The City Council shall appoint the City Clerk who shall serve
at its pleasure. The Clerk shall appoint all other members of the
department. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to:
(a) Attend
all meetings of the Council either in person or by deputy, and be
responsible for the recording and maintaining of a record of all the
actions of the Council.
(b) Be
responsible for all books, papers, records, contracts, and archives
belonging to the City, or to any department thereof, not in actual
use by other officers or otherwise committed to their custody.
(c) Keep
all records of the Council and of the office of the City Clerk in
such manner that the information contained therein will be readily
accessible and open to the public as required by law until such time
as any of the records may be destroyed or reproduced and the original
thereof destroyed, in accordance with applicable law.
(d) Be
the custodian of the seal of the City.
(e) Administer
oaths or affirmations, take affidavits and depositions pertaining
to the affairs of the business of the City and certify copies of the
official records.
(f) Have
charge of all City elections.
(g) Be
responsible for the publication of all official advertising of the
City.
(h) Perform
such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be required
by action of the Council.
(Amended Election 11/8/94 effective 5/22/95; Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71)