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Company Name : City of Suffolk
Location : Suffolk, VA 23434
Position : Assistant City Clerk
Job Description : Description
**This is a re-advertisement: Previous applicants do NOT need to re-apply.**
Under limited supervision, performs a variety of complex administrative duties in the Office of the City Clerk/City Council including; attends meetings and recording minutes; independently prepares routine correspondence; and compiles information for report and information packets for Board and Commission members. Work also involves serving as liaison to City Council for various Boards and Commissions.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
The City of Suffolk is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
Essential Job Functions
Composes and organizes various complex correspondence, reports and information packets, to include letters, proclamations, resolutions, ordinances, minutes, boards and commissions’ reports, contracts, and agreements.
Performs research of City Council records, City Code and State Code and prepares reports and responses based on research results and perform analyses and maintains City Council records and reports.
Provides quality customer service and effective communication by greeting customers, answering telephones, routing calls as appropriate and responding to various inquiries.
Performs research of City Council records; prepares reports and responses based on research results.
Prepares travel vouchers from all members of City Council and makes travel arrangements for City Council.
Prepares requests for payments of expenditures, partial requests and requisitions for City Council and Office of the City Clerk, and files payment requests and requisitions according to Codes.
Researches prepares, and provides media inquiries and other requests for records in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Attends City Council meetings to provide support to City Clerk and Deputy City Clerk and prepares resulting legislation (i.e. records, transcribes, and distributes minutes, resolutions and ordinances).
Manages contracts and agreement files.
Serves as the Deputy City Clerk in the absence of the same.
Manages Board and Commission appointments and files.
Provides customer service to visitors to the office and by phone.
Interacts and communicates with City Council Members, City Council appointees, Constitutional Officers, department heads, citizens, outside consultants, and other local/State/Federal government agencies.
Serves as departmental records manager in accordance with State Code records management requirements.
Manages the dissemination and collection of the Semi Annual Conflict Disclosure forms for elected and appointed local officials.
Compiles, calculates, and maintains department payroll records.
Performs other related duties as required.
Required Qualifications
Associate’s degree in Secretarial Science, Public Administration or related field with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in municipal government clerical or paraprofessional work; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Certified Municipal Clerk preferred. Certification must be obtained within four years of hiring.
Supplemental Information
Knowledge of the policies, procedures, and activities of the City and or departmental practices as they pertain to the performance of duties relating to the position of Assistant City Clerk.
Knowledge and proficiency of computers and software programs typically utilized in the position.
Knowledge of the terminology, principles and methods utilized within the department.
Ability to provide quality clerical and skilled administrative support to the City Clerk, Deputy City Clerk and Council members.
Ability to prepare error-free documents, correspondence and reports.
Ability to keep abreast of any changes in policy, methods, administrative changes, or related operations updates as they pertain to departmental operations and activities.
Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply regulations, procedures, and related information.
Ability to effectively communicate and interact with department heads, supervisors, Council members, government officials, and members of the general public, and all other groups involved in the activities of the department.
Ability to assemble information and make written reports and documents in a concise, clear, and effective manner.
Ability to use independent judgment and work with little direct supervision as situations warrant.
Ability to use mathematical formulas to perform required calculations.
Ability to read, understand, and interpret technical reports and related materials.
Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
Ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.
Ability to read a variety of reports, informational and technical documentation, directions, instructions, and methods and procedures.
Ability to write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech.
Ability to speak with and before others with poise, voice control, and confidence using correct English and well-modulated voice.
Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.
Ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape, visually with job-related equipment.
Seasonal Employees- No Benefits
Part-time Employees – Sick Leave (See below)
Full Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits;
Retirement (Virginia Retirement System employer) for employees hired on or after 1/1/14 – Hybrid Members
Hybrid plan members contribute 4 percent of creditable compensation to the defined benefit plan and 1 percent to the defined contribution plan each month. Members may voluntarily contribute up to an additional 4 percent in 0.5 percent increments to the defined contribution plan each month. Members can increase or decrease their voluntary contributions on a quarterly basis. With the mandatory and voluntary contributions to the defined contribution component of the plan, members can contribute a maximum of 5 percent with a 3.5 percent match from the employer. Members invest in various investment options that best fit their needs.
Vested after 5 years in the defined benefit part of the plan. Vested in phases based on years in the Defined Contribution part of the Plan. The retirement eligibility for a full or reduced retirement pension in the Hybrid Plan is very detailed. Please contact the Virginia Retirement System or the Human Resources Department for details.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Yearly earnings
120 Hours (1-59 months), 144 Hours (60-119 months), 168 Hours (120- 179 months), 192 Hours (180 and over)
Sick Leave
Part Time employees earn 4 hours per month Sick leave accrues at the end of the month and may be accrued with no ceiling.
Personal Leave
All regular full time employees are granted 24 hours of personal leave each calendar year. Personal leave must be preapproved and is not cumulative.
Health Insurance
Coverage available for you and your eligible dependents using pre-tax payroll deductions if elected.
Supplemental Insurances
Employees may purchase the following supplemental insurance policies: short term and long term disability, cancer, accident, supplemental hospitalization, and group universal life insurance.
Employer Sponsored Short Term and Long Term Disability
Provides disability coverage for employees work and non-work related disabilities. Work related disabilities are covered starting on day one (1). Non work related disabilities are covered starting on day eight (8), after you have been employed for one year.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees may participate in the Health Reimbursement, Dependent Care Reimbursement and Premium Reimbursement Accounts. All deductions are made on a pre-tax basis and will reduce your taxable income.
Life Insurance
The city pays the entire premium for life insurance coverage in the amount of 2 times annual salary for natural death and 4 times annual salary for accidental death.
Optional Life Insurance
Employees have the option of electing additional life insurance coverage in the amount of 1, 2, 3 or 4 times their annual salary. Employees may only purchase optional life insurance on spouses and children if they are enrolled in optional life insurance for themselves.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
12 weeks of job protected leave for leaves approved in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act. Employees receive continuation of health insurance, job protection and consideration for a comparable job when available, or an equivalent job, upon return to work.
Funeral Leave
24 hours of paid leave of absence in case of death in immediate family.
Holidays
Suffolk follows the Virginia State holiday calendar as set by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Jury Duty
Time off with pay with difference between jury pay and regular pay or use annual leave and keep check.
457 Deferred Compensation, ROTH IRA, Traditional IRA
Offered through ICMA Retirement Corporation as a way to shelter a portion of your salary from income taxes and save for retirement.
Employee Assistance Program
Offers employees and immediate family members (3) free, confidential counseling sessions related to a broad range of issues such as marital or family conflict, job or personal stress, alcohol or drug abuse, financial or legal worries, etc.
Worker’s Compensation
Should an employee have an on the job injury, he/she could be eligible for Workmen’s Compensation Benefits, except in cases of willful neglect.
Pay Days
Employees will be paid on the 15th and last working day of each month.
Credit Union
A Suffolk Credit Union is available to employees.
Legal Services
Employees may prepay for access to legal assistance.
Notary Public Services
Services available in the Human Resources Department.
Alternative Work Schedule
For some positions -Offers 4 Alternative Work Schedule options to provide employees with greater control over their personal and professional time, as well as reducing absences.
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