Municipal Court Clerk

Municipal Court Clerk

Salary: $55,145.00 Annually

Location:

1515 Strongs Avenue, Stevens Point, WI

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number:

Department:
Municipal Court

Opening Date: 09/18/2026

Closing Date: 10/2/2026 3:00 PM Central

Performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties in a support role for the Municipal Court. Clerical work includes, but is not limited to, data entry, typing, word processing, mathematical computations, customer service and records maintenance. Answers and responds to calls from the public. Performs faxing and filing, maintains office supplies and petty cash. Works under the direction of the Municipal Judge who outlines departmental policy, assigns and evaluates work in terms of effectiveness and results.

Performs duties with some independence, exercises judgment and tact in answering inquiries and determining correct courses of action and matters warranting the Judge’s attention. General supervision will be provided by the Municipal Judge.

• Maintains numerous reports. Also works with Tital Public Safety Solutions (TIPSS) software and the State’s Badger Tracs 10 Operating System.
• Assists in the coordination of court matters and communicates with defendants, defense counsel, City prosecutor, Village of Plover prosecutor, Police Department(s), jail, alcohol agencies and other levels of the criminal justice administration system.
• Arranges for interpreters, substitute judges, and guardians ad litem when necessary.
• Receipts, deposits and accounts for monies for fines, forfeitures and other court receipts.
• Prepares reports for state and local agencies.
• Prepares court dockets and files.
• Maintains separate files for juveniles.
• Schedules good cause/indigency hearings and sends out notices in a timely manner.
• Responds to visitors, telephone calls and written inquiries.
• Performs primary filing of all documents, dockets, index cards, case files and case-related correspondence.
• Processes failure to pay, failure to comply and failure to appear notices.
• Constructs new case files, filing and retrieving documents as necessary.
• Prepares suspensions and revocations when appropriate.
• Issues summons and warrants.
• Prepares and maintains appropriate calendars, sets up court hearings.
• Prepares files for court use; processes timely notices to defendants of arraignments, trials and hearings.
• Initiates requests for driving records.
• Responds to requests from Municipal Judge, City prosecutor, Village of Plover prosecutor, Police Department(s) and others for assistance and information.
• Performs a variety of courtroom-related tasks such as tape recording trials, open court, marking exhibits in order of presentation in court cases; and other duties as assigned by the Judge.
• Orders office supplies.
• Assists Judge and oversight Committee with annual budget preparation.
• Attends annual court clerk seminar.

• Frequent repetitive movement of arm and neck while operating a variety of office equipment such as a computer, telephone, fax machine, calculator, computer printer, scanner and photocopier.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet and limbs in performing movements requiring skill and training, such as data entry and typing.
• Ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.
• Ability to recognize and identify individual characteristics of shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.
• The municipal court clerk serves at the pleasure of the Municipal Court Judge and is appointed by the Municipal Court Judge.

NOTE:

This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this…