There is created the office of City Clerk in and for the City, pursuant to the laws of the State. This office shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the Council as provided in RCW 35.24.020 and RCW 35.24.050. The Deputy City Clerk, if any, shall be appointed by the Clerk subject to the approval of the Mayor.
(Ord. 558 § 1, 1969)
A. 
The City Clerk shall keep a full and true record of every proceeding of the City Council and keep such books, accounts and make such reports as may be required by the Division of Municipal Corporations in the office of the State Auditor. The City Clerk shall record all ordinances, annexing thereto his certificate, giving the number and title of the ordinance, stating that the ordinance was published and posted according to law and that the record is a true and correct copy thereof. The record copy with the Clerk’s certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the contents of the ordinance and of its passage and publication, and shall be admissible as such evidence in any court or proceeding.
B. 
The City Clerk shall be custodian of the seal of the City, and have authority to acknowledge the execution of all instruments by the City which require acknowledgment.
C. 
The City Clerk may appoint a Deputy for whose acts he and his bondsmen shall be responsible, and he and his Deputy shall have authority to take all necessary affidavits to claims against the City and certify them without charge.
D. 
The City Clerk shall perform such other duties as may be now or hereinafter required by statute or ordinance.
(Ord. 558 § 2, 1969)
The City Clerk, and in the absence of the City Clerk the Deputy City Clerk, is hereby appointed to be the City agent responsible to receive claims for damages made under RCW Chapter 4.96. The City Clerk (or Deputy City Clerk) shall be available to receive claims for damages during normal City Hall business hours at Tukwila City Hall, 6200 Southcenter Blvd., Tukwila, Washington 98188.
(Ord. 1972 § 1, 2001)
The City Clerk and the Deputy clerk, if any, shall receive such salary and in such amounts as the Council may, from time to time, establish by ordinance and as fixed by the City’s annual budget.
(Ord. 558 § 3, 1969)