[Ord. No. 12-038 §1, 11-5-2012; Ord. No. 18-024, 6-18-2018; Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
Pursuant to Section 79.320, RSMo., the Board of Aldermen shall
elect a Clerk for the Board to be known as the "Ozark City Clerk."
The City Clerk shall be responsible for maintaining a journal of the
proceedings of the Board and shall be the custodian of all of the
records and papers of the City. The City Clerk is hereby empowered
to administer official oaths including oaths to persons certifying
to demands or claims against the City. The City Clerk shall serve
for an indefinite unless otherwise removed for cause by the Board
of Aldermen. The Board may also elect such number of Deputy Clerks
as the Board sees fit from time to time and when such Deputy Clerk(s)
are so elected and have taken and subscribed to the oath of office
provided herein, he/she shall be charged with the same duties and
responsibilities as the City Clerk. The Board of Aldermen, from time
to time, may delegate to the City Clerk and/or any Deputy Clerks duly
elected by the Board such additional administrative duties as the
Board finds to be in the best interest of the administration of the
City. Such delegated additional duties shall be managed under the
direction and supervision of the City Administrator. The City Clerk
and any Deputy Clerks duly elected shall be considered employees of
the City of Ozark and, as such, shall follow all regulations established
for any City employee. The Board of Aldermen does hereby delegate
to the City Administrator those personnel management functions for
the City Clerk as he/she would have with respect to any other Department
Director.