The office of the city clerk is established pursuant to Section 36501 of the Government Code of the state.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983; Ord. 432 § 6, 2014)
The city clerk shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the city council shall from time to time determine, and such compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds of the city as the city council shall designate.
The city clerk shall have all of the powers, duties and responsibilities granted to and imposed upon the office of the city clerk by the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 4 of the Government Code of the state, other general laws of the state, the provisions of this code, and the ordinances and resolutions of the city council.
Keep all ordinances and resolutions of the council in such a manner that the information contained therein will be readily accessible and open to the public. The city clerk shall attach to the original copy of each ordinance a certificate which shall state the date the ordinance was adopted and, as to an ordinance requiring publication, that the ordinance has been published or posted in accordance with law;
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 until such time as any of the records may be destroyed or reproduced and the original destroyed, in accordance with state law;
Process all claims filed against the city and its officers, agents or employees, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the state and Chapter 3.12 of this code;