There is hereby established the office of Court Clerk for the
City of Stockton Municipal Division of the Cedar County Circuit Court.
The Court Clerk shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent
of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen to serve for
an unspecified term at the will of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
The position of Court Clerk shall be a part-time position. The
Court Clerk shall attend all sessions of the Stockton Municipal Division
of the 28th Judicial Circuit Court and may be required to be present
at the Stockton City Hall to perform the duties of the office at such
additional times as the Mayor or Board of Aldermen may specify. Compensation
for the Court Clerk shall be established by ordinance from time to
time.
Within fifteen (15) days after appointment and before entering
upon the discharge of the above- described duties of office, the Court
Clerk shall give bond to the City in the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00) conditioned upon the faithful performance of
said duties and the said Court Clerk will pay over all monies belonging
to the City, as provided by law, that may come into the Court Clerk's
hands.