Meridian Code of Ordinances ch. 2, art. III, div. 3 — CITY CLERK | Code of Ordinances, City of Meridian, Mississippi (Supp. No. 55: codified through Ordinance No. 4604, enacted October 21, 2025) — City of Meridian

Meridian Code of Ordinances § 2-96 Appointment, duties generally.

Sec. 2-96. - Appointment, duties generally. (a) The city clerk shall be appointed by the city council to serve as clerk of the council, keep the minutes and records of its proceedings, maintain and compile its ordinances and resolutions. (b) The city clerk shall be responsible to the council and answerable to the council in regard to his duties in the keeping of the minutes and records of the proceedings of the council and in maintaining and compiling the ordinances and resolutions of the city council as provided in section 21-8-13 Mississippi Code 1972. (c) The city clerk shall be responsible and answerable solely to the mayor in the performance of the administrative functions of his office and shall perform all administrative duties assigned to him by the mayor, and he shall be subject to removal by the mayor, and relieved from the performance of any administrative duties not covered by section 21-8-13(1). (Ord. No. 3715, 7-2-85)

Meridian Code of Ordinances § 2-97 Other duties.

Sec. 2-97. - Other duties. The city clerk, in addition to those duties set out in section 2-96, shall have the duties and powers set out in Mississippi Code 1972, sections 21-15-17, 21-15-19, 21-15-21, 21-35-111, 21-35-13 and 21-35-17.