(a) The Clerk of Council elected under Section 731.04 of the Ohio Revised Code, an unclassified employee, shall have the following duties and responsibilities to perform during his or her term of office:
(1) The Clerk of Council, and in his/her absence the Clerk Pro Tempore, shall be responsible to City Council for the completion of all paperwork; attend, record, and transcribe City Council meetings, regular and special; prepare minutes of Council Meetings and preserve meetings by use of audio/video medium; post all meeting dates; record, index, and publish all signed Ordinances and Resolutions, and sign as Attester for approved legislation; initiate notification of vacancies of elected officials; attend to all correspondence; attend to the codification of the ordinances and update the Codified Ordinance Book on an annual basis; responsible for recording all documents passed by Ordinance or Resolution with the appropriate authorities; file all documents related to Council business and make such records available to the public; keep fiscal records, prepare purchase requisitions; prepare and certify transcript of all annexation proceedings; follow procedures pertaining to notices to property owners, publications, and objections; serves as the Secretary for the Financial Planning and Supervision Committee, forwarding information and legislation on to the City Council; assist in the preparation of the annual budget for City Council and Clerk of Council; report to Council the reason for members absence from Council meetings; and performs other duties as assigned by a majority vote of Council. Further, the Clerk of Council shall prepare ordinances and resolutions to come before Council in conjunction with and in coordination with the Director of Law, and shall have such additional duties and roles as outlined in the Ohio Revised Code for the clerk of the legislative authority elected pursuant to Ohio R.C. Section 731.04.
(b) Said Clerk elected at the first meeting of a new Council term under Ohio R.C. 731.04 shall be employed on a full-time (40 hours per week) basis throughout his or her term of office at the rate of pay consistent with AFSCME Contract pay category 7, currently in force, and will be subject to the benefits ordinance passed pertaining to other non-union employees.
(Ord. 2022-1. Passed 1-5-20.)