Chapter 2.12
CITY OFFICERS

Sections:

2.12.010    City clerk.

2.12.030    Finance director – Bond.

2.12.040    Finance director – Disbursement of moneys.

2.12.050    City attorney.

2.12.010 City clerk.

A. The city clerk shall be appointed by, report to and be supervised by the mayor/city council and shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. The position of city clerk is a professional and confidential position wholly exempt from the classified services.

B. The office of the city clerk shall operate as a separate entity from the department of administration and other city departments.

C. The city clerk shall:

1. Attend meetings of the city council and its boards, commissions and committees as required and keep the journal of the city;

2. Have custody of the official city seal;

3. Assure that notice and other requirements for public meetings are complied with and assure that public records are available for public inspection as required by law;

4. Manage city records and develop retention schedules and procedures for inventory, storage and destruction of records as necessary;

5. Maintain an indexed file of all permanent municipal records, provide for codification of ordinances, and authenticate or certify records as necessary;

6. Prepare agendas and agenda packets as required by the city council and in accordance with the deadlines established in BMC 2.04.050(B);

7. Administer all municipal elections;

8. Assure that the municipality complies with 42 USC Sections 1971 – 1974 (Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended);

9. Take oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgements as necessary;

10. Act as the parliamentary advisor to the city council;

11. Develop, prepare and defend the city clerk’s office budget as required by the city council;

12. Perform other duties required by law, and by the city council.

D. The city clerk shall be put under bond conditioned on the honest, faithful, and lawful performance of duties in such amount as the council shall from time to time determine. [Ord. 03-22 § 3; Ord. 93-25 § 1; prior code § 2.12.010.]

2.12.030 Finance director – Bond.

If the finance director is not one (1) and the same person as the clerk, he shall be put under bond in a sum not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to cover his duties as custodian of the city funds. [Prior code § 2.16.010.]

2.12.040 Finance director – Disbursement of moneys.

The finance director may also be charged by the council with the duty of being the active disbursing officer. [Prior code § 2.16.020.]

2.12.050 City attorney.

The city attorney is the legal advisor of the council and other officials of the municipality. The city attorney shall represent the city in civil and criminal proceedings. Notwithstanding AS 29.20. 360, the city attorney shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the city council. [Ord. 05-02 § 2; prior code § 2.17.010.]