HomeMy WebLinkAbout3271 Establishing an Office of the City Recorder in the Creation of AMC 2.28.530 ORDINANCE NO. 3271
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF THE CITY RECORDER IN THE
CREATION OF AAIC 2.28.530
Annotated to show deletions and additions to the Ashland Municipal Code sections being
modified. Deletions are bold lined throughl, and additions are bold underlined.
WHEREAS,Article 2. Section 1 of the Ashland City Charter provides:
Powers of the City. The City shall have all powers which the constitutions, statutes, and
common law of the United States and of this State expressly or irapliedly grant or allow
niumcipalities, as fully as though this Charter specifically enumerated each of those
powers, as well as all powers not inconsistent with the foregoing; and, in addition thereto.
shall possess all powers hereinafter specifically granted. All the authority thereof shall
have perpetual succession.
WHEREAS, the City Recorder was taken out of the City Charter as an elected position.
Management of the City Recorder lies with the Office of City Management. Chapter 2.28
outlines the various departments within the City. This addition reflects current governance
structure as well as basic duties of the City Recorder.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The Office of the City Recorder is hereby created under the Office of the Ci!Y Manager.
This office acts as the clerk of the Council by recording minutes and maintaining the
Council's agenda. The Office of the Ci!y Recorder shall serve as the public record
custodian for the City- and shall perform the duties associated with that authority,which
includes but is not limited to (1) processing public record requests, (2) ensuring proper City
record retention according to state and local laws, and (3) maintaining the City lien docket.
The City Recorder shall carry out other duties as required by state and local laws no
specificalLy listed in this section, including serving as the City's election officer.
SECTION 2. Severability. Each section of this ordinance, and any part thereof, is severable,
and if any part of this ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
remainder of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City Code
and the word "ordinance"may be changed to "code", "article". "section", "chapter" or another
word, and the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered, or re-lettered,provided however
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that any Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (i.e. Sections 3-5)need not be codified and
the City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references and any typographical errors.
The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X, Section
2(C) of the City Charter on the 5_day of eA r l 1 ry�� , 2026, and duly
PASSED and ADOPTED this Sday of V� ,/��� ,2026.
PASSED by the City Council this day of (,�,TG r1� , 2026.
ATTEST: Ou AQ
Alissa Ko od iiUi, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of � (�f�(�, �/( _ 2026.
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Tonya 4aham,Mayor
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J Piet' Attorney
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