(A) Appointment. The Clerk-Treasurer shall be appointed by the Board at the organizational meeting each year.
(B) Duties.
(1) The Clerk-Treasurer shall attend all meetings of the Board and shall regularly and fairly record all of its proceedings in a book to be kept by the Clerk-Treasurer for that purpose. He or she shall also keep a well-bound book to be styled the Code of Ordinances, in which the Clerk-Treasurer shall fairly and correctly transcribe all ordinances which are enacted by the Board.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Clerk-Treasurer to keep true, accurate and just books of accounts of the dealings and transactions of the town. The books shall show at all times the true condition of the town, its resources and liabilities and the disposition and use of the moneys coming under the control of the town.
(3) The Clerk-Treasurer shall keep or cause to be kept in a safe place all moneys, records and accounts.
(4) The Clerk-Treasurer shall disburse funds for the various purposes of the town only when an appropriation for such purpose has been made in the annual budget and the disbursement is authorized by the Board.
(5) The Clerk-Treasurer shall perform such other duties as the Board may from time to time require.
(Prior Code, § 31.02) (Ord. passed 6-14-2001)
Statutory reference:
Duties of the Town Clerk, see G.S. § 160A-171
Duties of the Town Finance Officer, see G.S. §§ 159-24 and 159-25