(A) The Town Clerk shall be appointed by the Board at the organizational meeting each year.
(B) (1) The Town Clerk shall attend all meetings of the Board and shall regularly and fairly record all of their proceedings in a book to be kept by him or her for that purpose.
(2) He or she shall also keep a well bound book to be styled the code of ordinances, in which he or she shall fairly and correctly transcribe all ordinances which are enacted by the Board of Commissioners.
(C) It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to keep true, accurate and just books of accounts of the dealings and transactions of the town, which books shall show at all times the true condition of the town, its resources and liabilities and the disposition and use of the monies coming under the control of the town.
(D) The Town Clerk shall keep or cause to be kept in a safe place all monies, records, and accounts.
(E) The Town Clerk shall disburse funds for the various purposes of the town only when an appropriation for the purpose has been made in the annual budget and the disbursement is authorized by the Board of Commissioners.
(F) The Town Clerk shall perform the other duties as the Board of Commissioners may from time to time require.
(Prior Code, § 2-2002)
Statutory reference:
Code of ordinances, see G.S. § 160A-77
Local government budgeting and fiscal control, see G.S. §§ 159-7et seq.
State laws regarding the duties of the Clerk, see G.S. § 160A-171