Records Technician

Job description

Starting pay at $20.00/hr, may be more based on qualifications and/or experience Summary: Responsible for performing professional processing of Police Records. Also, responsible for utilizing City Guidelines to perform job functions regarding retention and destruction of records regulations, alarm ordinances, open records laws, and petty cash control. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned . Comprehend and implement federal, state, local laws relating to open records and the Texas Public Information Act and adhere to departmental records retention and dissemination policies and procedures. Consult with the City Attorney’s Office regarding proper disposition of all Open Records requests to correctly determine proper exception(s) to utilize, when applicable. Process requests for Open Records within lawful time constraints. Assess charges for Open Records in accordance with State-established/published guidelines. Review and accurately process all incident reports and supplements, according to established procedures. Maintain logs with sequential numbering for all Open Records requests received from all sources (e.g., by mail, e-mail,...