Consider approval of ordinance requesting to change the title of the Municipal Court Clerk to Municipal Court Administrator.

The City Charter does not specify a specific title for the head of Municipal Court.  The duties and division of duties as well as the appointment are to be done by the Commission by ordinance (Article X., Sections 5, 6, and 7).  The charter speaks to clerks and deputy clerks, but does not mention specific titles.

Ellen Guerrant was appointed by ordinance as the Municipal Court Clerk.  To better reflect her duties and to be more in line with other Municipal Courts that have multiple clerks and diverse responsibilities, Ms. Guerrant and Mr. Finan would like the title changed to Municipal Court Administrator.  Ms. Guerrant's duties are more than clerking including supervision, budgeting, assignment, process control and management, staying up with State requirements, etc.  The change in title would assist her in her communication with cities, organizations, the State and other entities that she deals with as well as internally reflect better her functions.

There is no change in compensation or job duties.  It is merely a title change.  

Since her appointment reflected a title and was done by ordinance, it requires an ordinance to change her title.