Corning putting appointment measure on November ballot
CORNING — The City Council Tuesday fulfilled a request by its staff to put a measure on the November ballot that would change the city clerk and treasurer positions from elected offices to appointed jobs. When these positions were originally graded, the governing code for this was that three requirements still exist today for a person to be city clerk or city treasurer: the job seeker must be over 18, register to vote and live in the city. Since then, the government code has expanded exponentially, and there are many more obligations placed on both of those roles. City Attorney Collin Bogener said the city clerk is now responsible for being the elections official concerning federal, state, and local procedures for the city’s elections, preparing and posting notices and agendas and preparing minutes, coordinates, proclamations and resolutions. The clerk also acts as the city’s record manager. “So that is quite a bit of responsibilities that is put into that role,” Bogener stated. The city treasurer must be knowledgeable about electronic banking, municipal fund accounting, government reporting requirements, investment regulations, and debt management. “So one of