The Board of Aldermen shall elect a Clerk for such Board of
Aldermen, 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.
[Ord. No. 139 § 1, 7-18-2013]
The office of City Treasurer for the City of Ellsinore as defined
and duties described in Ordinance No. 7[1] is hereby consolidated into the office of City Clerk and
the City Clerk shall perform the duties of Treasurer as described
in Ordinance No. 7 and any other ordinance of the City shall be amended
where a duty is prescribed for the Treasurer to be amended to mean
the City Clerk as of the date of this Section.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said ordinance is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Ord. No. 139 § 2, 7-18-2013]
The City Clerk shall also be appointed Chief Budget Officer
and Chief Financial Officer of the City of Ellsinore. The additional
duties, which are already performed by the City Clerk, will be to
prepare and monitor all budgets for the City and be in charge of all
financial reports of the City. All ordinances of the City which grant
such duties to any other office or person shall be amended to mean
the City Clerk as of the date of this Section.
