§ 3.42.020. City Clerk—Ancillary powers.

Under the direction of the City Council, the City Clerk shall have the power to perform the following functions:

A.

Perform the duties assigned to a city clerk by state statute, including those identified in Seattle Municipal Code Section 3.42.030;

B.

Serve as a member and ex officio secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Police Pension and Relief Fund as contemplated by RCW Chapter 41.20;

C.

Maintain for public inspection, among other records, a current compilation of the City Code, of proclamations of the Mayor, and of departmental rules and regulations; and of departmental standard operating procedures; of the annual and special messages of the Mayor pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the City Charter; of the City departmental annual reports required by Article XXII, Section 12 of the City Charter; of the City's annual budgets; and of the City's comprehensive annual financial report; and certify copies of records on file;

D.

Maintain files of documents, including memoranda, letters, and proposed versions of ordinances reviewed by the City Council that provide the legislative history of ordinances;

E.

Consult with and advise City departments upon record retention; and maintain the City's archives, including records of departments and offices that are abolished, unless an ordinance directs another disposition;

F.

Arrange for the publication of City ordinances when required by law or the City Charter;

G.

Retain those records of public corporations established under Chapter 3.110 to be filed with the City, including the corporate charter and amendments thereto, oaths of office, and annual reports;

H.

Maintain a continuous record of materials for the City's Deferred Compensation Plan, including a copy of the contracts with plan administrators and investment options and other materials as required by Ordinance 112517, Section 19;

I.

Inform the City Auditor and the Mayor about the failure of a City department or official to file any contract, deed, official bond, oath, and/or report required to be filed;

J.

Serve as the City Council's agent for presenting to and receiving from the Mayor those bills that have passed the City Council; and

K.

Perform such other activities as may be assigned by ordinance from time to time.

(Ord. 117178 § 3, 1994; Ord. 116368 § 5(part), 1992.)