(a) The Clerk shall be appointed by the Council to be the Clerk of the Council and shall attend all meetings of the Council and shall keep a permanent journal in the English language of its proceedings. He/She shall keep a record of all ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the Council;
(b) He/She shall be custodian of the City seal, and shall affix it to all documents and instruments requiring the seal, and shall attest the same. He/She shall also be custodian of all papers, documents and records pertaining to the City of Croswell, the custody of which is not otherwise provided for. He/she shall give to the proper department or officials ample notice of the expiration or termination of any franchises, contracts, or agreements;
(c) He/she shall certify by his/her signature all ordinances and resolutions enacted or passed by the Council and perform any other duties required of him/her by state law, this charter or by the Council;
(d) He/she shall provide and maintain in his/ her office a supply of forms for all petitions required to be filed for any purpose by the provisions of this charter, and shall accept no petitions for any purpose set forth in this charter which are not on the forms provided by him/her for such purpose;
(e) He/she shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him/her by this charter, state or federal law, or the City Administrator;
(f) He/she shall be responsible for the maintenance of a system of accounts of the City which shall conform to any uniform system required by state law and by the Council. All accounts of the City shall be balanced at the end of each calendar month, and a report made thereof by the Clerk to the Council and the City Administrator.