Council shall appoint a Clerk of Council (who may be the Finance Director) who shall serve at the pleasure of Council. The Clerk of Council shall attend all meetings of Council. The Clerk of Council shall keep an accurate and complete journal of all proceedings of Council, authenticate by his signature, and have custody of all laws, ordinances, and resolutions of Council, have custody of all official documents, reports, papers, communications, and files of Council, and perform such duties as Council shall require.
At the beginning of the year Council shall appoint, for the entire year, a Clerk Pro Tempore to perform all of the duties of the office in the event that the Clerk is absent or disabled. (Amended November 8, 2011)