(A) The City Secretary shall have all the powers and perform all duties prescribed to it by law.
(B) These duties shall include the following:
(1) The City Secretary shall attend every meeting of the City Council for the purpose of keeping accurate minutes of the proceedings of the City Council;
(2) The City Secretary shall engross and enroll all motions and resolutions of the City Council and ordinances of the city and include these in the city code;
(3) The City Secretary shall attest all commissions and licenses issued;
(4) The City Secretary shall preserve and keep in order all books, papers, documents and records of the City Council;
(5) The City Secretary shall have custody of all laws and ordinances of the city;
(6) The City Secretary shall have custody of the city seal and shall affix this seal to obligations of the city only by order of the City Council;
(7) The City Secretary, in compliance with the open meeting law being Tex. Gov’t Code, §§ 551.001 et seq., shall post in a place readily accessible to the public and 72 hours preceding the meetings, notices of the date, time and place of each meeting of the City Council; and
(8) The City Secretary shall perform all other necessary duties that pertain to that Office and all other duties as required by the Mayor and the City Council.
(1981 Code, § 12.2)