The duties of said Principal Clerk-Typist of the Township
of Lacey shall be to, under direction, perform highly responsible
and varied typing and clerical work requiring thorough knowledge of
relevant rules and regulations and the frequent exercise of independent
judgment and/or to have charge of a small clerical unit; perform related
work as required; organize assigned work and develop effective work
methods; review, check and certify reports, applications and other
documents for correctness where difficult determinations are concerned;
handle special requests for information in accordance with prescribed
rules and regulations; relieve the supervisory officer of office details;
type information which is difficult to arrange, including large and
complex statistical tables; type technical, scientific, financial,
statistical and other statements and reports, correspondence, memorandums,
payrolls, opinions, orders, bills, warrants, contracts, specifications,
case records, forms, manuscripts, legal documents, decisions and briefs
from varied types of copy and transcribing machines; interview and
transact routine business with persons who may call at the office;
prepare agendas of meetings; assist in the planning and, when so required,
in the revision of clerical procedures and office routines; compile
statistical and other data; receive, review and adjust complaints;
prepare requisitions; answer inquiries; if in charge of a small clerical
unit, guide, instruct and assign tasks; participate in and be responsible
for the work of the staff; compile data for budgets and reports; make
special studies of certain operations and report findings; handle
routine correspondence; prepare periodic statements; make decisions
requiring thorough knowledge of the organization; and maintain, classify,
index and cross-reference records and files.