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.
[Ord. No. 659 §§3
— 4, 6-10-2004]
A. Duties Generally. The duties of the Deputy City Clerk shall
be to assist the City Clerk in the following duties:
1. Attend and keep minutes of all meetings of the Board of Aldermen
and supervise the filing of Board minutes, records and other official
documents;
2. Sign and certify City ordinances, resolutions, contracts, reports
and other records and official documents within two (2) business days
of receipt of any request therefore and supervise their transmittal
and filing in appropriate books;
3. Supervise the issuance of all licenses, permits and receipts in the
name of the City and the collection and accounting for funds therefore
pursuant thereto City ordinances;
4. Perform such functions and duties as required of the City Clerk of
a Fourth Class City by the laws of the State and other ordinances
of the City;
5. Function as the custodian of records, being responsible for maintenance
of all records of the City's public governmental bodies and the establishment
of a public policy relating to meetings, records and votes of the
City's governmental bodies;
6. Provide all data and/or information pertaining to the City and it's
business as requested by the Board of Aldermen or the Mayor; and
7. Perform the functions and duties of the Municipal Court Clerk as
identified by the laws of the State or other City ordinances.