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Martha Thornton

Nine Mile Falls,WA

Summary

Administrative support professional with extensive experience working with Municipalities in providing customer assistance, document processing, advertising, drafting resolutions and assisting Administration while maintaining confidentiality.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Senior Service Coordinator

Spokane County Building And Planning
9 2016 - Current
  • Spokane County Building and Planning
  • Promotion from Planning Department to Building Department Senior Service Coordinator in October 2022.
  • Ability to attend hearings, record and provide accurate minutes once approved.
  • Evaluated team performance against set targets, providing constructive feedback for continuous improvement efforts.
  • Guiding customers on Building permits, approvals and Washington State Energy Codes.
  • Multi-tasking by prioritizing projects, legal advertising, compilation of Staff Reports, SEPA's, creating title notices and recording of documents
  • Ability to process payments, balance and reconcile cash box as well as payroll and approve timecards.
  • Prepared, copied and distributed all land use documents such as agendas, circulation memos, resolutions, affidavits of mailings, notices of application and notice of hearings
  • Create signs for posting on property for Building Department.
  • Receiving projects from five Planners and three Project Coordinators all with timelines for processing.

Superior Court Clerk

Spokane County Clerk's Office
02.2012 - 09.2016
  • Journalize proceedings of trials, hearings and orders; receive and file pleadings and verdicts; authenticate legal documents by certification; file all issues of law including depositions, venue and subpoenas
  • Mark, number, list and record status of exhibits and ensured safekeeping of exhibits
  • Filed documents within statutory limits.
  • Assisted Court, Court Reporter or Judicial Assistant as needed.
  • Administered oaths, called jurors, research, correct and print jury instructions and wrote occasional orders.
  • Logged witnesses and juror time for payment.

Deputy County Clerk

Grant County Clerk's Office
08.2008 - 08.2011
  • Receive, compile, and organize information for preparation of documents, records, reports, and correspondence
  • Prepare, certify, serve, and process judgments, orders, findings and recommendations, decrees, and warrants
  • Compose confidential correspondence, documents, and reports.
  • Respond to inquiries from legal, law enforcement community and general public.
  • Draft correspondence in reply to requests for case inquiries, record inspections or record searches.
  • Receipt fines, fees and bond payments.

Senior Accounting Clerk

Okanogan Treasurer's Office
05.1999 - 08.2008
  • Responsible for annual real estate tax foreclosure sale and distraint of personal property.
  • Coordinated Treasurer’s Office requirements with County Prosecutor’s Office, County Computer Systems Department, Title Company and Newspaper to ensure a precise, complete and legally compliant process of legal foreclosure of tax delinquent properties
  • Facilitated in formatting design of a more user friendly application for foreclosure process using Microsoft Access
  • Efficiently maintained records and data to substantiate County’s legal interest in property.
  • On occasion made overnight investments with banks for Okanogan County.
  • Receive tax payments, real estate excise tax and balanced cash drawer.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Child Development, Psychology

University Stout
Menomonie, WI

High School Diploma -

Wauwatosa East High School
Wauwatosa, WI

Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Certification

Excel: PivotTables, Advanced Charts

Timeline

Superior Court Clerk

Spokane County Clerk's Office
02.2012 - 09.2016

Deputy County Clerk

Grant County Clerk's Office
08.2008 - 08.2011

Senior Accounting Clerk

Okanogan Treasurer's Office
05.1999 - 08.2008

Senior Service Coordinator

Spokane County Building And Planning
9 2016 - Current

Some College (No Degree) - Child Development, Psychology

University Stout

High School Diploma -

Wauwatosa East High School

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