[R.O. 2013 § 125.270; R.O. 2012 § 125.270]
There is hereby established the office of Court Clerk for the
Village of Hanley Hills Municipal Division of the 21st Judicial Circuit
Court.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.280; R.O. 2012 § 125.280;
CC 1987 § 72.260]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Hanley Hills shall appoint
a Clerk of the Municipal Court. The term of office of the Clerk of
the Municipal Court shall be one (1) year and shall be for a period
to coincide with each fiscal year or until the successors are appointed
and qualified.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.290; R.O. 2012 § 125.290; Ord. No. 827 § 1, 12-20-2001]
The position of Court Clerk shall be a full-time position. The
Court Clerk shall attend all sessions of the Hanley Hills Municipal
Division of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court and shall be present at
the Hanley Hills Village Hall to perform the duties of the office
during regular business hours. Compensation for the Court Clerk shall
be established by ordinance from time to time.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.300; R.O. 2012 § 125.300]
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, 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 deliver monies collected in Court to the Village Clerk for
deposit into appropriate Village 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 the Village 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 Village in
association with Court proceedings;
9.
To serve as the Violations Clerk for the Hanley Hills 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; and
10.
To perform such other duties as may be directed by the Judge
of the Municipal Division.
[R.O. 2013 § 125.310; R.O. 2012 § 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 Village in the sum of ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00) conditioned upon the faithful performance of said duties
and the said Court Clerk will pay over all monies belonging to the
Village, as provided by law, that may come into the Court Clerk's
hands.