There shall be a County Clerk, who shall be elected from the
County at large in accordance with applicable state law beginning
with the first day of January next following his/her election. At
the time of his/her nomination and election, and throughout his/her
term of office, the County Clerk shall be and remain a qualified elector
of the County.
The County Clerk shall be the official registrar of the County.
Except as may otherwise be provided in this Charter, he/she shall
have all the powers and perform all the duties conferred or imposed
by law upon county clerks, and perform such other and related duties
required by the County Executive or County Legislature.
The County Clerk shall have the power to appoint such Deputy
County Clerks, assistants and employees of his/her office as shall
be authorized by the County Legislature. All such appointees shall
be directly responsible to, and serve at the pleasure of, the County
Clerk, subject to applicable law.
The County Clerk shall designate in writing, and in order of
succession, the Deputy County Clerks and assistants who shall be Acting
County Clerk in the event of his/her absence from the County or inability
to perform and exercise the powers and duties of his/her office. Such
designation shall be filed with the County Clerk and the Clerk of
the County Legislature and may be revoked at any time by the County
Clerk filing a new written designation and order of succession. The
Acting County Clerk shall have all the powers and perform all the
duties of the County Clerk.
