(A) It shall be the duty of the City Recorder to keep the journal of the proceedings of Council, and he or she shall have charge of and preserve the records of Council.
(B) Whenever the Mayor is unable because of illness or absence from the city to perform the duties of his or her office, and during any vacancy in the office of Mayor, the City Recorder shall perform the duties of the Mayor and be invested with all of his or her power and authority.
(C) The City Recorder shall be custodian of all city records, books, documents, correspondence and other instruments and papers for which the custody is not otherwise provided, and he or she shall certify to all true copies thereof for persons entitled thereto by law and shall charge therefor such fees as may be prescribed by resolution or order of Council. The City Recorder shall issue all city licenses and permits, except as may be provided otherwise; and he or she shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be provided for the office of City Recorder by state law, the codified ordinances or other ordinance, resolution or order of Council.
(Prior Code, § 133.02)