§ 2-71. Duties.

(a)

It shall be the duty of the city clerk, immediately following the clerk's appointment, to give bond with approved security and take and subscribe the oath, as provided in this Code. The clerk shall be required to attend all meetings of the council; to keep the minutes and records of the same; to keep an index to the record and enter alphabetically therein the acts and doings of the council; and to have the custody and charge of all records, books and papers belonging to the city.

(b)

The clerk shall maintain the Code for the city, issue all executions required by the ordinances or authorized by the council, attesting thereto in the name of the mayor. He shall keep an execution docket and enter therein all executions issued by the council. He shall keep the city accounts and records in a manner consistent with modern municipal accounting practices.

(c)

It shall be the duty of the city clerk to issue all warrants on the city treasury, properly countersigned by the city manager or the assistant city manager, for all lawful disbursements of the city's funds.

(d)

The clerk may certify copies of any and all documents, ordinances, resolutions and records of the city, attach the corporate seal of the city thereto where the same may be legitimately required, and attach the corporate seal of the city to all bonds issued by the city, to all deeds, contracts, notes, and documents of every kind, executed by the city or its proper officers, and to such other instruments as the council may direct.

(e)

The clerk shall issue all business, occupation and all other licenses required by the ordinances or regulations of the city to be issued by the clerk, and keep all accounts of the city or against it. He shall be the receiver and tax collector for the city and shall be required to prepare and keep correct digests of all returns and assessments.

(f)

The clerk shall perform all other duties required by the charter or by ordinance or resolution of the council. He shall perform all other duties usually incident to the clerk and the treasurer of municipalities in the state. He shall be removable for cause.

(Code 1976, § 2-3053; Ord. No. 28-92, § IV, 9-20-92; Ord. No. 44-09, 10-1-09)