The manager shall appoint a municipal clerk who shall be clerk of the council and
who shall serve at and during the pleasure of the manager. The clerk of the council
shall attend all meetings of the council and shall keep the journal of its proceedings
and shall record all ordinances and resolutions in a book or books kept for the purpose.
The clerk shall be custodian of the corporate seal of the municipality and shall be
the officer authorized to use and authenticate it. The clerk shall perform such other
duties and keep such other records as the manager or the general laws of the state
require of town clerks. All records in the clerk's office shall be public records
and open to inspection at any time during regular business hours. The clerk shall
receive compensation as fixed by the council. The manager may appoint an acting clerk
in the absence of the clerk.
(Acts 1975, ch. 274, § 1; Acts 1992, ch. 38)
