The council shall appoint a resident of the city to serve as city clerk at the will and pleasure of the council. Except as otherwise provided in this charter and subject to the supervision of the city manager, the clerk shall have the power and it shall be his duty to:
(1) Give notice of and attend all meetings of the council, keep the journal of its proceedings, authenticate by his signature and record in full in a book kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions of the council, prepare and keep up to date an index of all such ordinances and resolutions, and keep all such records available for public inspection when not in use.
(2) Make and certify copies of any ordinance, resolution or order of the council whenever required to do so, and affix the corporate seal of the city to any paper required to be sealed and to any certified copy of any paper, order or proceeding which he may make.
(3) Prepare and cause to be served all notices required to be given to any person, firm or corporation, and after the proper service and return of any notice he shall file and preserve the same.
(4) Have custody of and keep available for public inspection the permanent records of the city and file and properly index all records of such city officers and departments as the city manager may direct.
(5) Perform such other duties as may be required of him by this charter, by general law, or by city ordinance or order of the city manager not inconsistent with this charter or with general law.