(A) Duties of City Clerk. For provisions concerning the duties of the City Clerk, see 65 ILCS 5/3.1-35-90.
(B) Deputy Clerk.
(1) There is hereby created the office of Deputy Clerk.
(2) The City Clerk is authorized to appoint a Deputy Clerk who shall have the power and duty to execute all documents required by any law or ordinance to be executed by the Clerk, and affix the seal of the city thereto whenever required.
(3) When signing any documents, the Deputy Clerk shall sign the name of the City Clerk followed by the word “by” and the Deputy Clerk’s own name and the words “Deputy Clerk”.
(B) The powers and duties herein described shall be exercised by such Deputy Clerk only in absence of the City Clerk from the Clerk’s office in the city hall, and only when either written direction has been given by the City Clerk to exercise such power, or the City Council has determined by resolution that the City Clerk is temporarily or permanently incapacitated to perform such function. Such Deputy Clerk shall have the power and authority as may be provided by statute.
(Prior Code, § 31.04) (Ord. 2090, passed 1-6-1969)