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