[Adopted as Secs. 2-13 through 2-21 of the
1965 Code (Ch. 3, Art III, of the 1986 Code)]
The City Council shall, by a majority vote,
elect a City Clerk to hold office for three years and until his successor
is qualified. He shall have such powers and perform such duties as
the Council may prescribe, in addition to such duties as may be prescribed
by law.
The City Clerk shall receive compensation for
his services as shall be determined by the City Council.
The Clerk shall, on the first day of each month,
pay to the City Treasurer all moneys received by him during the preceding
month for fees and licenses, taking the Treasurer's receipt thereof.
The Clerk may appoint or remove any employee
in his office.
The City Clerk shall be Clerk of the City Council
and shall perform such duties as it may prescribe. He shall attend
all meetings and keep a record thereof.
In case of a vacancy in the office of the City
Clerk or any disability of such Clerk to perform the duties required
by law or ordinance, the Assistant City Clerk shall perform such duties,
and in the absence of both, the City Council may appoint a City Clerk
pro tempore, who shall be sworn and perform such duties but shall
hold the office only until such vacancy is filled by the City Council
or until such disability ceases to exist.
The City Clerk shall appoint an Assistant City
Clerk. The Assistant City Clerk shall be sworn to the faithful discharge
of the duties of the office and may be removed at any time by the
City Clerk.
It shall be the duty of the Assistant City Clerk
to assist the City Clerk in the performance of the duties of the office
and, in the absence of the City Clerk, to certify and attest all documents
requiring to be certified or attested.
The City Clerk shall have the care and custody
of all documents and papers of the City respecting the care of which
no other provision is made. He shall keep all records and documents
belonging to his office in his sole custody and shall in no case,
except upon summons in due form of law or when temporary removal of
records and documents is necessary or convenient for the transaction
of the business of the courts, cause or permit any record or document
to be removed therefrom.
The City Clerk may cause any of the public records
and papers in his office to be copied, arranged or indexed, convenient
for examination and reference, whenever in his opinion the same may
be necessary, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the City.
The City Clerk shall give a bond for the faithful
performance of the duties of his office in such sum as provided by
law to be approved by the City Council and from a surety company satisfactory
to the City Council.
