City of Oronogo, MO Article II Court Clerk

Section 125.290 Office Established.

There is hereby established the office of Court Clerk for the City of Oronogo Municipal Division of the Jasper County Circuit Court.

Section 125.300 Selection and Term of Court Clerk.

The Court Clerk shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen to serve for an unspecified term at the will of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.

Section 125.310 Clerk of Court — Duties.

[CC 1994 §72.160; Ord. No. 96.44, 12-3-1996; Ord. No. 22-45, 9-26-2022]

A. The duties of the Clerk of the Municipal Court shall be as follows:

1. To prepare the following:

a. Complaints under this Code or other City ordinances;

b. Trial dockets;

c. All necessary appeal and recognizance forms;

d. Transcripts of records; and

e. Any and all other forms necessary in any action pending in the Municipal Court.

2. To maintain permanent files and records of the Municipal Court proceedings and to have the care and custody of same.

3. To prepare, under the supervision of the Municipal Judge, all reports required of the Municipal Judge or of the Municipal Court by State Statutes, this Code or other ordinances.

4. To keep complete records regarding fines, penalties, costs and any other charges arising out of any action in the Municipal Court.

5. To tax all costs, make out all bills and executions and make out and issue all processes of the Municipal Court.

6. To keep an appeal docket in which shall be recorded the proceedings in any Municipal Court case appealed to the Circuit Court.

7. To fulfill such other duties as may be assigned to him/her by the Municipal Judge.

Section 125.320 Clerk of Court — Powers.

[CC 1994 §72.170; Ord. No. 96.44, 12-3-1996]

A. The Clerk of the Municipal Court, and any deputy Clerk that may serve under him/her, shall be and is hereby authorized to:

1. Take oaths and affirmations.

2. Accept and sign complaints signed and sworn to or affirmed before him/her.

3. Sign and issue warrants.

4. Sign and issue commitments to jail.

5. Sign and issue subpoenas requiring attendance of a witness and sign and issue subpoenas duces tecum.

6. Fix the amount of bail on a schedule prepared by the Court and admit to bail.

7. Accept the appearance, waiver of trial and plea of guilty and payment of fine and costs in Traffic Violations Bureau cases as directed by the Municipal Judge; generally act as Violations Clerk of the Traffic Violation Bureau.

8. Perform such other duties as provided by ordinance, by rules of practice and procedure adopted by the Municipal Judge, and as provided by the Missouri Rules and Practice and Procedure in Municipal and Traffic Courts.

Section 125.330 Hours and Authorization of Compensation.

The Court Clerk shall attend all sessions of the Oronogo Municipal Division of the 29th Judicial Circuit Court and may be required to be present at the Oronogo City Hall to perform the duties of the office at such additional times as the Mayor or Board of Aldermen may specify. Compensation for the Court Clerk shall be established by ordinance from time to time.

Section 125.340 Bond.

Within fifteen (15) days after appointment and before entering upon the discharge of the above-described duties of office, the Court Clerk shall be covered by a general liability bond provided by the City, conditioned upon the faithful performance of said duties and the said Court Clerk will pay over all monies belonging to the City, as provided by law, that may come into the Court Clerk's hands.