(A) The Office of City Secretary shall be appointive. The City Council shall by majority vote, appoint a City Secretary to serve for a term of two years and until his or her successor shall have been duly appointed except if the City Secretary is an employee of the city, the term of office will expire upon the termination of employment with the city, whether voluntary or involuntary. In the event that City Secretary's term of office expires as a result of termination of employment, a successor appointee shall serve for a term comprised of the remainder of term of the terminated City Secretary. The Secretary, at the beginning of each term of office, shall take and subscribe to the official oath of office and shall post bond in a sum as the City Council shall direct, the premium on the bond to be paid by the city. The Secretary shall perform all of the statutory duties prescribed by law in Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 22.073, and as hereafter amended, and other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the City Council.
(B) Any bond posted by the City Secretary as required by division (A) above shall extend to all the duties and responsibilities imposed by this section, the City Council, and applicable statutes.
(Ord. 870217B, passed 2-17-1987; Ord. 170124, passed 1-24-2017; Ord. 200204, passed 2-4- 2020; Ord. 240206-A, passed 2-6-2024)