139.01 APPOINTMENT; DUTIES; REMOVAL.

   Pursuant to Section 2(c) of Article IV of the City Charter, it is hereby determined that there shall be a Clerk of Council who shall not be the Finance Director. The Clerk shall be elected by the members of Council at the commencement of their term. The Clerk shall have custody of the ordinances, resolutions, files, journals, minutes and all written reports of communication directed to Council. The Clerk shall authenticate all records, documents and instruments of the Municipality upon which authentication is necessary or proper.

   The Clerk shall attend all meetings of Council and prepare and keep minutes of such meetings. In the absence of the Clerk at any such meeting, Council shall elect a Clerk pro tem for such meeting.

   It shall be the duty of the Clerk to provide and publish all legislation, ordinances and resolutions enacted by Council, as required by law, to distribute copies of minutes as requested by Council and perform such other duties as may be incidental and necessary to the office of Clerk of Council. The Council is authorized to appoint one full-time Administrative Assistant to assist the Clerk in the performance of such duties and to attend meetings in the Clerk’s absence, to be compensated as determined by Council within the Grade Level 6 of the current Non-Exempt Compensation Ordinance for Office Secretaries, Clerks and Assistants.

(Ord. 1995-28. Passed 5-26-95.)