Deputy Clerk Board

Overview:

Do you thrive in fast-paced, customer service-oriented environments? Are you creative, flexible, highly detail-oriented, professional, and an incredible communicator, leader, follower, team member, and customer service guru all in one? Do you live and breathe with a can-do/will-do/let-me-show-you attitude? If so, check out this opportunity.

The Deputy Clerk of the Board’s primary responsibilities are to supervise, assign, review, and participate in the work of staff and operations in the Clerk of the Board office, performing Board meeting support functions, ensuring compliance with legislative, regulatory, and statutory mandates for public meetings of the Board of Directors, and to perform a variety of tasks relative to the assigned area of responsibility.

The Deputy Clerk of the Board serves as the Clerk of the Board Pro Tem, acting on behalf and in the absence of the Clerk of the Board, attending Board meetings and Board closed sessions when requested. Supervises and coordinates two (2) Assistant Deputy Clerk Staff performing Board support functions.

* This position may require occasional availability to work evenings and/or weekends.*

Our Commitment:

We are committed to building and sustaining a working environment where all individuals are respected and valued. We believe every member of our team brings unique perspectives that enhance our ability to serve the public effectively. By fostering a workplace with employees from the communities we serve, we broaden our collective understanding of the world around us and strengthen our mission to equitably provide safe, clean water, natural flood protections, and environmental stewardship.

About Valley Water:

Valley Water’s mission is to provide Santa Clara County with safe, clean water for a healthy life, environment, and economy. The FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget of $1.284 billion supports approximately 876 employees. With headquarters in San José, Valley Water provides water supply, enhances streams and watersheds through creek restoration and habitat protection, provides flood protection for homes, schools, businesses and roadways, and partners with other agencies to provide trails and open space for the community.

Who We Are:

To learn how Valley Water provides safe, clean water and environmental stewardship for the Santa Clara community, please .

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Plan, organize, schedule, assign, review, supervise, and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
• Serve and function as the Clerk of the Board Pro Tem in the Clerk’s absence, or as otherwise assigned. Duties include serving as keeper of Valley Water Seal; interfacing directly with members of the Board of Directors, individually, collectively, or when gathered in a quorum as a legislative body; attending public and closed session meetings of the Board of Directors; facilitating, interpreting and applying parliamentary procedures, District policies and procedures, and legislative, statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to the conduct of legislative bodies and the operations of the Clerk of the Board Office.
• Perform signatory duties, including certification and notarization of documents, provide official records, and respond to inquiries regarding Board actions, policies, and procedures.
• Perform and supervise preparation and publication of meeting notices and agendas; live and archived video/audio records of meetings; public meeting minute transcription; public document processing; and indexing and archival of Valley Water’s historical records for the Board of Directors and their associated commissions and committees; ensure District compliance with legislative, regulatory, and statutory mandates.
• Maintain a schedule of annually recurring…