(A) Creation of office. The Office of City Secretary is hereby established.
(B) Powers and duties. This office shall have all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed to it by law. These duties shall include the following.
(1) The City Secretary shall attend every meeting of the City Council and shall keep accurate minutes of the proceedings of the Council in a book provided for that purpose.
(2) The City Secretary shall engross and enroll all motions and resolutions of the City Council and ordinances of the city.
(3) The City Secretary shall attest all commissions and licenses issued by the Mayor.
(4) The City Secretary shall preserve and keep in order all books, papers, documents and records of the Council and keep a record of the books, papers, documents and records.
(5) The City Secretary shall have custody of all laws and ordinances of the city.
(6) The City Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the city and shall affix the same to obligations of the city only by order of the City Council.
(7) The City Secretary shall perform the services and comply with the regulations as may by prescribed by ordinance or resolution.
(8) The City Secretary, in order to comply with the Open Meeting Law, shall post in a place readily accessible to the public and 72 hours preceding the meetings, notices of the meetings of the City Council.
(9) The City Secretary shall perform all other necessary duties that pertain to the office and all other duties as required by the Mayor and the City Council, as though the services were particularly required by ordinance.
(C) Appointment and tenure. The City Secretary shall be employed by a majority vote of the City Council with no stated term of office and shall only be removed by a majority vote of the City Council. The City Council may confer on other municipal officers the powers and duties of the City Secretary.
(Ord. passed 8-21-1990)