermen shall provide for at the time of the appointment
of such officer.
