The Board of Aldermen shall elect a Clerk for such Board, 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. 2021-006, 6-8-2021]
[CC 1964 §206.020]
Before entering on the discharge of his/her duties, the Clerk shall execute to the City a bond in such sum as shall be prescribed by the Board of Aldermen, conditioned that he/she will faithfully discharge the duties of his/her office and account for all money and other property belonging to the City that shall come into his/her hands by virtue of his/her office.