There shall be a commission of four members to be known as the City Election Commission, consisting of the city attorney, city clerk, chief of police and city manager. The members shall meet at the council chamber preceding the day of each election, and shall report to the commission as a whole as to the preparation each member has made for the election as herein provided, and the city election commission shall complete all arrangements for the holding of such elections.
The city clerk shall be chairperson of the city election commission and direct all election activities according to law. The city attorney shall advise the city election commission on all legal matters.
The city clerk shall furnish all materials and supplies necessary for the conducting of elections by the several election boards, and shall report to the city election commission at the council chamber preceding the day of election, a correct list and tabulation of all ballots, supplies, stationery, and accessories to be furnished ready for delivery to the chief of police on the morning of election day, and such delivery shall be made by the clerk to the chief of police on the morning of election day at the office of the clerk at least one-half hour before the time of opening the polls.
The chief of police shall have charge of, supervise, and be responsible for the delivery of all ballots, ballot boxes, materials and supplies, to the election inspectors and election boards at each place of voting before the time of opening of the voting places and shall take charge of the ballot boxes immediately upon their being sealed by the board of election inspectors, and at once deliver them to the city clerk at his office. He shall properly guard the boxes and secure them from tampering or disturbance from the time they may be delivered to him by the various precinct boards until they are returned to the office of the clerk after sealing.
The city manager shall have charge of, and supervise, and be responsible for the places of voting. He shall see that the polling places are prepared, arranged, furnished, lighted, heated, and properly cleaned before each election and that suitable polling places shall be rented in case the City has not provided polling places and that the rent shall be paid by the city council.
The inspectors of election shall hear the reports of the members of the city election commission as herein before provided, and shall receive instructions from the city election commission as to their duties, and shall be privileged to make inquiry concerning their duties if they so desire.
If any complaint shall be made to the city election commission that any inspector of election or other election officer has been guilty of any violation of the provisions of this charter or any general law governing elections, or shall be unfit or disqualified for the performance of his duties for any reason, the city election commission may, in its discretion, after the investigation of such complaint, remove such inspector or other election officer, and the city clerk at the time of such removal may appoint another suitable person who shall act in place of the inspector or election officer so removed for the balance of election day. The city election commission shall report such action, with its reasons therefore, to the council at its next regular meeting, and the inspector so appointed shall receive all or such proportionate part of the compensation allowed by the council for the performance of such duties as the council may direct.