A. The city clerk shall keep a true and correct record of all business transacted by the council and any other records that either pertain to the business of the city or that the council directs. The clerk shall number, plainly label, and file separately in a suitable cabinet all resolutions, notices, deeds, surveys, leases, paid and unpaid vouchers, inventories, letters, orders, and other documents of whatever nature.
B. Public Inspection of Records. The clerk shall keep convenient for public inspection all public records and public documents under his control, as provided by state statute.
C. Minutes. The clerk shall prepare or cause to be prepared all minutes of council proceedings and ensure their correctness and accuracy.
D. Ordinances, Resolutions, Budgets and Notices. The clerk shall process, record, file, publish, and if required by state statute, post all ordinances, resolutions, budgets and notices that may be passed by the council.
E. Election Official. The clerk shall be the city election official and perform those duties required by state statute.
1. The city clerk shall, in the case of initiative measures, require that petitions ordering the submission of such measures to a vote of the people contain the signatures of fifteen percent of the qualified electors within the city limits. The city clerk shall determine the total number of registered voters within the city limits from the most recent available statistics kept by the county recorder.
F. Licenses. The clerk shall issue or cause to be issued all licenses that may be prescribed by state statute or this code.
(Ord. 1368 § 1 (part), 1990; prior code § 4-3-1)