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City of Seymour, MO
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[Code 1999 §115.090; Ord. No. 751, 6-28-2018[1]]
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; he/she is hereby empowered to administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying to demands or claims against the City. Before entering upon the duties of his/her office, he/she shall give bond in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00). The Board of Aldermen shall elect a Clerk for such Board annually by ordinance.
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 751 also added "Term Of Office" to the title of this Section.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 115.091, City Clerk — Term of Office, was repealed 6-28-2018 by Ord. No. 751.
[Code 1999 §115.093; CC 1979 §110.216; Ord. No. 4 §37, 8-7-1907]
He/she shall have custody of the City Seal, the original ordinances and resolutions of the Board of Aldermen, and all other records, books and papers belonging to the City which may be committed to his/her charge and see that they are safely kept; he/she shall attest and affix the City Seal to all instruments, commissions or official acts of the Board of Aldermen, when required by law, ordinance or order of the Mayor or Board of Aldermen, and he/she shall do such other acts as may be required by the ordinances of the City.
[Code 1999 §115.095; CC 1979 §110.217; Ord. No. 4 §38, 8-7-1907]
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to keep in a suitable book a complete and perfect record of all ordinances passed by the Board of Aldermen which become laws and a record of all resolutions and official acts of the Board.
[Code 1999 §115.097; CC 1979 §110.220; Ord. No. 4 §40, 8-7-1907]
In the absence of the City Clerk the Board of Aldermen may appoint a Clerk Pro Tem who shall possess the same qualifications and perform all the duties of the Clerk.