§ 3.09. City clerk.

(a)

Appointment and qualifications. The mayor shall appoint a city clerk, with the advice and consent of the city council, who shall serve at the pleasure of and for such compensation as determined by the city council. The city clerk shall be appointed solely on the basis of professional qualifications.

(b)

Duties. The city clerk shall be head of the department of records and custodian of all official records of the city and shall be responsible to the city council for the proper administration of all affairs concerning the records of the city placed under the city clerk's authority and shall:

(1)

Perform such duties as may be prescribed by law, by the City Charter, by ordinances of the city and by direction of the city council.

(c)

Appointment of deputy city clerks. The city clerk may appoint such deputy city clerks as may be necessary to efficiently carry out the city clerk's duties. The appointment of any such deputy city clerk shall be presented to council in the form of a written resolution subject to a majority vote of council. Such appointment must be of record before the signature of any such deputy city clerk shall be effective.

(d)

Direction and supervision. The city clerk shall direct, supervise and administer all the employees of the clerk's department provided by charter, ordinance, resolution, rules and regulations of the city, or by general law.

(Ord. No. 1232-86, exhibit A, §§ 4, 5, 10-14-86; Ord. No. 99-3, § 2, 1-26-99; Ord. No. 2013-36, exh. A, 11-26-13)

Editor's note

Formerly codified as § 3.08, renumbered by Ord. No. 2013-36, adopted Nov. 26, 2013.