The Department of Records shall be directed by the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall be appointed by the Common Council for a two year term, expiring at the end of every even numbered year.
The specific powers and duties of the City Clerk shall include:
Acting as custodian of all city records and the official seal of the City.
Service as records management officer.
Service as registrar of vital statistics.
Service as Clerk to the Common Council and all boards and commissions of the City, causing notices to be given and minutes to be taken, prepared, and maintained for all meetings of such bodies.
Receipt and collection of all fees, charges and monies from the granting of licenses, permits and other fee services rendered by the City, including taxes and special assessments and remitting same to the Department of Finance.
Causing official notices, as required by law, to be published in the official newspaper of the City.