1983-210-Approving An Amendment To Town's Position Classification PlanRESOLUTION NO. 1953 -210
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS GATOS APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
TO TOWN'S POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN.
RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos does
hereby approve and adopt an amendment to the Position Classification
Plan revising the classification of Secretary to Town Attorney (copy
attached hereto).
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos,
California, at a regular meeting held this 17th
day of October ; 1983, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Joanne Benjamin, Eric D.
Carlson, Terrence J. Daily, Thomas J. Ferrito
and Mayor Brent N. Ventura
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ATTEST:
CLERK F THE 4TN OF LOS GAT
Town of Los Gatos
SECRETARY TO THE TOWN ATTORNEY
DEFINITION:
Ltember 1983
The Secretary to the Town Attorney performs a variety of legal and
administrative
secretarial work and clerical functions for the Town Attorney.
DISTINGUIS }ZING CHARACTERISTICS:
This classification is distinguished from other secretarial classes
on the basis of
the high degree of confidentiality that must be maintained and the
legal secre-
tarial skills that are required.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
- Transcription and preparation of pleadings, contracts, ordinances,
resolutions,
and other legal documents.
- Making arrangements for appointments, hearings, depositions and
other
miscellaneous meetings.
- Maintenance of the law library.
- Transcription of statements of prospective witnesses.
- Sets up and maintains legal filing system.
- Writing of miscellaneous reports and correspondence.
- Researching, collecting, compiling documents.
- Answering the telephone and reviewing departmental mail.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade
and six years of increasingly creasingly responsible experience in clerical and secre-
tarial work, at least two years of recent experience as a legal secretary.
Additional qualifying education may be substituted for up to two years of the
desired experience on a year -to -year basis.
Knowledge af: Principles of office management, legal terminology, legal
procedures, correspondence forms and correct punctuation, spelling, grammar and
vocabulary, record retention systems, and modern office equipment (including
word processing equipment).
Ability to: Work independently, make decisions on procedural matters with only
imf `ted direction received; take dictation at a speed of 110 words per minute,
and transcribe accurately at a rate of 50 words per
not less than 60 net words per minute from clear co
transcription equipment; and maintain effective wor
contacted in the course of work; deal with high deg
communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL ACTION
minute; type at a speed of
y; transcribe from
ing relationship with those
ee of confidentiality;
DAVID R. MOgA', Town lvlanager Personnel Ofi icer Date