The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-24


requested, furnish his opinion in writing upon any
matter submitted to him by the Council, by any of
its committees, departments or boards. He shall adj
cancel the same. The premium required to be paid
wise with the City Council and its officers and all officers
of the City regarding their official duties and shall at
tend the meetings of the City Council and its COM
mittees when requested to do
CITY CLERK.
SECTION 3. DUTIES OF CLERK. The City
Clerk shall keep his office in such place as the City
Council shall provide and his Office shall be open to
the public to do business during all business hours of
all days except Sundays and Legal Holidays. He shall
keep the corporate SEAL and all papers and records
pertaining his office and keep the records of the
proceedings of the City Council and all papers and
documents filed in his Office. transcripts from all
records bearing the corporate seal of the City shall be
evidence in all courts if the originals produced
He shall draw and countersign all warrants and other
evidences of indebtedness upon the City in pursuance
of any resolution, ORDER action direction of the City
Council any authority given him by law to do and
keep full and accurate account thereof in books to be
provided for such purpose by the City.
1t shall be his duty to make a report and present
the to the City Council of the financial condition
of the City whenever the Council shall require the
He shall before the time to levy taxes each year,
make complete report of the general financial con-
dton of the City Said report shall state specifically
the amount in each of the several funds hand at
the date of making the last annual report the amount
received and credited to each fund since last report
the amount paid out of each fund.- the probable amount
to be expended during the balance of the fiscal
ending December 31st of each year. and for what pur
poses the probable amount that will be paid into the
several funds until the end of the fiscal and from
what sources list of all outstanding warrants not
paid list of all certificates of indebtedness and when
payable, list of all outstanding bonds when the
will become due and payable with the rate of interest
and amount accrued on all said evidences of in
debtedness Said statement shall also indicate the
probable amount of money that will be required to pay
for expenditures provided for and the purposes for
which is to be expended, specifying the amount
qured be paid from the several funds of the City
for the next ensuing fiscal year.
SECTION 4. CONTRACTS VOID UNLESS
SIGNED BY CLERK. He shall sign all contracts made
in behalf of the City, in which the City is party and
unless signed by the City Clerk such contracts shall
be void.
SECTION 5. OTHER DUTIES. He shall keep
list of all certificates issued for work done either by
day labor by contract when provision is made for
the of the expense special tax against
the property benefited by any improvement and shall
report when directed to do to the Council with
statement of the amounts expended, and schedule
of all property subject to intended to be assessed
together with the certificates of the City Engineer of
estimates of expense for the work and materials
quired in doing the work
SECTION 6. CLERK TO EXAMINE REPORTS,
VOUCHERS, ETC The City Clerk shall examine all
reports vouchers and accounts for services performed
materials and merchandise delivered to the City that
may be presented to be audited by the proper COM
mittees make list and classify the for action
thereon by the City Council.
He shall also examine all reports, books and
vouchers of the City Treasurer and compare them with
the files and records of his office for the purpose of
verifying the and making report thereon when
required.
SECTION 7. MONTHLY STATEMENT BY
CLERK. The City Clerk shall prepare and file in his
office for public Inspection itemized statement of
all receipts and expenditures of the City during the
preceding month
He shall also perform any other duties prescribed
by this Charter or requested by the City Council
CITY TREASURER.
SECTION 8. DUTIES OF TREASURER. The
belonging to the City from whatever source derived
and keep accurate account and detailed statement
thereof in such books and in such the City
Council shall direct and pay out said moneys only upon
proper evidence of authority to do
SECTION 9. REPORTS AND FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS. The Treasurer shall make and file
report with the City Clerk before the first
meeting of the City Council of each year, giving in
gross the receipts from the different from
which said money is received and statement of the
moneys paid out of the several funds and the
for which paid during the fiscal year ending December
31st of each year, together with general statement
of the financial condition of the Treasury and
such statement to be published in the official paper of
the City He shall make further reports the Council
shall from time to time require.
SECTION 10. TREASURES BOOKS AND