2.10.010 City Clerk.
(A) Creation of Office – Appointment – Duty and Responsibility Generally. The office of the City Clerk is created and established. All officers and employees assigned to that office shall perform their duties subject to the supervision of the City Clerk, who shall report directly to the City Manager. The City Clerk shall supervise the department in accordance with applicable personnel ordinances and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are conferred and required by applicable ordinance, resolution or other lawful directives. The City Clerk shall be appointed and removed by the City Manager subject to ratification of the Council, and shall serve and receive such compensation as shall be determined in accordance with applicable personnel policies. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk, or his or her deputy or designee, to attend all meetings of the Council unless by request he or she is excused therefrom by the Mayor individually or by the Council. The City Clerk shall be responsible for recording minutes and presenting them to the Council for approval.
(B) Specific Duties. The duties of the Clerk shall be as follows:
(1) Signatures. The Clerk shall seal and attest all licenses, permits and such other documents as shall require the formality.
(2) Treasurer. The duties of Treasurer of the City shall be delegated to the Finance Director, who shall have the care, control and custody of the money of the City.
(3) Agendas. The Clerk shall prepare the agenda of Council meetings.
(4) Elections. The Clerk shall be in charge of and responsible for the conduct of all City elections.
(5) Records Management. The Clerk shall be the custodian of all City records, as follows:
(a) Documents Not Assigned to Other Officers. The Clerk shall be custodian of all documents belonging to the City which are not assigned to the custody of some other officer.
(b) Maintenance of Indices. The Clerk shall keep and maintain a proper index to all documents and records kept by him, so that ready access thereto and use thereof may be had.
(c) Maintenance of Official Documents and Records. The Clerk shall maintain all official documents and records of the City.
(6) Additional Duties. In addition to the duties provided in this section, the Clerk shall perform such other duties and functions as may be required by statute, ordinance, or other direction of the Mayor and City Council. (Ord. 331 § 3, passed 11-12-2014; Ord. 389 § 4, passed 3-13-2019. Code 2012 § 31A.01.)