Deputy County Counselor
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB OPENING
VACANCY #18-1-2
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Posted 1/12/2018 POSITION:
Deputy County Counselor, Leavenworth, Kansas SALARY: $31.43 - $39.08/hour (Full Time – benefits eligible)
Leavenworth County Employees: May apply at the Human Resources Department, 1 st Floor Room 104, in the County Courthouse.
General Public: May apply at the Leavenworth Workforce Center, 515 Limit Street, Leavenworth, Kansas or EMAIL applications to hr@leavenworthcounty.org or fax the application to (913) 684-1028. Application may be found on the Leavenworth County website at www.leavenworthcounty.org under Information>Employment Opportunities> Leavenworth County Application.
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION:
Deputy County Counselor DEPARTMENT: Counselor (Legal) PAY LEVEL: Level 35 EXEMP/NON-EXEMPT: E LOCATION: Leavenworth County Courthouse SUPERVISOR: Senior County Counselor SUPERVISES: N/A
ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Legal work. Perform legal work and research in the field of local government law. Provide professional legal services to County departments, boards and Commissions. Drafts resolutions, contracts, deeds, notices, grants, letters and memoranda on various legal topics. Provide Legal Opinions. Drafts opinions for the County Commissioners, Department Heads and Senior County Counselor. Advise various departments on legal matters.
2. Litigation & Administration. Litigates various civil matters including, but not limited to, civil litigation filed in State and Federal District Court, matters on various Administrative Agencies (i.e. Board of Tax Appeals, Department of Labor, EEOC, KHRC PERB), labor and employment matters, appeals in State and Federal Courts, bankruptcy property tax, real property collections, code enforcement, zoning and workers compensation.
3. Defend County property value before State Board of Tax Appeals, District Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court including handling all equalization appeals, tax exemption applications, grievances and payments under protests, mortgage registration protests and bankruptcy claims. Prosecute nuisance and zoning violation cases for Planning and Zoning Department. Dispose of real and personal surplus property of the county.
4. Collection. Collects all unpaid personal property taxes through various means, Court hearings, garnishments, attachments. Collect all unpaid real estate taxes through annual foreclosure process.
5. Other duties as assigned.
SCOPE:
To perform legal work in the field of local government law; to provide professional legal services to County departments, boards and commissions, and to perform related work as required. This position must keep current on county business in order to assist or be designated to act in the absence of the Senior County Counselor.
This position is allocated only to the County Counselor’s Office. Under general supervision, incumbent is responsible for rendering professional legal services on behalf of the County and performing legal assignments varying from simple to moderate difficulty and complexity to include reviewing and approving county contracts. This position is also responsible for overseeing and conducting the ad valorem tax related legal work for the county.
The functions listed below represent the description of duties but not necessarily all duties required of this position. Management is not precluded from assigning other related functions not listed herein.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Acts as a legal advisor for County departments, boards and commissions as assigned by County Counsel. Attends County Commission meetings as needed to stay current on County business.
2. May prosecute, defend and or assist civil and administrative actions on behalf of officers and employees of assigned County departments.
3. Performs legal review of county contracts, agreements, resolutions, etc.
4. Performs legal research on all aspects of local government law.
5. Prepares and renders verbal or written opinions concerning department powers, functions, jurisdiction, authority, procedures, and matters of civil law.