Chapter 2.12 — CITY CLERK

The office of city clerk is created and established. The city clerk shall hold

such office at the pleasure of the city manager. The city manager may assign to him or herself the official duties of city clerk and, if this is done, then the city manager shall hold the office of city clerk at his or her own pleasure. The fact of the city manager has assigned to him or herself the official duties of city clerk shall not affect the city manager's power to subsequently relinquish the duties of city clerk and appoint another to assume such duties.

Ord. 2007-03 § 2, 2007

If the city manager appoints a separate person to the office of city clerk, the city

clerk shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the city council shall from time to time determine, and such compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds of the city as the city council shall designate.

Ord. 2007-03 § 2, 2007

(A) The city clerk shall have all of the powers, duties and responsibilities granted to and imposed upon the office of the city clerk by the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 4 of the Government Code of the state, other general laws of the state, the provisions of this code, and the ordinances and resolutions of the council; provided, however, pursuant to the provisions of Section 40805.5 of the Government Code, the financial and accounting duties imposed upon the city clerk by Sections 40802 through 40805 of the Government Code shall be performed by the director of finance and general services.

(B) The principal functions of the city clerk shall be to:

(1) Attend all meetings of the council and be responsible for the recording and maintaining of a record of all the actions of the council;

(2) Keep all ordinances and resolutions of the council in such a manner that the information contained therein will be readily accessible and open to the public. The city clerk shall attach to the original copy of each ordinance a certificate which shall state the date the ordinance was adopted and, as to ordinance requiring publication, that the ordinance has been published or posted in accordance with law;

(3) Keep all records of the council and of the office of the city clerk in such manner that the information contained therein will, be readily accessible and open to the public until such time as any of the records may be destroyed, or reproduced and the original destroyed, in accordance with state law;

(4) Serve as the official custodian of all city records;

(5) Be the custodian of the seal of the city;

(6) Prepare the council agendas, in conjunction with and under the direction of the city manager;

(7) Perform the duties prescribed by the elections code of the state in conducting municipal elections;

(8) Perform the duties imposed upon city clerks by the California Political Reform Act;

(9) Be responsible for the publication of all the official advertising of the city;

(10) Be responsible for the maintenance and distribution of the municipal code;

(11) Process all claims filed against the city and its officers, agents, or employees, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the state and Chapter 3.08 of Title 3 of this code; and

(12) Perform such other duties consistent with this code as may be required of the city clerk, by the council.

Previously codified as 2.10.030

The city clerk shall have the authority and is hereby authorized to appoint a

deputy city clerk as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the duties of the office.

Previously codified as 2.10.040