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District court reclassifies court recorder post to clerical support specialist to widen hiring pool
Summary
The board approved reclassifying a district court court recorder position to a clerical support specialist, an hourly role without the certification previously required for the recorder job; court administrator Ben Ruby said the change will allow more flexibility in staffing across court divisions.
The Muskegon County Board approved reclassifying a district court court recorder position to a clerical support specialist, a change county officials said will broaden the pool of eligible applicants and allow the position to be assigned across divisions as needed.
Ben Ruby, court administrator for the Muskegon County District Court, told commissioners the court recorder job specification requires a certification that the clerical support specialist specification does not. "By moving to the clerical support specialist on this, as opposed to the court recorder, there's actually a requirement for a certification in the job spec for the court recorder that does not exist in the clerical support specialist," Ruby said. He added the position would support all clerical divisions in the district court and would be more attractive to applicants seeking hourly work.
Ruby said the reclassification gives the court flexibility to apply the role where help is needed and noted that the clerical support position could be hourly or part-time. Commissioners recorded the approval in the meeting; the transcript segments provided do not specify the motion mover and seconder.
Details included in the discussion: elimination of the certification requirement for this posting; the role is intended to serve multiple court divisions; and the position can be hourly to attract candidates who do not want to pursue the recorder certification.
