Senior Deputy City Clerk

Job Details:

Job Location:

City Hall - Wheat Ridge, CO, Salary Range: $90320.00 - $135475.00

Salary, Anticipated Hiring Range:$94,836–$112,898. The final hiring salary will bedeterminedbased on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and other applicable considerations. In infrequent cases, exceptional candidates with qualifications that exceed the typical requirements may be considered for a salary above theanticipatedhiring range.

The Senior Deputy City Clerk manages the day-to-day operations of the City Clerk’s Office. This position is the City’s expert in municipal elections, petitions, campaign finance, records management, City Council processes, liquorlicensingand several other highly visible and impactful areas of the City’s business. The position supervises the Deputy City Clerk, reports to the Deputy City Manage rand works closely with and supports the elected City Clerk.

Wheat Ridge islocatedon the ancestral homelands of Native peoples who lived on and stewarded this land long before its incorporation. During the 1859 Gold Rush, the Citywasarest stop for miners and later named for its golden wheat fields. As unsuccessful miners turned to farming, the area thrived with orchards, vegetable fields, and later, greenhouses, earning the title “Carnation City.” Incorporated in 1969, Wheat Ridge now offers a central location with easy access to Denver and the Rocky Mountains.

Itoperatesas a home-rule city with a council-manager government, where the elected council sets policy, and the manager oversees daily operations and budgeting.

The City of Wheat Ridge is committed to excellence andACTION!:

• Accountability:
  Employees take responsibility for their actions, decisions, and recommendations and are accountable to each other and the community
• Change:
  Adapts to changing organizational needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.
• Teamwork:
  Employees value teamwork as a collaborative effort, with each person contributing unique skills, knowledge, and training to achieve common goals.
• Integrity:
  Employees uphold the highest ethical standards, recognize the importance of public and customertrustand adhere to the values of the organization.
• Opportunity:
  Employees are empowered to grow professionally, develop best practices, and seek challenges to advance theCity.
• NOW!:
  
  Employees are proactive,timely, and efficient in responding to the needs of the organization and the community – NOW!

• Responsible for directing the operations of the City Clerk’s Office as delegated by the elected City Clerk.
• Directly supervise staff in the City Clerk’s Office (currently, Deputy City Clerk, with support from the administrative team).
• Create andmaintainproductive working relationships, providing guidance andassistanceto license holders, petitioners, elected officials, the City’s leadership team, City staff, applicants, businesses, and the public on any matters involving the City Clerk’s Office.
• Serve as Secretary to the Wheat Ridge City Council, Police Department Pension Board and Liquor Licensing Authority as delegated by the elected City Clerk. This may include preparation of agenda documents, posting of public notices,preparation and/or transcription of meeting minutes, and will attend meetings as requested.
• Administer all municipal elections and manage petitions as delegated by the elected City Clerk.
• Administer andmaintainall campaign finance procedures and record-keeping.
• Serve as the City’s Records Custodian, driving transparency and providing accessibility to the City’s public records. Be an expert resource for staff and develop best practices in records publication, maintenance,retention and destruction.
• Respond to requests for information…