There shall be a Records Department, the head of which shall be the City Clerk.
The City Clerk shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Common Council.
The City Clerk shall:
A. 
Attend all meetings of the Common Council, serve as Clerk of the Common Council and perform such other duties of a similar nature as shall be required by that body.
B. 
Be responsible for filing, indexing and safekeeping of the records of all proceedings of the Common Council.
C. 
Record in full, uniformly and permanently, all ordinances, local laws and resolutions and authenticate the same.
D. 
Give notice of Common Council meetings to its members, publish all legal notices and all adopted resolutions, ordinances and local laws as may be required by law.
E. 
Keep and maintain all City election records and have custody of all property used in connection with elections, except as otherwise provided by law.
F. 
Receive, file, index and be the custodian of all City documents and records and other instruments required by law to be filed with the City, including petitions for nomination and such other papers pertaining to the election of officials as are required to be filed with the City by law.
G. 
Be the custodian of the official seal of the City and affix such seal to such books, papers and documents as may be authorized or required by law.
H. 
Have and take custody of all official books, papers and documents of the City for which no other repository is provided by this charter or by law.
I. 
Provide secretarial and clerical services for the Aldermen in the discharge of their official duties.
J. 
Be the custodian of all deeds, mortgages, contracts and judgments to which the City is a party.
K. 
Administer the issuance of all licenses and permits issued by the City as provided by ordinance or law and as otherwise provided by this Charter. The Clerk shall issue no license or permit until evidence is presented that all approvals, if any, required by this Charter or any other law or ordinance have been obtained. The Clerk shall receive for the City all fees prescribed for licenses or permits and shall make weekly deposit of such funds with the Controller.
[Amended by L.L. No. 3-1982, ref. date 11-2-1982]