The City Clerk shall be elected for a term of four years by the legal voters of the city at the time and in the same manner as other city officers are elected and shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified. His or her term shall begin at 12:00 p.m. on January 1 following his or her election. He or she shall be a member of the executive or administrative branch of the city government.
(Prior Code, § 31.035)