[Ord. No. 435 § 54, 12-4-1950; Ord.
No. 2095 § 9, 12-20-1999]
The Board of Aldermen shall elect a City Clerk at the first
(1st) meeting of the Board after each annual municipal election in
April of each year, who shall hold office for a one (1) year term
and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, unless sooner
removed for cause shown by the Board of Aldermen. The City Clerk shall
be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a qualified voter of the
City and shall have resided in this City for at least one (1) year
prior to his or her election by the Board of Aldermen to be eligible
for such office. The City Clerk shall take and subscribe to the oath
prescribed for all officers prior to entering upon the duties of his
or her office.
[Ord. No. 435 § 55, 12-4-1950]
The City Clerk shall, in addition to other duties which are
or may be required of him by this Code or other ordinance, have the
custody of the books, records, papers and documents belonging to the
City. He shall attend all meetings of the Board of Aldermen, and keep
a correct record or journal of the proceedings thereof. He shall prepare
all certificates of election or appointment of the City Officers,
and deliver the same to the persons elected or appointed. He 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 and the person
to whom, and on what account issued, and when redeemed. He shall record
the certificates, oaths and bonds of all the City Officers, and shall
keep an index of the records of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen.
He shall prepare semi-annually a statement of the receipts and expenditures
of the City, and cause the same to be published in a newspaper published
in the City. He shall copy the tax books of the City, extend the taxes
thereon, and turn the same over to the City Collector by August 1,
charging the Collector with the amounts of taxes due the several funds
as shown by the tax books, and crediting him by amount of taxes turned
into treasury, his commission, delinquent taxes, errors and rebates.
He shall prepare blank licenses for all purposes for which licenses
are required to be issued, and when required, shall cause the same
to be issued, signing his name and affixing the seal of the City thereto,
and shall keep an account with the Collector for such licenses and
the amount of the license tax thereon.
The City Clerk shall dispose of City cemetery lots at such price
as may be fixed by the Board of Aldermen, and shall convey the same
to the purchaser thereof by certificate or deed, signed by the Mayor
and attested by the City Clerk with the seal of the City affixed,
collect the purchase money and pay the same to the Treasurer, taking
a duplicate deposit slip therefor and report to the Board of Aldermen
with the deposit slip attached to such report.
The City Clerk shall keep a record of all cemetery lots sold
and conveyed and write the name of the purchaser on the map of such
cemetery and on the lot so sold and conveyed.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to furnish without delay
to any person, when called upon during business hours, certified copies
of any records, books, or papers which are in his custody, for which
service he shall be entitled to a reasonable fee for his certificate
and the seal of the City, to be paid by the person demanding such
certified copy.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to perform any and all
other duties as the Board of Aldermen by this Code or other ordinance,
resolution, or motion may direct him to perform.
[Ord. No. 435 § 56, 12-4-1950; Ord.
No. 1288 § 2, 2-17-1986]
The salary of the City Clerk shall be such sum as from time
to time the Board of Aldermen shall fix by ordinance, payable bi-weekly.
The compensation of the City Clerk shall not be changed during the
one-year term for which he was appointed.
[Ord. No. 759 § 1, 11-13-1961]
Upon temporary disability or inability of the City Clerk to perform his 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 elected, as set forth in Section
2-56, proceed to elect 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. Such temporary City Clerk shall receive as compensation such salary as the Board of Aldermen shall provide for at the time of the election of such officer. The Board of Aldermen shall provide that such officer be bonded as required by this Code or other ordinances of the City. The oath of such officer shall be administered by the Mayor of the City and the commission of such officer shall require only the signature of the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 2517 § 1, 3-17-2008]
There is hereby created and established the position of Deputy City Clerk. The Deputy City Clerk shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen. The Deputy City Clerk shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen. The Deputy City Clerk also may be disciplined or dismissed pursuant to Section
22-55. The Deputy City Clerk shall assist the City Clerk in carrying out the duties of the City Clerk and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the City Clerk. In the absence of the City Clerk, the Deputy City Clerk also shall be the Acting City Clerk, if no Temporary City Clerk has been elected in the manner set forth in Section
2-59 or until such Temporary City Clerk is so elected. As Acting City Clerk, the Deputy Clerk shall have the same authority, power and duties as the City Clerk. The Deputy City Clerk shall receive no additional salary for serving in that position, unless additional compensation is specifically provided for by ordinance adopted by the Board of Aldermen.