§ 901. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.  


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  • The office of the City Clerk is hereby established. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to:

    (a) Attend all meetings of the Council and be responsible for the recording and maintaining of a record of all the actions of the Council;

    (b) Keep all ordinances and resolutions of the Council in such 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 will state the date that the ordinance was adopted, and as to an ordinance requiring publication, that the same has been published in accordance with the Charter;

    (c) Keep all records of the Council and of the City Clerk's office 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 thereof destroyed, in accordance with State law;

    (d) Be the custodian of the seal of the City;

    (e) Administer oaths or affirmations, take affidavits and depositions pertaining to the affairs and business of the City and certify copies of the official records;

    (f) Have charge of all City elections;

    (g) Be responsible for the publication of all official advertising of the City; and

    (h) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be required of the City Clerk by the Council.

(As amended November 7, 1989)