[CC 1995 §115.030; Ord. No. 8 §1, 7-25-1938; Ord. No. 42 Art. VI, 2-28-1955; Ord. No. 436 §1, 12-14-2009]
A. There
shall be elected by the Board of Aldermen at its first (1st) regular
session after the general City election, or as soon thereafter as
possible, some suitable person as City Clerk who shall hold his/her
office for the term of two (2) years and until his/her successor shall
be appointed and has qualified.
1. The City Clerk shall issue licenses as provided for by ordinances
and shall give receipts therefor.
2. He/she shall keep all the books and ordinances of the City. He/she
shall keep an account of all debts due to or by the City. He/she shall
procure all stationery, books and other articles necessary for the
proper administration of the City affairs. He/she shall render monthly
reports of his/her accounts with proper vouchers to the Board of Aldermen
who shall settle and adjust the same.
3. He/she shall receive such fees for his/her compensation as may be
allowed by ordinance.
4. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to secure and keep within
his/her custody an official Seal of the City of Crystal Lake Park
inscribed with the words "City of Crystal Lake Park — Seal —
Saint Louis County, Missouri." Such Seal shall be affixed by the City
Clerk, along with his/her signatures and the signatures of others
required, to all public instruments, documents, commissions, licenses,
warrants, summons, writs and any other papers which are to be attested
by him/her and which may require the same.
B. Assistant City Clerk. There is hereby created the office
of Assistant City Clerk, effective October 1, 2009, and having a term
ending at the first (1st) regular session of the Board of Alderpersons
following the general municipal election in April, 2010, and therefater
subject to annual appointment. The Assistant City Clerk's duties shall
be to assist the City Clerk in performing those duties set forth in
this Section and such other duties as the Board of Alderpersons may
assign, but all such duties shall be subject to the Board's direction
and control.