[CC 1988 §21.400]
The Board of Aldermen shall elect a City Clerk who shall serve
for an indefinite term.
[CC 1988 §21.410]
A.
The
City Clerk shall, in addition to other duties which are or may be
required of him/her by this Code or other ordinance, attend all meetings.
1.
He/she shall have the custody of the books, records, papers and documents
belonging to the City.
2.
He/she shall prepare all certificates of election or appointment
of the City Officers and deliver the same to the persons elected or
appointed.
3.
He/she shall countersign all City bonds, warrants, drafts and orders
upon the Treasury for money and shall see that all ordinances appropriating
money out of the Treasury are endorsed by the Treasurer before passage
and shall affix thereto the Seal of the City and keep a record thereof
showing the number, date and amount thereof, the name of the person
to whom, and on what account issued, and when redeemed.
4.
He/she shall record the certificates, oaths and bonds of all the
City Officers.
5.
He/she shall keep an index of the records of proceedings of the Board
of Aldermen.
6.
He/she shall prepare blank licenses for all purposes for which licenses
are required to be issued and, when required, shall cause the same
to be issued, signing his/her name and affixing the Seal of the City
thereto and shall keep an account with the Collector for such licenses
and the amount of the license tax thereon.
7.
He/she shall furnish without delay to any person, when called upon
during business hours to do so, certified copies of any records, books
or papers which are in his/her custody, for which services a reasonable
fee to be set by City ordinance may be charged and which shall be
paid by the person demanding such certified copy into the Treasury
of the City.
8.
He/she shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1988 §21.420]
The salary of the City Clerk shall be such as from time to time
the Board of Aldermen shall fix by ordinance.
[CC 1988 §21.430]
Upon temporary disability or inability of the City Clerk to perform his/her duties as set forth in this Code or other ordinances of the City due to illness, absence from the City or other cause, the Board of Aldermen shall, in the same manner as the City Clerk is appointed as set forth in Section 115.110, proceed to appoint a temporary City Clerk who shall have the same powers and duties as the regular City Clerk and shall hold office until the disability of the City Clerk is removed.
[CC 1988 §21.440; Ord. No. 1443 §1, 8-16-1999]
No person shall be eligible to the office of City Clerk who
is not twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United States,
a registered voter in the State of Missouri, nor shall any person
be appointed as City Clerk who shall at the time be in arrears for
any unpaid taxes or forfeiture or defalcation in office.
