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The City Clerk shall sign all licenses issued by the city, and issue receipts for all monies paid to him/her, and shall deposit said money to the proper depositories at the first regular banking day after receipt. He shall be custodian of all books pertaining to the clerk's office, and of the city records not otherwise provided for. All fiscal books shall be maintained under modern bookkeeping methods and shall be posted up to date. Failure to keep books posted up to date shall constitute malfeasance of office. The City Clerk shall be clerk of the Board of Public Works. When the clerk is also tax assessor he shall perform all the duties provided for said offices. The City Clerk shall give such bond as the city council may fix, and shall perform all duties now or hereafter imposed upon the clerk by this Act, or by any ordinance of the council, not inconsistent herewith. The City Clerk's compensation shall be fixed by the council. The clerk shall have the discretion to employ and dismiss all employees of the office; provided that the council by 2/3 vote may discharge for cause any employee in the Clerk's office. The salaries and number of employees of the office of the clerk shall be set by the council. Additional employees or raises in salaries may be added by majority vote of the council subject to the limitations of the budget hereinafter provided.
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