The office of city secretary is created and established for the city. The city secretary shall be appointed by the city manager, with the consent of the city council, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the city manager and shall be removable from office by the city manager, with the consent of said council, as and when the city manager may deem it expedient.
(2000 Code, sec. 2-41; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a)
It shall be the duty of the city secretary to attend all meetings of the city council and keep accurate minutes and records of the proceedings thereof in a book provided for that purpose, and to engross and enroll all laws, ordinances and resolutions of the city council; to keep a corporate seal; to take care of, preserve and keep in order all books, records, maps, papers, documents and files which have been submitted to the city council; to countersign all commissions issued officers and all licenses issued by the mayor, and to keep a record of register thereof; and to make all notices required under any resolution or ordinance of the city.
(b)
He shall also keep a register of bonds and bills issued by the city, and all evidences of debt due and payable to, noting particulars thereof, and all facts connected therewith as they occur.
(c)
He shall carefully keep all contracts made by the city, and he shall perform all such duties as may be required of him by law or ordinance, resolution or order of the city council.
(d)
He shall receive such salary, payable in monthly installments, as may be fixed by the city manager.
(e)
He shall have such assistants and deputies as the city manager, with the consent of the city council, may deem necessary, and serve at the will of the city manager, and their salaries are to be paid by the city. The city manager may remove such assistants and deputies from office only with the consent of said council.
(2000 Code, sec. 2-42; Ordinance adopting Code)