(a)
Election, Eligibility - The city clerk shall be elected by the voters
of the city at large. Any voter shall be eligible to hold the office
of city clerk. The city clerk shall devote full-time to the office
and shall not hold any other elective public office. The city clerk
shall perform all the duties and exercise the powers incumbent by
law upon the office.
(b)
Term of Office - The term of office of the city clerk shall be two
years, beginning on the first Monday in the January succeeding the
city clerk's election, except when that first Monday falls on a legal
holiday, in which event the term shall begin on the following day
and until a successor has been qualified.
(c)
Compensation - The city council shall, by ordinance, establish the
compensation for the office of the city clerk.
(d)
Temporary Absence or Vacancy - In case of the temporary absence of
the city clerk, or a vacancy in the office, the mayor shall appoint
an acting city clerk. The mayor shall be the sole judge of whether
a temporary absence exists in the office of city clerk. In the case
of a vacancy, the mayor shall appoint an acting city clerk until the
charter provisions regarding the filling of the vacancy take effect.
(e)
Filling of Vacancy - Should a vacancy occur in the office of the city clerk during the first year of the term, the city council shall, under article 8, order a special election to be held within 90 days following the date the vacancy is created to fill such vacancy until the next regular city election. The candidate elected at that special city election shall take office immediately and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. A person serving as city clerk under this section shall not be entitled to have the words "candidate for reelection" printed next to that person's name on the subsequent municipal election ballot. Should a vacancy occur in the office of the city clerk after the first year of the term, the mayor shall appoint, subject to review by the city council under section 2-10, a temporary city clerk to serve until the next municipal election. The city clerk elected at said election shall take office immediately following said election.
