(a) The Clerk shall keep an official record of the proceedings of the Board of Trustees. The records shall be kept in the office of the Village Clerk and shall be open for public inspection. The Clerk shall keep the official record of the proceedings of all special and annual Village meetings.

(b) The minutes of each meeting shall be approved by the Board of Trustees at its next meeting, and the official copy authenticated by the signature of the Clerk. The Clerk shall keep two copies of the annual reports of the Village of Morrisville on file in the office of the Village Clerk. The Clerk shall have and exercise the same powers and duties with respect to the Village that clerks have and exercise with respect to towns.