(a) The office of Assistant City Clerk is hereby established. The Mayor shall appoint, by and with the consent of the City Council, the Assistant City Clerk. The person so appointed and confirmed shall hold the office for a term of one year and until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
(b) The Assistant City Clerk shall perform those duties assigned to that office by the City Clerk.
(c) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the position of City Clerk and the city is without a person appointed, confirmed or qualified to hold that office, the Assistant City Clerk shall become the acting City Clerk and fulfill the duties of that office.
(d) Compensation of the Assistant City Clerk shall be set by ordinance passed by the governing body.