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4.19 f 4.19 APPOINTMENTSTstablish Court Compliance Officer and Appoint Kerrie Lewis—Stipend—5-16-2022 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING POSITION OF TOWN COURT COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND APPOINTING TOWN JUSTICE COURT CLERK KERRIE LEWIS TO THE POSITION RESOLUTION NO.: ,2022 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to establish the position of Town Court Compliance Officer,which position shall be responsible for: • Monitoring, overseeing and ensuring of Court/Court Staff training and compliance with Office of Court Administration regulations/protocols; • Annual clerk continuing education requirements; • All processes and procedures relating to dispositional and fmancial reporting including Criminal Disposition Report, DNA database submission reporting, E- justice, Justice Court Fund, New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services,New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and Web-DVS; and WHEREAS,the Town Board wishes to appoint the Town Justice Court Clerk Kerrie Lewis, to the position, and WHEREAS, the duties and responsibilities of the new Town Court Compliance Officer position fall outside the scope of the Town Justice Court Clerk's current duties and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize an annual stipend for the Town Court Compliance Officer position in the amount of$5,000 for such additional duties and responsibilities, NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby establishes the position of Town Court Compliance Officer and appoints Town Justice Court Clerk Kerrie Lewis to the position, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs that an annual stipend in the amount of$5,000 be paid to Ms. Lewis as the Town's Court Compliance Officer (in addition to Ms.Lewis' annual salary for the full-time Town Justice Court Clerk position), and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Justices, Town Justice Court Clerk and/or Town Budget Officer to complete any forms and/or documentation and take such other and further action necessary to establish the position and effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 161h day of May, 2022, by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: 41 Oueensbury Town Court 87 Glenwood Ave, Queensbury, NY. 72804-5902 MICHAEL J. MULLCR ERIC C. SCI WENKCR TOWN JUSTICE, TOWN JUSTICE May 10, 2022 Supervisor.fohn Strough 742 Bay Road QLleellsbury, Nc%w York 12804 Deal-Supervisor StroLlgh, Barbara. and Marge: We .write to follow-up relative to our recent meeting and the proposed stipend to Ms.Lewis as the COLIIVS "Compliance Officer.- As discussed. a court clerk's role relative to cases involves, among other things. �;arious and significant reporting requirements to multiple agencies and databases. These reporting requirements for each case generally appear to only increase and. thankfully. Ms. Lewis currently acts as a "compliance officer"relative to the court Staff alld SLICK reporting. However, we believe a more fOrillal recognition of that role is appropriate and. in that regard. we propose that the Ms. Lewis be officially designated the Court Compliance Officer the duties of'which are described as: The COLirt Compliance Officer is responsible .for monitoring. overseeing, and ensuring Court/Court Staff training and compliance with Office of Court Adillinistration re(ILllations/protocols, annual clerk continuing education requirements, as well as all processes and procedures relating to dispositional and financial reporting inCILiding Criminal Disposition Reporting (CDR). DNA database submission reporting, L justice, Justice Court Fund. New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. and Web-DVS. Upon such a designation, a $5,000 stipend (as discussed on Friday) for the compliance officer role would be appropriate. Thank VOL for your tinge and atten i011 111 this matter. " Houle of Natural Beauty ... A Good Place to Live " c teensbunj Town Court Cry 4 � r 1 Gkuz000d Ave, Qt.tecrtSbauy, Nl. 12804-5902 7-1 `del'\' U111), }%pLlrS. Eric C. Schwenker I'mm Justice . TTwn�JL1StiCe " Home of Natural bealtty ... n Good Place to Live "