Booking/Bonding Clerk



Job Details

Booking/Bonding Clerk
Employer

Midland County

Salary

$35,769.81 Annually

Location

TX 79701, TX

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

2018-00025

Department

Sheriff's Office

Opening Date

05/16/2018

Summary

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Assists Sergeant - Bonding and booking inmates and processing paper work for files; performs booking of new inmates; receives bonds from bonding companies; matches bonds to warrants and complaints. Makes daily deposits, files, processes cash fines and bonds, processes warrants, Gary Painter cash bond account.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Books subjects into jail, including fingerprinting, photographing, and taking inventory of property.
  • Receives bonds from bonding companies, and enters into the computer.
  • Receives cash for fines or cash bonds, and enters into the computer.
  • Receives money from the public to put into inmates' cash accounts.
  • Types cash bonds.
  • Releases property to inmate's family or friends, including updating computer.
  • Handles inmate cash account, including counting monies and comparing with receipts
  • Answers phone and works the bonding window.
  • Notarizes documents as needed.
  • Other duties may be assigned.
  • Enforces penal code, traffic code, and family code laws.
  • Process bonds, including checking for accuracy, returning bonds back to the individual who received it, for incorrect information. Entering all bonds into the bond database and printing report with all information to send to the respective courts. Processing bonds that come in form OOC facilities
  • Processing Bail Bond Fee, including counting the money for the fees. Making deposits and entering information form the receipts into the Bail Bond Fee log.
  • Counting money that is received into the facility for inmates, that is not loaded into the kiosk machine and making daily deposits to the Inmate Trust Account.
  • Answer questions for bail bond companies.
  • Beginning for the month reports for bondsman
  • Refunding money to defendants on dismissed charges form the cash bond account
  • Sending cash bond account money to the respective courts when charges are files.
  • Schedule and oversee family, law enforcement and attorney visitation
  • Monitors department websites for accuracy and timely updates.
  • Enforces proper consulate notification procedures
  • Verify warrants, detainers and other agency holds
  • Regular and timely attendance is required

Qualifications, Education, and/or experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
High school graduation or its equivalent.

Knowledge, Skills and/or ability

Procedures relating to bonding; standard office practices and procedures; computers and basic bookkeeping procedures.
 
Operate computers, including word processing software; read and understand legal documents, letters, and memos; operate office equipment, such as ten-key and typewriter; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, county employees, and bonding company personnel.

HEALTH / DENTAL INSURANCE- Regular full-time employees are provided general medical, hospitalization, and dental insurance coverage. This is free to the employee if  take a yearly HRA and have negative Cotinine test yearly.  Employees may obtain coverage under the group plan for family members at their own expense.  Employees become eligible for this coverage on the 91st day of employment.
 
LONG TERM DISABILITY- Regular full-time employees working over 30 hours per week are eligible for long-term disability benefits.  This benefit becomes effective on the 1st day of the month following six months of continuous employment with the county.
 
CAFETERIA PLANAll regular full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the supplemental insurance portion of the county cafeteria plan on the 91st day of employment, or annually during an enrollment period for the following plan year of January 1 through December 31. They will not be eligible for enrollment in the Flexible Spending Accounts for medical reimbursement and/or dependent care until the first annual enrollment for the plan year beginning after 1 full year of employment.
 
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANSMidland County offers five deferred compensation plans.  Enrollment in one of these plans can be done at any time after the 91st day of employment.
  
RETIREMENT PLANThe county is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS).  Regular employees are required to become members of TCDRS and are eligible for this benefit immediately upon employment.  Temporary employees are not eligible to become members of TCDRS.  The county matches 200% of employee deposits and interest at retirement.  An employee is vested after 8 years of service. An employee may retire with full benefits after 8 years of service and attainment of age 60, or after 30 years of service, or at the time the employee qualifies under the "Rule of 75".  The "Rule of 75" is defined as when the employee's age combined with years of service (rounded down to whole years) equal to 75 or more.
 
DEATH BENEFIT PLANSThere are two (2) types of death benefit plans provided by Midland County to all employees who participate in the Texas County and District Retirement System.

  1.  SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFITS FUND-If an employee dies, his or her beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment equal to one year's compensation, based on the employee's most recent regular rate of pay for the employee's regular position.  
  2. SURVIVOR ANNUITY DEATH BENEFIT -To be eligible for this death benefit, the employee must be a participant in T.C.D.R.S. and must have completed at least four (4) years of service with Midland County
 SOCIAL SECURITYAll employees of the county are covered by social security.  The county also contributes to the social security system on behalf of each employee.
  
WORKERS' COMPENSATION-All employees of the county are covered by the workers' compensation insurance program, and the county pays the premium.  This coverage provides medical and salary continuation payments to employees who receive bona fide, on-the-job, work-related injuries. 
 
LEAVE TIMERegular full-time county employees are eligible for holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, and other types of released time under certain circumstances. 

FREE WELLNESS CLINIC- for anyone over the age 3 covered by Midland County's insurance

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

LONGEVITY PAY

 

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  • Very Competent or High Level
  • Outstanding
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  • Satisfactory
  • Very Competent or High Level
  • Outstanding
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Employer
Midland County
Address
500 N Loraine St

Midland, Texas, 79701
Phone
432-688-4851

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