Corona Municipal Code Ch. 2.18 City Clerk

The City Clerk shall have the power and shall be required to:

(A) Keep an accurate record of the proceeding of the legislative body and the board of equalization in books bearing appropriate titles and devoted exclusively to such purposes, respectively. The books shall have a comprehensive general index.

(B) Keep a book marked "ordinances" and record in it all city ordinances with his certificate annexed to each, stating:

(1) It is a true and correct copy of a city ordinance.

(2) The ordinance number.

(3) It has been published or posted pursuant to law.

(C) The record with the certificate is prima facie evidence of the contents of each ordinance and of its passage and publication. It is admissible as such evidence in any court or proceedings.

(D) The official city records in the custody of the City Clerk shall not be filed in any court proceeding or other action but shall be returned to the custody of the City Clerk.

(E) This article does not prevent the proof of the passage and publication of ordinances in the usual way.

(F) The City Clerk is the ex officio assessor unless the legislative body provides for the assessment and collection of city taxes by county officers or otherwise.

(G) The City Clerk is the custodian of the city seal.

(H) The City Clerk shall perform such additional duties as are prescribed by ordinance.

(I) The City Clerk may appoint deputies, for whose acts he and his deputies are responsible. The deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Clerk and receive such compensation as is provided by the legislative body.

(J) The City Clerk and his deputies may administer oaths or affirmations and take and certify affidavits and depositions pertaining to city affairs and business which may be used in any court or proceedings in the state. The acknowledgment of an instrument may be made before a City Clerk and his deputies within the city in which they were elected or appointed.