[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-8]
There is hereby established a principal department to be known
as the "City Clerk department."
[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-52]
The City Clerk shall have charge of the City Clerk Department.
He shall notify the Auditor and Treasurer of all orders passed by
the City Council authorizing appropriations, assessments, apportionments
or abatements and also all boards and officers of all orders appropriating
money to be expended by them or directing them to do or not to do
or authorizing the doing of, any matter or thing, and of any other
matter in any way affecting their powers, immediately after such orders
are approved by the Mayor or are otherwise in force.
Cross reference — Clerk to keep seal, § 2-1.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, §§ 2-53, 17-1, 17-2]
(a)
The City Clerk shall keep a book alphabetically arranged showing
the names of all streets which have been or may be laid out and accepted.
(b)
All orders laying out, altering, widening or discontinuing any street
shall be recorded by the City Clerk in a book kept for that purpose.
(c)
Whenever any street is laid out, altered, widened or discontinued
or any sidewalk is established, graded or constructed, under any law
authorizing the assessment of a portion of the expense thereof upon
real estate, the City Clerk shall, within 10 days thereafter, file
in the Registry of Deeds of the southern district of the county, a
declaration stating in general terms the action of the Council and
its intention to make such assessments, and specifying the streets
upon which such parcels of real estate to be assessed are situated,
with the names of the owners thereof.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, § 2-54; Ord. No. 29679, 2-10-2003]
All fees authorized by law to be charged by the City Clerk for
recording, for certified copies of records or for services rendered
in the performance of any duty imposed on him as City Clerk, shall
be collected by him excepting, however, that no charge shall be made
to persons who have served in the forces of the United States, their
widows or other dependents, for copies of records required of applicants
for aid or pension by reason of such service.
The fees for copying, recording and providing certified copies
of the following documents shall be as set forth herein:
(1)
For entering amendment of a record of the birth of a child born out
of wedlock subsequently legitimized: $20.
(2)
For correcting errors in a record of birth: $25.
(3)
For furnishing certificate of birth: $10.
(4)
For entering delayed record of a birth: $15.
(5)
For filing certificate of a person conducting a business under any
title other than his real name: $50.
(6)
For the filing by a person conducting business under any title other
than his real name a statement of change of his residence, or of his
discontinuance, retirement or withdrawal from, or of a change of location
of such business: $30.
(7)
For furnishing certified copy of certificate of person conducting
business under any title other than his real name, or a statement
by such person of his discontinuance, retirement or withdrawal from
such business: $10.
(8)
For recording the name and address, the date and number of the certificate
issued to a person registered for the practice of podiatry in the
Commonwealth: $50.
(9)
For correcting errors in a record of death: $20.
(10)
For furnishing a certificate of death: $10.
(11)
For entering notice of intention of marriage and issuing certificate
thereof: $20.
(12)
For entering certificate of marriage filed by persons married out
of the commonwealth: $20.
(13)
For issuing certificate of marriage: $10.
(14)
For filing for Board of Appeals or Board of Survey and Planning:
$20.
(15)
For furnishing a certified copy of a ZBA decision: $5 per page.
(16)
For correcting errors in a record of a marriage: $20.
(17)
For recording power of attorney: $20.
(18)
For recording certificate of registration granted to a person to
engage in the practice of optometry: $50.
(19)
For recording the name of the owner of a certificate of registration
as a physician or osteopath in the commonwealth: $50.
(20)
For examining records or papers relating to birth, marriage or deaths
upon the application of any person: the actual expense thereof but
not less than $10.
(21)
For copying any manuscript or record pertaining to a birth, marriage,
death or business certificate: $10.
(22)
For receiving and filing of a complete inventory of all items to
be included in "going out of business sale," etc. — UCC filing:
$50.
(23)
For filing a copy of written instrument or declaration of trust by
the trustees of an association or trust or any amendment thereof,
as provided by Section 2 of Chapter 182 of the Massachusetts General
Laws: $50.
(24)
For recording any paper(s) not specifically named herein, the fee
shall, unless otherwise provided, be $10 for the first page and $5
for each additional page.
[Gen. Ords. 1962, §§ 2-9, 2-56, 2-57; Ord.
No. 29688, 3-10-2003; Ord. No. 30197, 6-27-2005]
(a)
There is hereby established the office of Assistant City Clerk. The
Assistant City Clerk shall be elected by the council.
(b)
The Assistant City Clerk shall assist the City Clerk in the performance
of the duties of his office. He shall also discharge the duties of
the City Clerk when the officer is absent or unable to act and when
there is a vacancy in the office of City Clerk and until his successor
has been elected and has qualified. He shall also, in the absence
of the City Clerk, act as clerk of the City Council. The Assistant
City Clerk shall serve as clerk of all committees, except the Finance
Committee, the Long-term Debt and Capital Planning Committee, the
Community Development Committee and the Veterans' Services Committee,
and shall make proper record in books of the proceedings and transactions
of such committees. He shall keep posted in the committee room a calendar
of all the meetings of such committees, and notify the members of
such meetings when requested to do so by the Chairman or in such other
manner as may be prescribed by rule of the City Council. The Assistant
City Clerk shall attend all meetings of the Council and perform such
duties for the Council and its committees as they may, from time to
time, require. He shall be bonded in the same manner as the City Clerk.
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State law reference — Assistant
City Clerk, MGLA c. 41, § 18.
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[Ord. No. 30197,6-27-2005]
The Executive Assistant to the City Clerk shall serve as clerk
to the Community Development Committee, attending all meetings of
the Committee, notifying the members of such meetings when requested
to do so by the Chairman, making proper record in books of the proceedings
and transactions of such Committee, performing such duties for the
Committee as it may, from time to time, require, and performing such
other duties as may be prescribed by rule of the City Council.
