(A) Code number. 5001.
(B) Class title. City Clerk.
(C) Characteristics of the class. Under general executive and legislative direction, supervises and performs the financial affairs of the city relating to the receipt, deposit, custody, and disbursement of city funds; provides immediate supervision of City Clerk’s office and does related work as required.
(D) Examples of duties. Prepares agenda for all City Council meetings; attends regular and special meetings of the Council, keeping full and accurate minutes of Council proceedings, recording them before the next regular meeting in a journal kept for that purpose; implements and executes directives of the Mayor and policies of the Council; prepares and presents status and disposition reports on Council directives, the condition of the city, and new business to be considered; initiates the reenactment of ordinances or resolutions; acts as custodian of the seal of the city, and of all records and papers not properly belonging to some other officer; advertises ordinances; serves as immediate supervisor of other clerical personnel in the City Clerk’s office; issues purchase orders upon approval of the governing body; supervises and prepares payroll.
(E) Position qualifications.
(1) Training and experience. Graduation from high school or its equivalent, supplemented by three years of progressively responsible experience in clerical work involving frequent contact with the public; or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skill, and abilities to perform effectively the duties of the position.
(2) Special knowledge, skills, and abilities. Considerable knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment; considerable knowledge of the legal requirements relating to the keeping and preservation of Council minutes and records; working knowledge of procedures for Council meetings and of local government operations; working knowledge of modern accounting practices and procedures and the basic principles of public finance; typing ability; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the employees, government officials, and the general public; ability to maintain important records efficiently and accurately and to prepare clear, concise reports; initiative and resourcefulness; thoroughness, orderliness, patience, neatness, integrity, tact, diplomacy, and supervisory ability.
(Prior Code, Ch. 36 App.)