Truckee Municipal Code Ch. 2.10 Town Clerk

The office of the Town Clerk is established pursuant to Section 36501 of the Government Code of the State.

The Town Clerk shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the Town Council shall from 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 an imposed upon the office of the Town Clerk by the provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 4 of the Government Code of the State (commencing with Section 40800), other general laws of the State, the provisions of this Code, and the ordinances and resolutions of the Town Council.

The principal duties of the Town Clerk shall be to:

(a) Attend all meetings of the Town Council and be responsible for the recording and maintenance of a record of all the actions of the Council;

(b) 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;

(c) Keep all records of the Council and of the office of the Town Clerk in such a 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;

(d) Serve as the official of all Town records;

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

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

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

(h) Perform the duties imposed upon town clerks by the California Political Reform Act;

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

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

(k) Process all claims filed against the Town and its officers, agents, or employees, pursuant to Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 3 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 3.16 of Title 3 of this Code;

(l) Perform the financial and accounting duties imposed upon the Town Clerk by Section 40802 through 40805 of the California Government Code; and

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

The Town Clerk shall be appointed by the Town Manager.

(ORD 93-15 06-03-93)