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9 CHARTER _ Art. III, Sec. 7 SECTION 5. CLERK OF COUNCIL. The Clerk of Council shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of Council. The Clerk shall give notice of the Council meetings, keep the journal of its proceedings, authenticate by the Clerk's signature and record in full, m a book kept for the purpose, all ordinances and resolutions of Council and perform such other duties as shall be required by this Charter or by ordinance or resolution of the Council. (Amended 11-8-05.) SECTION 6. SALARIES, BONDS AND COMPENSATION. , (a) The Council shall have the power to fix all compensation paid by the Municipality and the salary of its own members except as otherwise provided m this Charter. Any person may be required by the Council, from time-to-time, to furmsh a bond for the faithful performance of that person's duties and the Council shall provide that the premium for such bond be paid by the Municipality. The Council shall not increase the compensation for itself or the Mayor from and after the effective date of this section unless such increase in compensation has been enacted by ordinance and submitted to the electorate for approval by a majority vote thereof. Such compensation, when so fixed, shall become effective on the first day of January of the following year and shall remain in effect unless and until increase in accordance with this section. Council may decrease compensation for itself and the Mayor at its sole discretion. Each member of Council shall be compensated equally, both newly elected members and those serving the balance of a term. (Amended 11-4-86.) (b) The Council shall, in accordance with this section, fix the salaries of all elective and appointed officials. The Council, or the Mayor with the concurrence of the Finance Director, may authorize the payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred by any official, employee or member of any board or commission of the Municipality for travel or otherwise in the mterest of the Municipality, provided that any such expense approved by the Mayor with the concurrence of the Finance Director shall not exceed the Mayor's general spending limit. Any of the expenses set forth herein incurred by the Mayor shall be approved by Council. . (Amended 11-8-05.) SECTION 7. COUNCIL MEETINGS. (A) The Council shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month. A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Council, but a lesser number may adjourn the meeting from time to time. At any meeting at which a quorum is present, any ordmance or resolution may be passed or adopted, or any other action may be taken, by the affirmative vote of a majority of inembers of the Council unless a larger number be required by the provisions of this Charter. 2006 Replacement