There is hereby established within the Division of Police the position of full-time Police Clerk who shall be appointed by the Mayor and who shall be under the control and supervision of the Police Chief.
(a) Duties as to the full-time Police Clerk:
(1) Record all dispositions from traffic and criminal courts; prepare traffic criminal cases for transfer to Bedford Municipal Court;
(2) Verify active warrants for monthly validations required by LEADS;
(3) Order police department office supplies;
(4) Sort mail;
(5) Check files each month to insure that all reports are filed in numerical order and accounted for;
(6) Answer phones and direct calls to appropriate personnel;
(7) Assist with walk-in inquiries;
(8) Assist Mayor’s Court Clerk in collecting fines and waiver;
(9) Assist Mayor’s Court Clerk as authorized by the Safety Director, Police Chief and/or Law Director;
(10) Prepare warrants and affidavits for the Detective Bureau and Patrolman for apprehension of wanted parties;
(11) Assist in typing and filing jackets for traffic citations;
(12) Process requests for police reports and receipt monies and turn in to the Treasurer’s Office;
(13) Maintain parking violations (file in numerical order and send notices as needed);
(14) Retrieve and copy all accident reports made by request from insurance companies and attorneys;
(15) Update all Bedford Municipal Court cases in computer/file box as they are disposed of by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV);
(16) Other duties as are assigned by the Police Chief.
(b) The Police Clerk shall be designated as full-time or part-time as necessary by the Mayor and Police Chief and shall receive such compensation as Council shall from time to time provide. (Ord. 2019-61. Passed 11-13-19.)