Powers and duties of City Clerk.
Riverside City Charter, art. VII, § 703
in effectSec. 703. - Powers and duties of City Clerk.
The City Clerk shall have power and be required to:
(a) Be responsible for the recording and maintaining of a full and true record of all of the proceedings of the City Council in books that shall bear appropriate titles and be devoted to such purpose and attend all meetings of the City Council either in person or by deputy.
(b) Maintain separate books, in which shall be recorded respectively all ordinances and resolutions, with the certificate of the clerk annexed to each thereof stating the same to be the original or a correct copy, and as to an ordinance requiring publication, stating that the same has been published in accordance with this Charter; keep all books properly indexed and open to public inspection when not in actual use.
(c) Maintain separate books, in which a record shall be made of all written contracts and official bonds.
(d) Be the custodian of the seal of the City.
(e) Administer oaths or affirmations, take affidavits and depositions pertaining to the affairs and business of the City and certify copies of official records.
(f) Have charge of all City elections.
(g) Facilitate and help members of the public examine and copy all appropriate public records, in accordance with the Government Code of the State of California.
(Effective 1/18/2005)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICICH_ARTVIIOFEMGE_S703PODUCLFetched: 11/1/2026