AN ORDINANCE 
                                 NO.       
 An ordinance amending Section 2-11 of the Columbus Code so as to provide that    
 the Recorder?s Court Clerk shall be appointed by and removed by the Columbus    
 Council; placing supervision of the Recorder?s Court Clerk and deputies under    
 the Senior Recorder; and for other purposes.        
 THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:       
 Section 1.       
 Section 2-11 of the Columbus Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and a new    
 Section 2-11 is hereby substituted to read as follows:       
 	(a) Creation of office. Pursuant to Columbus Charter Section 5-605,    
 there is hereby created the office of Clerk of the Recorder?s Court of    
 Columbus, Georgia.  There shall be one or more Deputy Clerks serving in the    
 Recorder?s Court of Columbus, Georgia.       
 (b) Appointment. The Clerk shall be appointed by the Columbus Council and may    
 be removed for cause by the Columbus Council, subject to vested rights of any    
 existing public safety personnel serving as Clerk or Deputy Clerk. The Senior    
 Recorder may recommend appointment or removal of the Clerk, but such    
 recommendation shall not be binding.       
 	(c) Duties. The Clerk shall prepare the court dockets, maintain all    
 court records and shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the    
 Recorder?s Court.  The Clerk shall be the custodian of the official records of    
 such court; attend all sessions of the court; certify to and affix the seal of    
 the court to transcripts and official records of the court; be under the daily    
 administrative supervision of the Senior Recorder and other Recorder?s Court    
 judges in the absence of the Senior Recorder; and perform such acts in    
 connection with his or her duties as may be required by law.       
 (d) Salary.  The salary of the Clerk or Deputy Clerks of the Recorder?s Court    
 shall be fixed by ordinance of the Columbus Council.       
 	(e) Deputy Clerks.  Deputy Clerks shall be appointed by the Clerk of    
 Recorder?s Court and shall perform all duties of the court as assigned by the    
 Clerk or the Senior Recorder.  Such Deputy Clerks shall be under the daily    
 administrative supervision of the Senior Recorder and other Recorder?s Court    
 Judges in their respective court sessions. Pending the illness or absence of    
 the Clerk or Deputy Clerks of the recorder?s court, the Senior Recorder may    
 appoint a clerk pro tempore or deputy clerks pro tem to perform the duties of    
 the Clerk or Deputy Clerk.    
 Section 2.       
 All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are    
 hereby repealed.       
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 Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held on    
 the 28th day of June, 2011; introduced a second time at a regular meeting of    
 said Council held on the ______ day of __________, 2011, and adopted at said    
 meeting by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.       
 Councilor Allen voting____________.   
 Councilor Baker voting____________.   
 Councilor Barnes voting___________.   
 Councilor Davis voting____________.   
 Councilor Henderson voting________.   
 Councilor Huff voting_____________.   
 Councilor McDaniel voting_________.   
 Councilor Pugh voting_____________.   
 Councilor Thomas voting___________.   
 Councilor Woodson voting__________.       
 ______________________________    ______________________________   
  TINY B. WASHINGTON, CLERK         TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON, MAYOR                     
        
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