There is hereby established a Division of Mayor's Court within the Office of Mayor. The Division of Mayor's Court shall be headed by the Mayor. It shall be staffed by up to three (3) part- time Magistrates of the Mayor's Court, one (1) full time Clerk of the Mayor's Court, and up to two (2) Assistant Clerks of the Mayor's Court. In the event that the three (3) regular, part-time Magistrates are unavailable for a Court session, the Mayor, on an as needed basis, may engage the services of a qualified Magistrate to preside over such session. The Magistrate shall be compensated as established by Council. All positions shall be appointed by and be answerable to the Mayor.
(a) Duties.
(1) The Clerk of Court shall be responsible for the direction, coordination and the administration of the Court clerical services, financial transactions and the record keeping activities related to the City of North Olmsted Mayor's Court, together with such other duties as reflected in the job description on file within the Office of Director of Human Resources.
(2) The Magistrate shall serve in a judicial capacity and is responsible to preside over all cases and controversies presented or filed in the Mayor's Court in compliance with the Laws of the State of Ohio and the rules promulgated by the Ohio Supreme Court governing Mayor's Courts, together with such other duties as reflected in the job description on file within the Office of Director of Human Resources.
(b) Employees. The staffing of the Division of Mayor's Court is hereby established and is reflected in the organizational chart for the Office of Mayor contained in Section 131.99(c), which, as it pertains to this division only, is incorporated herein as if fully rewritten. The Mayor shall establish the compensation of all employees of the Division within the salary ranges established by City Council, to the extent that such compensation is not otherwise established by contract, or federal, state or local law.
(c) Petty Cash Fund. There is hereby created a petty cash fund within the Office of Mayor; Division of Mayor's Court with a maximum amount of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00), and the expenditures out of that fund shall be properly receipted. The Clerk of Court or her designee shall supply receipts to the Director of Finance, who in turn, will replenish the amount depleted from the petty cash fund upon being satisfied that the receipts are in proper order. The expenditures out of the fund will be for transacting business with individuals paying fines and court costs and for no other purpose.
(Ord. 2022-1. Passed 1-4-22.)