[CC 1979 §23.120]
A. 
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.
B. 
The City Clerk shall in person or by deputy attend all meetings of the Board of Aldermen and forthwith make and preserve a full record of the proceedings of said Board. The City Clerk shall have the custody of and safely keep the City Seal, records, original roll of ordinances and resolutions of the Board, and such other documents and papers as shall be delivered into his/her custody, and shall sign all papers, prepare and issue all licenses to the City Collector and affix the City Seal to such documents as may be required by the laws of the State or the ordinances of this City to be authenticated with a Seal. The City Clerk shall keep an abstract of all commissions, licenses and other papers issued from the office, and shall keep a record of ordinances as required in Chapter 100 together with a record of their date of passage. The City Clerk shall keep an account of all licenses, taxes and fines levied or delivered to the City Collector for collection. The City Clerk shall keep a record of all claims allowed against the City by the Board, and shall number and date each claim as the same is allowed and file the same away for future reference. He/she shall draw and sign all warrants or orders on the City Treasurer which shall be allowed or ordered by the Board of Aldermen or by any committee duly authorized for that purpose, and shall keep a record of the same with the number, name, date and amount, and on what fund the same shall be drawn. The City Clerk shall take all actions required by the laws of the State of Missouri for the conduct of City elections. The City Clerk shall cause the ordinances of the Board of Aldermen to be published as may be required from time to time by said Board. The City Clerk shall procure books, stationery and other necessary articles for the City Board, and shall keep an account of the same, which account shall be presented to the Board for allowance.