(A) Each and every recital as set forth in the ordinance codified herein is incorporated into and made a part of this section.
(B) The Clerk of the Court in the county, and the Clerk’s authorized deputies, may continue to perform the official act of solemnizing marriages on the “other authorized days” identified in the ordinance codified herein.
(C) To the extent any reasonable fee is offered to the Clerk of the Court for this function, when not performed during working hours as aforesaid, this Board is not in a legal position to prohibit such discussions or the delivery of such fees to the Clerk when the Clerk is not performing these acts during county government’s regular working hours.
(D) The Board explicitly recognizes by this section that the Clerk of the Court is a position authorized under the laws and Constitution of the state and that persons holding the position of Clerk, as well as the Clerk’s authorized deputies, remain and exist in that capacity and in the functions of those positions before and after regular working hours of the county. The Board deems it necessary to the public interests that the Clerk and the Clerk’s authorized deputies are subject to inquiries and requests from persons seeking to solemnize a marriage and that public service can be best achieved by enabling the Clerk and the Clerk’s authorized deputies to be accessible to persons seeking to complete and solemnize a marriage under the reasons and circumstances set forth herein above.
(Ord. 11-2007, passed 9-20-2007)