[Ord. #79-02; 1958 Code § 2.80]
The City Council hereby establishes the qualifications for the
position of City Clerk, as follows:
a. Candidates for the office of City Clerk shall have had, before appointment,
at least two (2) years of full time, equivalent, paid public management
experience which has included secretarial experience, office administration,
records management, elections management, and interpretation of governmental
ordinances and codes. Completion of two (2) years of college work
in public or business administration, political science, or a related
field may be substituted for two (2) years of the requirements above.
b. Candidates shall have a thorough knowledge of the principles and
practices of management, program planning and budget preparation,
and principles of supervision.
c. Candidates shall possess skills in stenography, speed writing or
stenotype, necessary to take dictation at eighty (80) words per minute.
d. Candidates shall have the ability to plan, develop and coordinate
Municipal Elections and serve as an Election Officer; to assume responsibility
and use objective judgment in matters of administrative procedure
and regulations interpretation; and to deal effectively with a wide
variety of citizens, members of boards and commissions, governmental
representatives, and have the knowledge of good sound judgment in
all office procedures.
[Ord. #58-017, § 3; 1958 Code § 25.3]
The City Clerk may, subject to approval of the City Council,
appoint such deputies and clerks as may be necessary to perform the
duties hereby imposed upon their offices, with the consent of and
at salaries first approved by the City Council.