The Town of Farragut has a reputation for high standards, and this applies to our workforce as well as our vision for the community. We thrive on professionalism and integrity, and genuinely enjoy serving the community. The Town is seeking applicants for a full time Town Recorder.
Regular work schedule is Monday-Friday and is in office. The position does require evening attendance at Town meetings.
The rate of pay starts at $61,901 and is salary exempt.
The Town offers a competitive benefit package that includes:
Requirements
General Definition of Work
Under Town Administrator direction, plans, organizes, and directs the operations and activities of the Town Recorder, including administration, the legislative function, archiving of public records and public information, serves as Recorder/Secretary to the Board of Mayor and Alderman and Municipal Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Tennessee municipal law as it relates to the functions of a Town Recorder’s office. Modern office practices, particularly with file organization and file retention. Operation of all Town departments; Principles and practices of modern municipal management and administration, including the structure and organization in a Mayor-Alderman form of government; Principles and practices of electronic and manual records and archival management and systems analysis and implementation; Government codes pertaining to records management, including the Public Records Act, and parliamentary procedures; Administrative principles and methods, including goal setting, program development and implementation, budgeting, staffing, and work standards development; Principles and practices of contract development, administration, and evaluation; and Modern computer user applications, including word processing.
Education and Experience
Associates Degree in Public or Business Administration or related field and five (5) years of of increasingly responsible experience in a Town Recorder’s office or public administration. Bachelor’s degree is highly desirable.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting and repetitive motions, frequently requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Tennessee State Town Recorder Certification.
Tennessee Notary Public.
Valid driver's license in the State of Tennessee.
Pre-Hire Required Screenings
Background Check
MVR Check
Drug Screen-Non DOT
Benefits
The Town offers a competitive benefit package that includes: