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ORDINANCE NO. 2077
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, AND ORDINANCE NO. 918 OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA; AND, PROVIDING FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY
CLERK AND THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF SUCH OFFICE.
` Be It Ordained By The City Council of The Citv of Ames, Iowa:
Section 1. That Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the City of
r Ames, Iowa, and Ordinance No. 918 be and the same are hereby repealed;
and, the following be and the same is enacted in lieu thereof to be known
as Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa:
CHAPTER 6
CITY CLERK
6-1 Appointment. At the first meeting after the
biennial election, the city council shall appoint a city clerk,
who must be a qualified elector residing within the city.
6-2 Oath and Fond. Within ten days after his
appointment the city clerk shall qualify by taking his oath
and execute his official bond with sureties to be approved
by the council. Such oath shall be filed in the office of the
city clerk.
6-3. Powers and Duties Generally. The city clerk
shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties
provided or prescribed by state law, the provisions of this
code or other ordinances of the city.
6-4 Attendanee at Council Meetings. He shall.
attend all meetings of the council, and keep an accurate
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by the council, and the same shall at all times be open to
the public.
6-5 List of Accounto and Claims. The city clerk
zhall furnish the director of finance as soon as possible after each
meeting of the council, with a list of all accounts and claims
allowed and orders foi- the payment of money, giving the name
of the person to whom allowed, the amount allowed, upon what
fund and for what purpose.
6-6 Publish Statement of Proceedings and Accounts.
He shall immediately following a regular or special meeting
of the council, prepare a condensed.statement of the proceed-
ings of the council, including the total expenditure from
each municipal fund, and cause the same to be published
in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, said statement
to include a list of all claims allowed and a summary of all
receipts.
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6-7 Record all Ordinances. He shall record-all
ordinances in a book kept for that purpose as soon as may
be done after their passage. When recorded said ordinances
shall be authenticated by the signatures of the presiding
officer and the clerk. Immediately following the record of
every ordinance he shall append a certificate, stating the
time and manner of publication thereof.
6-8 Recording.of Records. He shall immediately
after the passage of any ordinance or resolution establishing
any restricted district, building lines or fire limits, change
in name of a platted street, or voluntary annexation of territory
to the city, certify such ordinance or resolution and plat, if
any, to the county recorder.
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6-9 Copies of Records. He shall furnish free to
any city official a copy of any record, paper or public docu-
ment made or filed in his office, when the same shall be
necessary to said officer in the discharge of his duties; and,
he shall furnish copies of such documents to any-other person,
when requested, upon the payment of a fee therefor, which
shall be the same as the fee allowed by law to the clerk of
the district court for like service.
6-10 Statement of Warrants to Treasurer. He shall
furnish a statement to the treasurer of all warrants issued after
each council meeting, giving the number and amounts of each.
6-11 Custodian of Lands and Contracts. He shall
have custody of all bonds and contracts belonging to the city
except where otherwise provided by state law the provisions
of this code or other ordinances of the city.
6-12 Record of Special 'taxes and Assessments. He
shall keep a record of all special taxes and assessments levied
by the city and shall certify such taxes and assessments and
other tax levies made by the council to the county auditor.
6-13 Licenses Issued. He shall keep an accurate
r-2r`ord of all licenses issued by him, which record shall
show the name of the individual, partnership or corporation
to whom such license was issued, and the fee collected by
him therefor in each instance.
6-14 Record of Official Bonds. He shall keep a record
to be known as the"Record of Official Bonds" and shall record
therein the official bond of all municipal officers, elective or
appointive. He shall index such record under the title of each
office and shall show the name of each principal, his sureties,
and the date of the filing of the bond.
6-15 Commissioner of Registration. He shall act
as commissioner of registration and perform the duties of such
office as defined in the laws of Iowa. •
6-16 Election Duties. He shall perform such duties
in connection with the holding of municipal elections as are
prescribed by the laws of Iowa. He shall, within five days
after the results of the regular municipal election have been
declared, send notice by mail to each person who has been
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6-17 Permanent Cemetery Records. He shall keep
all permanent cemetery records of the Ames Municipal Cemetery,
as provided by the cemetery ordinance relating thereto.
6-18 All funds of the city coming into his ha
nds shall
be promptly accounted for and turned over to the Director of
Finance for disposition as provided by lave.
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6-19 Clerk, Civil Service Commission. He shad be
the cler k of the civil service commission, keep the records ;
and perform such other duties as provided by the laws of Iowa,
the ordinaces of the city or as prescribed by such commission.
6-20 Clerk, Board of Health. He shall be the clerk
of the local board of health, keep its records, and perform
such other duties as provided by the laws of Iowa, the ordinaces
of the city or as provided by said board.
6-21 Secretary, Zoning Board of Adjustment. He
shall act as secretary of the zoning board of adjustment and
keep the records thereof.
6-22 Employees. He shell have power and authority
to employ such assistants and employees as he may deem
necessary, subject to civil service requirements, and to fix
the compensation thereof. He shall have power and authority
to suspend or discharge any employee that he has power to
appoint or employ, subject to civil service requirements.
6�23. Destroying Records. He shall, on order of the
council, destroy all records and papers, other than proceedings,
of dinance3, instruments dealing with real estate and bond
issues, which are more than ten years old, or offer such of
same as may be of historical interest to an historical society
cr a public library.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
Passed this 20th day of July 1965.
1V . W. 3orda City Clerk Pearle P. DeHart, Mayor
6/15/65 Moved' by Pasley and seconded by Judge Ordinance No. 2077 pass on its
first reading.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Judge, Pasley, Bledsoe, Fisher
Voting Nay: None
Absent: Eschbach
Mayor De Hart declared Ordinance No. 2077 passed on its first reading.
Moved by Pasley and seconded by Bledsoe Ordinance No. 2077 be
passed on second reading.
Voting Aye : Judge, Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Fisher
Voting Nay; None
Absent: None
Moved by Bledsoe and seconded by Judge the rules governing the
passage of ordinance be suspended, the third reading be omitted
and Ordinance No. 2077 be placed for final passage.
Voting Aye : Judge, Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Fisher
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Moved by Fisher and seconded by Pasley Ordinance No. 2077 do now
pass.
Voting Aye : Judge, Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Fisher
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Mayor De Hart declared Ordinance No. 2077 duly adopted.