§ 4.04. City clerk—Duties and authority.


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  • The City Clerk shall have the following duties and authority:

    (a)

    To give notice of, attend, and keep minutes of all City Commission meetings.

    (b)

    To serve as the City of Miami Beach's official Records Custodian.

    (c)

    To maintain records of the City Commission, City Boards, and City Committees.

    (d)

    To perform all duties and functions relative to municipal elections in accordance with applicable state, county, and City law.

    (e)

    To appoint all personnel in the City Clerk's Office and to appoint and remove, at will, all unclassified personnel in the City Clerk's Office. To have supervision and control of the City Clerk's Office subject to the control of the City Commission and consistent with the provisions of the City Code and City Charter.

    (f)

    To perform such other duties as the City Commission may prescribe from time to time which are not in conflict with the duties of the City Manager.

    (g)

    To maintain the seal of the City of Miami Beach and attest the signatures of the Mayor and City Manager, as the case may be, on all documents if needed.

    (h)

    To otherwise account to the City Commission for the conduct and acts of the City Clerk's Office.

    (i)

    To perform such other professional duties as may be required of him/her by ordinance or resolution of the Commission or by this Charter.

(Res. No. 2012-27962, 7-18-12, passed by voters 11-6-12)