The clerk is hereby authorized to appoint one deputy clerk who shall have the power and duty to execute all documents required by any law to be executed by the clerk and affix the seal of the village thereto whenever required, such deputy clerk to act at such times as hereinafter provided. In signing any documents, the deputy clerk shall sign the name of the clerk followed with the words "By" and the deputy clerk's own name and the words "Deputy Clerk". The powers and duties described herein shall be exercised by such deputy clerk only in the absence of the clerk from the clerk's office, and only when either written direction has been given by the clerk to such deputy to exercise such power or the village board has determined by resolution that the clerk is temporarily or permanently incapacitated to perform such functions. The deputy clerk shall also have the authority and powers usually exercised by the clerk and such further powers and authority as provided by statute and such further powers and authority as may hereinafter be granted pursuant to statute. (1995 Code § 1.311)