[CC 1983 §1-27; Ord. No. 518 §2, 8-18-2003]
A. 
The Board of Aldermen shall elect a Clerk for such Board to be known as "the City Clerk" whose duties and term of office shall be fixed by ordinance. Among other things, the City Clerk shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen. He/she shall safely and properly keep all the records and papers belonging to the City which may be entrusted to his/her care; he/she shall be the general accountant of the City; he/she is hereby empowered to administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying to demands or claims against the City.
B. 
The City Clerk shall perform all duties as are now or as may hereinafter be set forth in the ordinances of the City of Strafford, together with those duties and responsibilities set forth in Section 79.320, RSMo., together with such other duties as she may hereinafter be directed to perform by the Board of Aldermen.