Clerk Responsible

Elizabeth A. Schroeder 815-***-****

**** ******** ****, *********, ** 60051 **************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To seek a high-level administrative position utilizing and challenging my 15 years of experience in Office Administration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Village Deputy Clerk Village of Port Barrington

2014-Current Port Barrington, IL

Appointed Interim Village Clerk in December 2014 until Village Clerk returned from hiatus in May 2015

Appointed Village Deputy Clerk in May 2015 as part-time position

Responsible for attending all Board of Zoning & Appeals and Planning Commission public meetings

Responsible for preparing and distributing BZA and PC meeting agendas and meeting agenda material

Responsible for working with BZA/PC Chairman on BZA and PC meeting agenda

Assists the Village Hall Office in the Village Administrator’s absence

Attend Village Board Meetings (Regular Board & Committee) in the Village Clerk’s absence

Maintaining Village documents and miscellaneous projects as directed by Administration

Registered Notary Public

Appointed FOIA / OMA Officer

Village Clerk Village of Deer Park

2010-2014 Deer Park, IL

Served as Village Election Official, Duties included accepting, processing nominating papers, certifying ballot names and registering voters;

Instrumental in the Bid Process and Design of New Village website, maintaining; and Created Searchable OCR Documents

Implemented a document imaging procedure & a document retention program – responsible for All Village legal documents (Agreements, Ordinances, Deeds, & Resolutions)

Appointed Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Officer / Open Meetings Act – Highly Experienced with FOIA & OMA Laws and Responsible for Processing FOIA Requests and OMA Complaints

Responsible for attending all Village Public Meetings (Village Board, Building Review Board, Zoning Board of Appeals & Plan Commission) preparing meeting minutes in a timely manner

Scheduled Village public meetings and posted public notices/prepared agendas and materials

Processed Consolidated Election documents

Worked independently as well as with Village President, Village Administrator and Village Attorney on various projects

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook

Various clerical duties: copy machine, scanner, interoffice phone system; and fax machine

Created various survey questionnaires using Survey Monkey; distribution and tabulating results

Assisted with Grant Applications

Worked on Referendum Process for Electronic Aggregation and Sale Tax increase

Responsible for Village Newsletter (formatting, printing, distribution);

Responsible for CTY BlackBoard Messages (Rapid Telephone/E-mail) Response Program for the residents

Registered Notary Public

Village Deputy Clerk Village of Cary

1999-2009 Cary, IL

Excelled from Secretary Staff to Assistant Deputy to Deputy over tenure

Maintained Village website and Attend numerous website design seminars

Organized & Implemented Official Village Documents Record Retention Program

Attended all Village Official Meetings (Village Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Finance, Public Works/Public Safety and Architectural Review) and produce timely meeting minutes

Responsible for maintaining Village Property Tax Exemption Records/Assisted Attorney with filing process

Processed Consolidated Election documents

Maintained/Organized Insurance Certificates

Established the McHenry County Municipal Clerks group

EDUCATION

Harper College Palatine, IL

1985 General Education

McHenry County College Crystal Lake, IL

1997 General Education

DESIGNATION

Registered Municipal Clerk (RMC)

Municipal Clerks of Illinois Clerks Springfield, IL

2000-2015, Registered Municipal Clerk

WORK-RELATED REFERENCES

1) Sandi Rusher, Village Clerk of Spring Grove, IL 815-***-**** 13 years

2) Julie Novak, Village Deputy Clerk of Cary, IL 815-***-**** 15 years

3) Donna Brouder, Village Clerk of Fox River Grove, IL 847-***-**** 14 years

4) Attorney James P. Bateman 847-***-**** 5 years

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