[CC 1978 §21.400]
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. Said election shall take place at the first (1st) meeting
of the Board after each annual election on the first (1st) Tuesday
in April of each year who shall hold office for one (1) year and until
his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[CC 1978 §21.440]
A.
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 elected as set forth in Section 115.180, 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.
B.
Such
temporary City Clerk shall receive as compensation such salary as
the Board of Aldermen shall provide for at the time of the election
of such officer.
