There is hereby created the office of deputy clerk. The village clerk with the approval of the village manager, is authorized to appoint a deputy clerk who shall have the power and duty to execute all documents required by any law or ordinance to be executed by the clerk and affix the seal of the village thereto whenever required. The village manager, the deputy village manager, and the assistant to the village manager shall be and function as deputy village clerks and as such may exercise the powers and duties of the village clerk.
When signing any documents, the deputy clerk shall sign the name of the village clerk followed by the word "By" and the deputy clerk's own name and the words "Deputy Clerk".
The powers and duties herein described shall be exercised by such deputy clerk only in the absence of the village clerk from his office and only when either written direction has been given by the village clerk to exercise such power or the Mayor and board of trustees have determined by resolution that the village clerk is temporarily or permanently incapacitated to perform such function.
Such deputy clerk shall have the authority and power herein described and such further power and authority as may be provided by statute.
(1961 Code § 3.013; amd. 1992 Code; Ord. 3223, 1-12-2010)