City Clerk

The City of Pinole with a diverse population of over 19,200 is located in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area, on the shores of San Pablo Bay in West Contra Costa County.  Much of the land has gently rolling hills with steeper hills paralleling on the north and south.  In addition to its natural setting, the City of Pinole is known for its rich architectural heritage and historic past.

The City Clerk is part of the City Management Team and is appointed by and reports to the City Council and oversees the day-to-day functional operations of the Agenda Management, Electronic Records Management, recording deeds, administering oaths, receiving and processing liability claims against the City, responding to Public Records Act requests, Elections and Political Compliance programs of the City. The Clerk also serves the citizens of Pinole as an accessible and responsive representative of transparent and open government. Within Pinole, the City Clerk maintains an active, well-organized and service oriented function. The City Clerk will be very knowledgeable with the Brown Act and the various aspects of the Public Records Act in handing a multitude of questions and requests.

The successful candidate will have experience performing the full range of administrative duties common to a municipal City Clerk’s Office and will have a combination of education and experience that has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the position. A typical way of obtaining the required qualifications is to possess an equivalent to graduation from high school; possession of an Associate of Arts degree with major coursework in public administration, public policy or a closely related field and three years of administrative support duties in a public agency setting, which has included records management and the interpretation of laws and ordinances. Experience as outlined above may be substituted for the higher education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years. A CMC or MMC is highly desirable.  The salary is up to $125,712 annually, DOQ.  To be considered, please visit the Avery Associates Career Portal at www.averyassoc.net/current-searches/ to upload your letter of interest, resume and contact information including email addresses for five work-related references to Paul Kimura by January 11, 2019.