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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> h. Deputy clerk <br /> Minn.Stat.§412.151,subd. State law allows the osition of de u clerk in any statutory city. with the <br /> 1 A.G. ,470-c Feb. 181p <br /> 1959). <br /> consent of the council, the clerk may appoint and remove the deputy clerk. <br /> The attorney general has interpreted the statutory language "with the consent <br /> of the council"to mean the council has power to approve the clerk's <br /> appointee for the position but does not choose the appointee. Besides <br /> pp <br /> approving the appointment,the council should provide for payment of the <br /> pP g pp <br /> deputy's salary from city funds. <br /> Minn.stat.§412,151,subd. If the city does not have a deputy clerk and the regular clerk is absent from <br /> 1. <br /> the city or is disabled, the council may, on its own authority, appoint a <br /> deputy clerk to serve during the absence or disability of the regular clerk. <br /> p ty g <br /> Minn.scat.§412.15 1. A deputy may perform;all duties of the clerk, except for those duties of a <br /> Standard Plan clerk serving as a councilrnember. while state law does not <br /> require the deputy position to be bonded, it is advisable to do so when the <br /> �1 p tY <br /> p q g mane <br /> position requires handling . The clerk is responsible for all official <br /> y <br /> actions of the deputy. <br /> 5' <br /> 3. Treasurer <br /> Minn.stat.§412.141. The treasurer must receive and safely keep all city money. This means <br /> prompt en of all receipts in an account book, showing the date,'source, <br /> � <br /> kind, and amount of each payment, and the immediate deposit of all money <br /> in the city's official depository. To pay out city funds, the treasurer must <br /> draw up an order in writing, the council must audit and allow it, and the <br /> mayor and clerk must sign it. <br /> Minn.scat.§412.141. The treasurer must have the books and records available for inspection at <br /> any time. After the close of each calendar year,the treasurer must prepare <br /> and file a detailed account of that years receipts and disbursements with the <br /> clerk. <br /> Minn.stat. 412,141. when leaving office,the treasurer must deliver all city papers,books, and <br /> money to the new treasurer as soon as he or she qualifies for office and <br /> begins the term. An outgoing treasurer should close the boobs completely <br /> g g g <br /> before passing them on. <br /> a. Duties of treasurer <br /> F <br /> In addition to these general duties,the treasurer must also; <br /> Minn.stat.§427.09. * Select one or more official depositories for the safekeeping of city funds, <br /> if the council fails or refuses to select a depository within 30 days after '= <br /> the beginning of the fiscal year. <br /> League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 81412021 x <br /> Chapter 8 Page 8 <br /> City Administrative Staff x <br /> F <br />