[R.O. 2016 § 110.130; R.O. 2011 § 110.130; Ord. No. 94-18 §§ 1 — 2, 9-21-1994; Ord. No. 97-6 § 1, 3-19-1997; Ord. No. 01-61 § 1, 9-5-2001; Ord. No. 89 § 110.130, 6-19-2002; Ord. No. 358 § 1, 3-14-2012; Ord. No. 432 § 1, 6-18-2014; Ord. No. 16-04 § 1, 12-7-2016; Ord. No. 20-02, 2-5-2020; Ord. No. 21-10, 6-16-2021[1]; Ord. No. 24-02, 2-7-2024[2]]
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Office. The Board of Aldermen shall elect and employ a Clerk for such Board of Aldermen, to be known as the "City Clerk."
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Term. The City Clerk shall serve an indefinite term. Continued service shall be at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen and subject to removal in accordance with Section 115.030 of the Municipal Code.
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Duties. The City Clerk shall:
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Have charge and custody of the seal, ordinances and other records, papers and documents entrusted to his/her care and keeping by the Board of Aldermen;
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Attend to such correspondence as may be required and shall keep the journal of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen, entering therein the "yeas" and "nays" of the members of each bill presented for passage as an ordinance;
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Attest each ordinance passed by subscribing his/her name on the face thereof;
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Safely and properly keep all the records and papers belonging to the City which may be entrusted to his/her care;
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Be the general accountant of the City;
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Administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying to demands or claims against the City;
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Serve as the custodian of records responsible for the maintenance of the Board's records pursuant to Section 610.023.1, RSMo.; and
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Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance or as directed by the Board of Aldermen.
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Compensation. The City Clerk shall receive such compensation as set by ordinance by the Board of Aldermen and which compensation may be adjusted from time to time by ordinance or resolution approving the annual budget or by other act of the Board.
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Deputy City Clerk. The Board may appoint a Deputy City Clerk to assist the City Clerk and perform the duties of the City Clerk in the City Clerk's absence.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 21-10 also changed the title of this Section from "City Clerk — Appointment, Duties, Qualifications, Compensation, Term" to "City Clerk/Administrator," as well as changing the title of the Article. All references to "City Clerk" throughout the Code are intended to now be reference to "City Clerk/Administrator."
[2]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 24-02 changed the title of this Article and Section back to City Clerk. Any references to City Clerk/Administrator are intended to now be a reference to City Clerk.