Municipal Clerk II - Leeds

Job Summary

The City of Leeds is seeking a well-qualified, motivated Municipal Clerk II to be responsible for the maintenance and management of official records and documents for the city. The position serves as treasurer, prepares reports, administers employee benefits, oversees city planning activities, and serves as magistrate as needed. Supervisors of subordinate clerical personnel assign and review work, administer performance appraisals, attend employee hearings, and provide work‑related feedback.

Target Close Date: 02/02/2026
Pay Grade:
Grade 28
Type:
Full time

The City of Leeds provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. Pay range: $68,432 - $106,142.

• Minimum of twelve (12) hours of completed coursework in finance, accounting, or a combination of both from an accredited program.
• Experience supervising subordinate staff to include assigning tasks, reviewing work, training, and conducting performance appraisals.
• Experience performing administrative level tasks to include involvement in policy and procedure development, maintaining departmental/organizational records, writing official reports and correspondence (letters/memos).
• Experience utilizing parliamentary procedures (e.g., Robert's Rule of Order) and local government proceedings as needed to attend and oversee council meetings, zoning, and planning commission meetings, public hearings, etc.
• Experience with conducting public meetings (e.g., public hearings, neighborhood association meetings, zoning and permitting, etc.) and the protocols associated with such meetings such as taking meeting minutes, compiling and dispersing meeting agendas, operating meeting equipment.
• Experience using software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook, or comparable software for the purpose of but not limited to correspondence, file management, record keeping, etc.

• Experience performing bookkeeping functions (e.g., producing financial reports such as profit and loss statements, tracking income and expenditures, balance sheet).
• Experience supervising subordinate staff to include assigning tasks, reviewing work, training, and conducting performance appraisals.
• Experience performing administrative level tasks to include involvement in policy and procedure development, maintaining departmental/organizational records, writing official reports and correspondence (letters/memos).
• Experience utilizing parliamentary procedures (e.g., Robert's Rule of Order) and local government proceedings as needed to attend and oversee council meetings, zoning, and planning commission meetings, public hearings, etc.
• Experience with conducting public meetings (e.g., public hearings, neighborhood association meetings, zoning, and permitting, etc.) and the protocols associated with such meetings such as taking meeting minutes, compiling and dispersing meeting agendas, operating meeting equipment.
• Experience using software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook, or comparable software for the purpose of but not limited to correspondence, file management, record keeping, etc.

• Acts as Treasurer through planning, organizing and directing the jurisdiction's financial activities and programs including investment management, accounting, budget administration, revenue administration, risk management, and auditing.
• Attends meetings, records minutes, gathers information to prepare reports, ordinances, resolutions, notices and other documentation for submission to governing bodies.
• Prepares, monitors and administers departmental or organizational budget by reviewing spending trends, expenditure reports, analyzing financial data and ensuring expenditures are within annual budgetary limits.
• Procures and/or manages inventory (i.e., supplies and equipment) to ensure the products and services are available to meet the operational needs of each department.
• Manages all city official records including developing procedures for records management, retrieval and…