The Municipal Clerk, who shall be directly under the supervision
and control of Council, shall be appointed by Council as provided
for in the Charter and shall serve at the pleasure of Council. Council
may appoint the Manager to serve as Municipal Clerk and shall appoint
an Assistant Clerk, who shall perform the duties of the Clerk in case
of absence or disability of the Clerk.
The functions of the Municipal Clerk shall be:
A. To attend Council meetings and be responsible for the preparation
of the minutes of its proceedings.
B. To do everything pertaining to the recording, filing, publishing,
and attesting to municipal ordinances.
C. To execute all documents required by law or ordinance to be executed
on behalf of the municipality.
D. To have custody of the municipal seal and to apply it to all official
documents of the municipality.
E. To have custody of all official records and documents of the municipality
and to be responsible for their filing, safekeeping, storage, preservation,
and disposition. As a part of his responsibility for the custody of
official records and documents, the Clerk shall be responsible for
administering the provisions of the law and of regulations of Council
dealing with access of the public to records and documents and the
making of extracts, copies, and photographs of records and documents.