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Title 2 — ADMINISTRATION›Chapter 4 — OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Coalinga Municipal Code Art. 7 City Clerk
Coalinga Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Coalinga
Cite as: Coalinga Municipal Code Article 7 · Text as of 2026-10-05
Sec. 2-4.701. - Office; functions and duties.¶
The Office of the City Clerk, as provided in Sections 36501 and 36502 of the California Government Code, is confirmed. Except as provided in Section 2-4.702, the term "City Clerk" as used in this Article 7 shall mean the appointed City Clerk of the City. The City Clerk shall be appointed by the City Manager. The City Clerk shall attend all meetings of the Council and shall perform only those functions and duties specified in Sections 40801, 40806 and 40811 of the Government Code of the State, including, specifically, the taking, transcribing and producing the official minutes of the Council, and other duties as may be expressly prescribed for him or her from time to time by ordinance, resolution or action of the Council. The City Clerk shall not perform any function, duty or power delegated to the City Manager or other City officer or employee pursuant to Section 2-4.702.
(§ 2, Ord. 637, eff. February 20, 1999, as amended by § 1, Ord. 695, eff. May 15, 2004; Ord. No. 813, eff. 7-19-2018)
Sec. 2-4.702. - Functions, duties and powers delegated to other officers and employees.¶
Wherever any provision of this Code other than Section 2-4.701 specifies functions, duties or powers that are to be performed or exercised by the City Clerk, the term "City Clerk" shall mean, and such functions, duties and powers are delegated to and shall be performed and exercised by, the City Manager or by such other officer or employee of the City as the City Manager may designate.
(§ 2, Ord. 637, eff. February 20, 1999)
Sec. 2-4.703. - Vacancies.¶
In the event of a vacancy in the Office of the City Clerk, the City Manager or his designee shall assume and carry out the functions and duties of the City Clerk, described in Section 2-4.701, until the office is filled by appointment of the City Manager.
(§ 2, Ord. 637, eff. February 20, 1999; Ord. No. 813, eff. 7-19-2018)
Sec. 2-4.704. - Compensation.¶
The City Clerk shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as set by the City Manager and approved in the City's budget by the City Council.
(§ 2, Ord. 637, eff. February 20, 1999; Ord. No. 813, eff. 7-19-2018)
Sec. 2-4.705. - Coordination with City Manager.¶
(a) Any information needed by the City Clerk to carry out his or her functions and duties, described in Section 2-4.701, shall be obtained from or through the City Manager or such officer or employee as he may designate.
(b) The City Clerk shall coordinate all activities relating to his or her authorized functions and duties and shall cooperate with the City Manager and all other officers and employees of the City. Without limiting the foregoing, the City Clerk shall consult and coordinate with the City Manager relating to regular and special meetings of the Council to assure compliance with the agenda and notice requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Sections 54950 et. seq. of the Government Code of the State), Council agenda policies and other applicable law.
(c) The City Clerk shall obtain approval of the City Manager prior to communicating with any other officer or employee of the City.
(§ 2, Ord. 637, eff. February 20, 1999)
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