Fayette Appointment of City Clerk ordinance (§ 120.190)

The Board of Aldermen shall elect a Clerk for such Board, to be known as "the City Clerk," whose duties and term of office shall be fixed by ordinance. Among other things, the City Clerk shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen. He/she shall safely and properly keep all the records and papers belonging to the City which may be entrusted to his/her care; he/she shall be the General Accountant of the City; he/she is hereby empowered to administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying to demands or claims against the City.