Job description
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Under general supervision, develops, coordinates and administers the City's agenda and related legislative operations; assists the City Clerk in managing the operations and staff of the City Clerk's Office; serves as acting City Clerk in the City Clerk's absence; and performs related duties as assigned.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
The Assistant City Clerk reports directly to the City Clerk, who directs and oversees department goals, programs, and budgeting, as well as City Council and departmental relations, legislative initiatives, and compliance with City codes, elections and compliance matters. The Assistant City Clerk is distinguished from other staff positions in the City Clerk's Office given its broader legal and administrative responsibilities, and more specialized knowledge of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act, and Fair Political Practices Commission standards.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED:
This position is supervised by the City Clerk; supervises lower level personnel.
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Manages the preparation of City Council agenda packet ensuring the packet is complete and accurate, and contains all the required signatures and attachments; coordinates, participates and processes City resolutions, ordinances, and related documentation.
Coordinates and provides follow-up activities to legislative meetings concerning the processing of a variety of documents relating to electronic indexing, recording, and distribution; prepares and publishes legal advertisings and official legal notices pursuant to law.
Assists the City Clerk in organizing and administering the filing of the annual Statement of Economic Interest (700 Form) for the City Council, Government Code Section 87200 filers and designated employees, and maintains the logs for the same; assists the City Clerk in organizing and administering campaign statement filings for the City Council and open committees, and maintains the logs for the same.
Supervises and evaluates the work of assigned departmental staff.
Coordinates the development and maintenance of the City Clerk and City Council departmental web pages and commits documents to the City's website for public viewing; composes letters, memoranda, and reports for City Clerk review and City Council action.
Oversees and coordinates the appointments of individuals to the City's various boards, committees and commissions; oversees and coordinates activities for special City events such as the annual City Council reorganization and Boards and Commission reception.
Assists in the creation and maintenance of publications including the City's directory, informational packet, and Public Official's Handbook.
Acts on behalf of the City Clerk in his/her absence.
Performs other duties related to the operation of the department and the City, including additional duties that enable the department and City to meet the diverse needs of its community.
Provisions of the State Government Code and the Municipal Code applicable to the governmental structure of the City and specifically related to the functions and operations of the City Council and the City Clerk's Department, including provisions of the Brown Act, Political Reform Act, Public Records Act and Election Code.
Public records management principles, for a variety of documentation including contracts, minutes, resolutions, ordinance and deeds.
Supervisory principles and practices, methods and practices of effective office management and project management.
Techniques for dealing efficiently and effectively with the public, vendors, contractors and City staff and providing a high level of customer service to the same.
Proper English usage, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and proofreading.
Modern office technology, such as filing systems, personal computers, and data processing, data base, and spreadsheet software programs.
Ability to:
Develops, coordinates and administers the City's agenda and related legislative operations; prepare official resolutions, and ordinances and clear and concise reports.
Learn, interpret, and apply City and department and division rules, regulations, policies, practices, ordinances, resolutions and laws; research a variety of administrative and operational problems and make effective operational and procedural decisions.
Perform statutory duties of the City Clerk in his/her absence.
Participate in the retention and destruction of official records in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Organize own work, coordinating projects, setting priorities, meeting critical deadlines and following-up on assignments with a minimum of direction.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and those contacted in the course of the work.
Learn and operate specialized systems and software, such as the document imaging software and electronic agenda management program.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES
Any combination of experience and education that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
Minimum of three years of increasingly responsible experience in municipal code enforcement or related field such as neighborhood preservation, including the development and maintenance of City records and the interpretation of related laws, codes, and regulations; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Some lead or supervisory experience is desirable, preferably as a Deputy City Clerk and/or the equivalent.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES:
Possession of a valid Driver's License (Class C) issued from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Certification as a Municipal Clerk by the City Clerk Association of California (CCAC) or International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) is desirable.
- FLSA Status: EXEMPT
Interested applicants must submit an online application at www.lodi.gov. No paper applications will be accepted. For technical difficulties with your online application, please call the Neogov helpline at 855-524-5627.
Telephone: 209-333-6704. Persons with hearing impairment, please call the California Relay Service 7-1-1.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - The City of Lodi is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of fair employment practices regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, age, mental or physical disability or perceived disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation or belief, or other unlawful discrimination.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT - In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the City of Lodi provides reasonable accommodation for qualified
individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations must contact the Human Resources Division upon application submittal to confirm the request.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION - City of Lodi is authorized and required by the state of California to access Local, State, and/or Federal criminal history has part of the testing process. This process can be completed by initial fingerprinting and/or a full Background investigation pursuant to Penal Code §11105(b)(10), §11105.3, §13300(b)(10); Education Code §10911.5; Public Resources Code §5164) and in compliance with the City of Lodi's Fingerprinting Policy and Procedure. As a future employee or volunteer, you are required to be fingerprinted and processed through the Department of Justice and cleared before you can start. All information obtained will be kept in strict confidentiality.
HIRING PROCEDURE - Applicants must possess the minimum qualifications by the final filing date. Eligible lists are established upon successful completion of the selection process. The candidates must be successful in each part of the testing. To fill each vacancy the hiring department will request names to be certified from the eligible list and will make a selection from this certification list.
CONDITIONAL JOB OFFERS - Conditional job offers are subject to successful completion of a medical drug screen and/or physical. Candidates should not quit or give notice to their current employer until final notification has been awarded by the Human Resources Division.
MEDICAL-DRUG SCREENING – All positions may be subject to a physical or drug screen issued by a qualified medical physician assigned by the Human Resources Division. Under the requirements of the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the City of Lodi has been designated as a drug-free workplace.
APPOINTMENT - At the time of appointment all candidates will be required to execute an oath of allegiance and complete Form I-9 - Employment Eligibility Verification in compliance with the Immigration and Naturalization Act. United States citizenship is not required. All new appointees are required to successfully complete a probationary period of twelve months.
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
SALARY - The starting salary is the first rate shown on the job announcement. Advancement to the higher steps of the salary range is based upon merit in accordance with the Salary Ordinance and Rules for Personnel Administration. Eligibility for the first merit increase is effective after 12 months and for additional merit increases after one year intervals until the employee has reached the maximum step.
HOLIDAY, VACATION, SICK, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE - Holiday - An average of 13 paid holidays per year. Vacation - 2 weeks paid vacation annually, increasing with length of service depending upon the appropriate labor agreement. Sick Leave - 10 days per year depending upon the appropriate labor agreement. Administrative Leave - Management/Mid-Management positions receive 80 hours per fiscal year, and specified professional/technical positions receive 40 hours per fiscal year (Pro-Rated).
HEALTH INSURANCE - Medical, Dental and Vision plans are available for employee and dependents. A portion of the premiums may be the employee's responsibility.
LIFE INSURANCE AND LONG TERM DISABILITY - The City pays the full premium for employee and dependent life insurance, and offers a long-term disability plan that provides up to approximately 2/3 of an employee's salary.
RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION - The City of Lodi is a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System (P.E.R.S.). Lodi is not a member of the Social Security System except for the required medical contribution. Employees may participate in a 457 Deferred Compensation program.
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT - Employees may participate in a Section 125 Flexible Spending Account.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This bulletin does not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provisions or job duties contained in this bulletin may include modifications pending labor agreements and/or council approval.
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