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City of Hollister, MO
Taney County
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[CC 1983 §21.500; Ord. No. 97-32, 11-6-1997]
The City Clerk position is a full-time position, under the supervision of the City Administrator. The Board of Aldermen shall elect/appoint a City Clerk in April of each year, who shall hold office for one (1) year.
[CC 1983 §21.510; Ord. No. 97-32, 11-6-1997]
A. 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
B. 
The City Clerk shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a qualified voter of the City, and shall reside in the City for at least one (1) year prior to his/her election/appointment.
C. 
The City Clerk shall have graduated from a standard high school supplemented by business or business school courses, clerical work involving contact with the public, cash handling, supervisory experience, type a minimum of forty (40) words per minute; and any equivalent combination of training and experience.
[CC 1983 §21.520; Ord. No. 97-32, 11-6-1997]
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The City Clerk maintains all official municipal records and provides staff support to the City Administrator, Mayor and Board of Aldermen by performing the following duties:
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Attends and keeps minutes of all meetings of the Board of Aldermen, and the filing of Board minutes, records and other official documents.
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Signs, certifies, and sometimes prepares City ordinances, resolutions, contracts, reports, bidding notices, and other documents and their transmittal and filing. Is an authorized signature on all bank accounts.
3. 
Prepares all certificates of election or appointments and records the certificated, oaths, commissions of all City officers.
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Is the custodian of all books, records, papers and documents for the City.
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Keeps the records of all licenses, permits and receipts in the name of the City and the collection and accounting for funds therefor.
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Takes custody of the corporate seal and official documents, attaches seal to bonds, deeds, contracts, notes, licenses, and other City documents as required.
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The City Clerk is the Court Clerk for the Hollister Municipal Court and keeps all the dockets of the Court.
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The City Clerk directly supervises the clerical and accounting personnel;
a. 
Maintenance of appropriate accounting records;
b. 
Work of the staff of employees engaged in receiving, disbursing and accounting for Municipal funds;
c. 
Preparation and issuance of City payroll check;
d. 
Utility billing.
9. 
On a daily basis the City Clerk:
a. 
Distributes mail to appropriate officials.
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Answers a wide variety of personal, telephone, written questions/complaints from citizens.
c. 
Collects water, sewer and trash bills, and various other collections of the City.
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Maintains personnel files of employees as to probationary period, insurance, promotion, grievance and discipline.
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Prepares all forms to the insurance company on workers' compensation and loss claims against the City.
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Performs any other related duties and work as required.
[Ord. No. 97-32, 11-6-1997]
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Physical Demands.
1. 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
2. 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.
B. 
Work Environment.
1. 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
2. 
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
[CC 1983 §21.530]
The salary of the City Clerk shall be such as from time to time the Board of Aldermen shall fix by ordinance as a certain amount per month, payable bi-weekly by warrant on the City Treasurer.
[CC 1983 §21.540]
A. 
Upon temporary disability or inability of the City Clerk to perform her duties as set forth in this Code or other ordinances of the City due to illness, absence from the City or other cause, the Board of Aldermen shall, in the same manner as the City Clerk is elected as set forth in Section 110.150, proceed to elect a temporary City Clerk who shall have the same powers and duties as the regular City Clerk and shall hold office until the disability of the City Clerk is removed.
B. 
Such temporary City Clerk shall receive as compensation such salary as the Board of Aldermen shall provide for at the time of the election of such Officer.