(1) Seal – Acknowledgment. The City Clerk shall be custodian of the seal of the City, and shall have authority to acknowledge the execution of all instruments by the City that require acknowledgment;

(2) Custodian of Papers and Documents. The City Clerk shall be custodian of all papers and all documents belonging to the City and shall file them in the Clerk’s office under appropriate headings;

(3) Minutes of Council Meetings. The City Clerk shall provide competent stenographic assistance for the purpose of recording the minutes of all meetings of the City Council;

(4) Account of Licenses. The City Clerk shall keep an account in an appropriate book of all licenses issued with the names of the persons to whom issued, the date of issue, the time for which they were granted and the sums paid therefor;

(5) Attestation of Documents. The City Clerk shall attest all deeds, leases, contracts, bonds and other documents when authorized by the Council;

(6) Guardian of Official City Records. The City Clerk shall be the guardian of official City records. [Ord. 3545 § 7, 2002; Code 1970 § 2.10.010; Code 1954 § 1-5.24.]