[R.O. 2004 § 125.270]
There is hereby established the office of Court Clerk for the
City of Duquesne Municipal Division of the Jasper County Circuit Court.
[R.O. 2004 § 125.280]
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.
[R.O. 2004 § 125.290]
The Court Clerk shall attend all sessions of the Duquesne Municipal
Division of the 29th Judicial Circuit Court and may be required to
be present at the Duquesne 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.
[R.O. 2004 § 125.300]
A.
The Court Clerk's duties shall include the following:
1.
To prepare and maintain the Municipal Court docket;
2.
To file all tickets, information, summonses, bonds, bond receipts
and reports;
3.
To prepare all warrants, REGIS sheets, 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 deposit all monies collected in Court into appropriate City
accounts established for such purposes, and monthly prepare a report
to the City Clerk and pay over monies collected and owed to the City.
The City Clerk shall verify that the amounts received agree to the
report for the month;
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 Duquesne Municipal
Division of the 29th Judicial Circuit Court and receive entries of
appearance, waivers of appearance, pleas of guilty, and payments of
fines and costs in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri
and the rules of the Circuit Court for Jasper County;
10.
To perform such other duties as may be directed by the Judge
of the Municipal Division.
[R.O. 2004 § 125.310]
Within fifteen (15) days after appointment, and before entering
upon the discharge of the above-described duties of office, the Court
Clerk shall give bond to the City in the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00) 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.
