Administrative Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY: (Not all incumbents will perform all functions and responsibilities.)

Develops, plans, organizes, implements and administers a wide variety of responsible, confidential, and administrative tasks to keep the department running efficiently and effectively. Receives and responds to public inquiries or refers them to other county staff as appropriate.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Performs various administrative support work for special projects such as researching and analyzing information and coordinating tasks; prepares accounting and statistical tables, reports, resolutions, and contracts; maintains departmental records, indexes and logs for the Director and Division Managers.

Serves as liaison between Director, Division Managers, other governmental and community agencies, contractors, and the public.

Maintains department personnel reports and records to include timesheets, payroll, hiring, evaluations, disciplinary actions, insurance, training, sick leave, vacation, tardiness, military leave, pension funds and workers compensation.

Supervises and coordinates secretarial and clerical staff, making recommendations for hiring, and participating in personnel evaluations when required by Director.

Reviews departmental procedures and policies; develops recommendations for change in filing, reporting and/or operating procedures.

Prepares or assists in the preparation of the departmental operating budget; performs financial analysis, and may advise department head on expenditures and budget control matters; performs all phases of purchasing to include preparing purchase requisitions, and ordering supplies and materials for the department to maintain an accurate inventory of materials. Also, disburses and maintains departmental petty cash funds.

Assumes special projects to relieve department head of administrative detail; monitors projects to completion to assure accuracy and completion.

Answers telephone and gives specific and general information in response to public inquiries; handles requests for service, complaints and other public contact work. Also operates department base radio and communicates to department employees.

Prepares, composes, types, distributes and files letters, forms, reports, contracts, bids, requisitions, purchase orders, departmental newsletter, general correspondence and other documents related to department operations.

Schedules meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for the department head, including maintaining a calendar; responds and processes citizen complaints; takes dictation; prepares agendas and attends meetings and prepares and distributes minutes to appropriate personnel such as boards and commissions.

Reads and routes incoming mail and composes replies to correspondence in accordance with established procedures.

Operates various modern office machines necessary to perform administrative functions to include personal computers.

Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Performs other related work as required.

When Assigned to Development Service and/or Marshal's Office

Performs independent research projects for the Director/Captain and assists with investigating inspection complaints and problems.

Performs and assists with scheduling and re-scheduling inspections from citizens from email, telephone, or as needed.

Assist citizens as needed at the Building Inspections counter window.

May record and assist in preparing statistical reports related to calls received as related to nature of calls, number of calls, etc.

Must be able to generate and send financial reports and send to Finance on a daily basis.

Must be able to use Accela and other related software to generate reports, take payments, and schedule inspections.

Will assist the Director and/or Captain in maintaining Rolodex and CAD database to ensure additions, deletions, and changes are made.

Assists with Open Records requests and any other matters related Open Records.

Must stay up to date on current as well as any changes concerning Open Records Laws.

Assists in receiving monies for Open Records, deposit of any funds received from Open Records requests, and maintaining accurate bank records…