There is hereby created the office of executive secretary to the board of aldermen. The duties of this office shall be to act as liaison officer between the mayor and board of aldermen and the several department heads of the city, as well as such other duties as may be directed from time to time by the board of aldermen. This office shall be a full time position, but its incumbent may be assigned collateral duties by the mayor and board of aldermen. The remuneration for the office shall be set by the mayor and board of aldermen. The position shall be subject to the provisions of the merit system.
The executive secretary shall keep all the records and papers of the city, and after each session of the board of aldermen shall receive and record all ordinances and resolutions passed by them, and publish such of them as the board of aldermen shall direct to be printed. It shall be his duty to register in a book, in folio, all appointments of city officers. He shall file in his office, but not record, all communications from the mayor to the board of aldermen. (Code 1953, §§ 2.5, 2.6; 1961 Supp., § 2.6)