There is hereby established the office of Court Clerk for the
City of Pagedale Municipal Division of the St. Louis 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 Alderpersons to serve
for an unspecified term at the will of the Mayor and Board of Alderpersons.
The Court Clerk shall attend all sessions of the Pagedale Municipal
Division of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court and may be required to
be present at the Pagedale City Hall to perform the duties of the
office at such additional times as the Mayor or Board of Alderpersons
may specify. Compensation for the Court Clerk shall be established
by ordinance from time to time.
[CC 2000 §135.250 (2,7); CC 1990 §125.250; Ord. No. 624 §2, 12-14-1978]
A. The
Court Clerk's duties shall include the following:
1. To prepare and maintain the Municipal Court docket;
2. To log and file all tickets, information, complaints, summonses,
bonds, bond receipts and reports;
3. To prepare all warrants, summonses, bonds, bond forfeitures and notices
pertaining to same;
4. To receipt and account for all bonds, fines, costs or other monies
paid to the Municipal Court;
5. To deliver monies collected in Court to the City Clerk for deposit
into appropriate City accounts;
6. To maintain and respond to all correspondence directed to the Municipal
Court;
7. To prepare and forward to the Director of Revenue all records of
moving violations as required by law;
8. To report to City Treasurer each month on the amount of Crime Victims'
Compensation (CVC) Fund and any other funds collected for distribution
to parties or entities other than the City in association with Court
proceedings;
9. To serve as the Violations Clerk for the Pagedale Municipal Division
of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court and receive entries of appearance,
waivers of appearance, pleas of guilty, and payments of fines and
costs in accord with the laws of the State of Missouri and the rules
of the Circuit Court for St. Louis County;
10. To perform such other duties as may be directed by the Judge of the
Municipal Division;
11. To administer oaths and affirmations; and
12. Maintain properly certified by the City Clerk a complete copy of
the ordinances of the City of the municipality which shall constitute
prima facie evidence of such ordinance before the Court. Further,
to maintain a similar certified copy on file with Clerk serving the
Circuit Court of this County.
[CC 2000 §135.260; Ord. No. 1083 §§1 — 3, 7-11-1996]
A. There
is hereby established the position of Assistant Municipal Court Clerk.
The appointment to this position shall be upon the recommendation
of the Mayor and the concurrence of a majority of the Board of Alderpersons.
B. The
person appointed to the position of Assistant Municipal Court Clerk
shall fulfill all duties expected of the Municipal Court Clerk, serve
as the Municipal Court Clerk in said Municipal Court Clerk's absence
and perform such other duties as are assigned by the Municipal Court
Clerk, the Mayor, the City Clerk or the City's Judge.
C. The
Assistant Municipal Court Clerk shall be paid an annual salary, payable
in such manner as other City employees are paid.