The clerk of each county shall act as the permanent secretary and recording officer of the city selection committee organized within such county. All meetings of a city selection committee shall be conducted in the presence of the clerk of the county in which the committee is organized or his deputy. All votes and action taken by a city selection committee shall be recorded in writing by the secretary of the committee. The written record of any vote or action taken by the selection committee shall include the name of each member voting and how he voted. Written records and minutes of a selection committee’s secretary are public records.

(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 43.)