The city clerk shall serve as clerk of the council and perform such other duties of
a like nature as shall be required by that body. In addition, the city clerk shall
be custodian of the public records; responsible for the recording, filing, indexing
and safekeeping of all proceedings of the council; record in full, uniformly and permanently,
all ordinances and shall authenticate the same; publish daily all adopted ordinances
and resolutions of the council, and all legal notices required by law or ordinance;
keep and maintain all elections records and have custody of all property used in connection
with elections; prepare, attest and report on the vital statistics of the city; notify
the appointing authority of the impending expiration of the term of office of a member
of any board or commission, said notice to be given at least thirty (30) days before
such expiration; be the custodian of the official seal of the city. The city clerk
shall have the power to administer oaths. The city clerk shall have as his/her particular
position and objectives to cooperate and assist the administrator and improve the
efficiency of the administration of the city government.
