The City Clerk shall prepare a copy of all ordinances and proposed
ordinances which will require publication under the Charter or general
law and cause the same, properly attested, to be published in any
newspaper legally qualified for the publication of official City advertisements
and shall file in his or her office the requisite proofs of such publication.
The City Clerk shall charge and receive for the use of the City
such fees for and issue such licenses as shall be authorized by law,
ordinance or resolution.
Whenever the Council has taken any action requiring any act
or forbearance by any officer or employee of the City or affecting
the administration of the functions, powers or duties of any such
officer or employee, it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to communicate
officially the action of the Council to the person or persons affected
and to retain the matter on the agenda of the Council for such further
disposition as may be required. Each officer and employee shall, unless
otherwise directed, direct his or her response to the action of the
Council to the attention of the City Clerk for presentation to and
information of the Council.
The City Clerk shall charge and receive for the use of the City
such fees for searches, transcripts and certifications as shall be
authorized by resolution of the Council.