There is hereby created and established the office of metropolitan clerk, which shall
be charged with the recording and safekeeping of minutes, resolutions and ordinances
of the metropolitan council and of all other documents relating to official actions
of the metropolitan government. The metropolitan clerk shall also perform such other
duties as may be imposed upon him or her by this Charter or by ordinance. The metropolitan
clerk shall act under the supervision and control of the mayor and council.
Any vacancy in the office of metropolitan clerk shall be filled by the appointment
of the mayor, subject to the confirmation by the metropolitan council, pursuant to
the civil service provisions of this Charter. Such clerk shall have been a resident
of the area of the metropolitan government for at least five (5) years preceding the
clerk's appointment. The clerk's office shall be a civil service office and compensation
shall be fixed in the metropolitan pay plan provided for by article 12. The clerk shall have such clerical help as may be provided by ordinance.
(Amended by referendum election of November 6, 2018, Amdt. 6)
Editor's note—
An amendment to the second paragraph of this section, requiring council confirmation
of the appointment of the clerk by the mayor, was approved at an election held Aug.
4, 1983.
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