[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Crystal Lake 1-19-1993 (Art. II, Ch. II, Section C, of the 1993 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
The City Clerk shall be elected pursuant to
the provision of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. The City Clerk shall
serve a term of office of four years and until his/her successor is
elected and qualified.
The salary of the City Clerk shall be $3,600
per annum, computed on the basis of the fiscal year of the City, provided
that in the event of death, resignation, or other dismissal of the
Clerk from office, the salary shall be computed on a pro rata basis
for the portion of the fiscal year served.
The Clerk shall take the oath and furnish bond
as required by the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
The Clerk shall be the custodian of the City
Seal and shall affix its impression and attest to all documents, licenses,
and permits, whenever required by any ordinance of the City or the
Illinois Compiled Statutes.
The City Clerk shall keep a record of ordinances
and other records which the Clerk is required to keep under the ordinances
of the City or the Illinois Compiled Statutes, and the Clerk shall
keep a record of all officers and regular employees of the City, as
well as any other records which may be required by the City Council.[1]
[Added 8-7-2012 by Ord. No. 6816]
A.
The City
Clerk is hereby authorized to appoint three Deputy City Clerks who,
without limitation, shall have the power and duty to execute all documents,
papers, receipts, orders, checks and other instruments required by
any law to be executed by the City Clerk, to affix the corporate seal
thereto whenever required, and to make such records and perform any
and all duties and functions performable by the City Clerk. Any such
appointment may be revoked at any time and a new appointment may thereafter
be made if desired. Any such appointment, however, shall run concurrently
with the City Clerk's term of office unless sooner terminated. An
original of the instrument making an appointment of a deputy by the
City Clerk shall be filed and shall remain on file in the office of
the City Clerk. Any person accepting an appointment as deputy of the
City Clerk hereunder shall take and subscribe the same oath or affirmation
as is required of City officers, and such oath or affirmation shall
be filed and remain on file in the office of the City Clerk. The Deputy
City Clerks shall be bonded in the same manner as the City Clerk.
B.
In signing
any documents, the Deputy City Clerk shall sign the name of the Clerk
with the word "by" and the Deputy City Clerk's own name and the words
"Deputy City Clerk."
C.
The powers and duties of the Deputy City Clerk shall be exercised
only in the absence of the City Clerk from the place where the City
Clerk's office is maintained, and only when written direction
has been given by the City Clerk to such Deputy Clerk to exercise
such power or when the corporate authorities have determined by resolution
that the City Clerk is temporarily incapacitated to perform that power.
[Amended 12-5-2023 by Ord. No. 7979]
D.
When duly
authorized, the signature affixed by any such deputy in the manner
hereinabove prescribed on any document, including but not limited
to contracts, bonds, or other obligations of the City, shall have
the same effect as if the documents so executed had been signed by
the Clerk in person.
