Apple Valley Municipal Code Ch. 2.10 Town Clerk

The office of the Town Clerk is created and established. The Town Clerk shall hold office at the pleasure of the Town Manager in accordance with Section 2.60.030(i)(i)-(iv).

(Ord. 448, 6-6-13)

If the Town Council appoints the Town Clerk as a separate position, the Town Clerk shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the Town Council shall from time to time determine, and such compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds of the Town as the Town Council shall designate.

The Town Clerk shall have all of the powers, duties, and responsibilities granted to and imposed upon the office of the Town Clerk by the provisions of Government Code title 4, division 3, part 3, chapter 2, other general laws of the State, the provisions of this Code, and the ordinances and resolutions of the Town Council; provided, however, pursuant to the provisions of Government Code § 40805.5, the financial and accounting duties imposed upon the Town Clerk by Government Code §§ 40802 through 40805 shall be performed by the Director of Finance and General Services.

The principal functions of the Town Clerk shall be to:

(1) Attend all meetings of the Town 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 Town Clerk shall attach to the original copy of each ordinance a certificate which shall state the date the ordinance was adopted and, as to an 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 Town 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 Town records;

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

(6) Prepare the Council agendas, in conjunction with and under the direction of the Town Manager;

(7) Perform the duties prescribed by the Elections Code of the State in conducting municipal elections;

(8) Perform the duties imposed upon Town Clerks by the California Political Reform Act;

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

(10) Be responsible for the maintenance and distribution of the Municipal Code;

(11) Process all claims filed against the Town and its officers, agents, or employees, pursuant to the provisions of Government Code title 1, division 3.6, part 3, chapter 1 and Chapter 3.16 of Title 3 of this Code; and

(12) Perform such other duties consistent with this Code as may be required of the Town Clerk, by the Town Council.

The Town Clerk shall have the authority and is hereby authorized to appoint a Deputy Town Clerk as may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the duties of the office.

(Ord. 3, 11-28-88; Ord. 224, 6-13-00)