Clerk of Municipal Court

Summary of Position: 

This position provides supervisory, management and administrative support for the operations of the Municipal Court. Some major duties include:

• Prepares cases for court sessions, arraignment sessions, prisoner sessions and trial sessions; enters pleas and judgments.
• Enters convictions in an accurate and timely manner; transfers files information to the Drivers License Division and the Police Department; prepares bench warrants, judgments, jail orders, conditions documents, not-guilty papers, court appointed applications, and plea agreements.
• Balances receipts and prepares deposits; maintains related records.
• Prepares annual budget requests and manages assigned funds.
• Trains, assigns, schedules, directs, supervises, evaluates and disciplines personnel.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the work of subordinate positions to be able to answer questions and resolve problems, usually associated with one to three years’ experience or service.
• Bachelors degree with 3-5 years of customer service experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.