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. 2021-006, 6-8-2021]
A. 
The Assistant City Clerk shall:
1. 
Perform such other administrative duties as may be delegated to him/her by the Mayor;
2. 
In the absence of the City Clerk, perform and exercise all of the duties and powers enumerated in Section 115.090 entitled City Clerk — Election — Duties.
B. 
The Mayor shall appoint the Assistant City Clerk as other appointive officers are appointed under to Section 115.010, Appointive Officers.
[CC 1964 §206.020]
Before entering on the discharge of his/her duties, the Clerk shall execute to the City a bond in such sum as shall be prescribed by the Board of Aldermen, conditioned that he/she will faithfully discharge the duties of his/her office and account for all money and other property belonging to the City that shall come into his/her hands by virtue of his/her office.