[R.O. 2013 § 110.010; Ord. No.
02-2-11 § 2, 2-22-2011]
A qualified person shall be appointed City Clerk for the City
of Lawson, Missouri, by the Mayor; such appointment shall be approved
by a majority of the full Board of Aldermen. The person so appointed
shall serve for an indefinite term. Upon a vacancy in the City Clerk
position, the City Administrator, with the advice and consent of the
Mayor, shall select candidates for the City Clerk position from a
group of qualified applicants who responded to an advertisement for
the position placed by the City. Qualifications for the City Clerk
position shall be as established in a job description written by the
City Administrator and approved by the Board of Aldermen. Each candidate
for the City Clerk position shall be interviewed by a panel consisting
of the City Administrator, the Mayor or his or her designee, and at
least one (1) Alderman who shall be selected by voice vote of a majority
of the full Board of Aldermen, which panel shall select the final
candidate for consideration of election by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2013 § 110.020; Ord. No.
02-2-11 § 2, 2-22-2011]
No person shall be eligible to the office of City Clerk who
is not twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United States
and a registered voter in the State of Missouri, nor shall any person
be appointed as City Clerk who shall at the time be in arrears for
any unpaid taxes or forfeiture or defalcation in office.
[R.O. 2013 § 110.030; Ord. No.
02-2-11 § 2, 2-22-2011]
[R.O. 2013 § 110.040; Ord. No.
02-2-11 § 2, 2-22-2011]
A.
The duties of the City Clerk shall be as required by Missouri Statutes
and this and other City ordinances, and also as established in a job
description written by the City Administrator and approved by the
Board of Aldermen.
1.
The City Clerk shall have the custody of the books, records,
papers, and documents belonging to the City.
2.
The City Clerk shall prepare all certificates of election or
appointment of City officers and deliver the same to the persons elected
or appointed.
3.
The City Clerk shall countersign all City bonds, warrants, drafts,
and orders upon the City's treasury for money and shall see that
all ordinances appropriating money out of the City's treasury
are endorsed by the appropriate City officer before passage and shall
affix thereto the Seal of the City and keep a record thereof showing
the number, date and amount thereof, the name of the person to whom,
and on what account, issued, and when redeemed.
4.
The City Clerk shall record the certificates, oaths and bonds
of all City officers.
5.
The City Clerk shall keep an index of the records of proceedings
of the Board of Aldermen.
6.
The City Clerk shall prepare blank licenses for all purposes
for which licenses are required to be issued and, when required, shall
cause the same to be issued, signing his or her name and affixing
the Seal of the City thereto and shall keep an account for such licenses
and the amount of the license tax thereon.
7.
The City Clerk shall furnish in accordance with Missouri Statutes,
when called upon during business hours to do so, certified copies
of any records, books or papers which are in the City Clerk's
custody, for which services a reasonable fee to be set by City ordinance
may be charged in accordance with Missouri Statutes and the City Code.
8.
The City Clerk shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the
Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2013 § 110.060; Ord. No.
02-2-11 § 2, 2-22-2011]
Upon temporary disability or inability of the City Clerk to
perform his or her duties in accordance with law due to illness, absence
from the City, or other cause, the City Administrator shall 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 or the office becomes vacant.
