§ 2-87. Duties as City Clerk.

The City Clerk-Treasurer shall have the responsibility for the performance of the following duties in his capacity as City Clerk:

(1)

To administer the operations of all City departments, working with department heads in accord with policies established by Mayor and City Council;

(2)

To attend all meetings of the City Council;

(3)

To keep correct and full minutes of the proceedings of City Council together with all ordinances and resolutions passed by it, in a properly indexed book or register kept for that purpose; this shall include, but not be limited to, a written monthly report to the City Council of all motions approved by the council;

(4)

To receive all applications or petitions made to the City and to place them before the Mayor and City Council at the meeting of the City Council next succeeding the receipt thereof;

(5)

To issue all licenses, and keep a record thereof, and all badges and permits authorized by the City Council;

(6)

To attend all sessions of the Municipal Court;

(7)

To keep an execution docket, in which he shall enter the names of all persons tried and fined by the Municipal Court, the nature of the offense, date of trial, amount of fine, and return of the police officer thereon;

(8)

To issue all summonses, processes, and subpoenas to witnesses that may be necessary in the enforcement of this Code or other rules, regulations, and ordinances of the City Council;

(9)

To be the custodian of the City seal and affix its impression on documents whenever required;

(10)

To carefully preserve the records and documents belonging to the City which are not assigned to the custody of some other office, and to maintain a proper index to all such records and documents so that ready access thereto and use thereof may be had; and

(11)

To perform other duties as assigned through policies established by Mayor and City Council.

(Code 1997, § 3-404; Ord. of 11-2-2009)