[R.O. 2009 §2-82]
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. The term of office shall be one (1) year. The City Clerk may be removed from office before the end of the term by a vote of two-thirds (⅔) of all members of the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2009 §2-83; Ord. No. 475 §3, 7-13-1982]
The compensation of the City Clerk shall be established from time to time by ordinance.
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State Law Reference — Similar provisions, §79.270, RSMo.
[R.O. 2009 §2-84; Ord. No. 475 §4, 7-13-1982]
No person shall be eligible for the office of City Clerk who does not have at least two (2) years of post-high school training or its equivalent in on-the-job training in a municipal or business office.
[R.O. 2009 §2-85; Ord. No. 475 §5, 7-13-1982; Ord. No. 905 §1, 11-26-1996; Ord. No. 938 §1, 1-27-1998]
A. 
The duties of the City Clerk shall include the following:
1. 
Secretary of the meetings of the Board of Aldermen, including any special meetings that may be held. The City Clerk shall see that all necessary notices of meetings are posted or placed in the local newspaper, prepare the agenda in cooperation with the Mayor and distribute the agenda and any related materials provided to the Clerk's office to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen at least three (3) business days before each meeting, take the minutes of each meeting and prepare and distribute copies of the minutes of the meetings to the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen within twenty-one (21) days after each meeting;
2. 
Custodian of all records of the City, including copies of minutes of all meetings, ordinances, contracts, blueprints, cash journal, paid vouchers, payrolls, etc.;
3. 
Affixing the City Seal to all documents as required and maintaining custody of the City Seal;
4. 
Work with Housing Inspector and Building Commissioner to see that all ordinances in connection therewith are enforced;
5. 
Keep the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen informed of trends, pending legislation that might affect the City and any other information that has a bearing on the future of the City;
6. 
In cooperation with the City Treasurer, see that adequate funds are maintained in current deposits to cover all bills and obligations of the City so they may be paid timely;
7. 
To provide for the training of an office assistant to assist and, in the event of absences, perform the duties of the City Clerk and Court Clerk and to supervise the duties of such assistant;
8. 
Perform other official duties as may from time to time be requested by the Mayor or any member of the Board of Aldermen.
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State Law Reference — Duties set by ordinance, §79.320, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 1167 §1, 4-27-2011]
In addition to any other duties imposed by State law or the ordinances of the City, the City Clerk shall also serve as the executive assistant to the Mayor. In that capacity the City Clerk is to be responsible for oversight and coordination of day-to-day operations of the City and its employees, and perform such other duties as the Mayor may direct from time to time.