The council shall appoint a clerk, who shall have the title of city clerk, and serve
for such term and for such compensation as may be provided by the council, and until
the effective date of the appointment of his successor. He shall be the clerk of the
council and keep the journal of its proceedings, authenticate by his signature and
record in full in a book kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions adopted
or enacted by it, and perform all such other duties and functions as shall be required
by the council or by this charter.
