Statement of Understanding and Release of Information

By applying for an open position at the Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller’s office, job applicants authorize the Clerk and Comptroller to investigate their background, references, employment record, and other matters relating to suitability for employment. This investigation may include a criminal background check and a check on driving records.

Job applicants will be required to authorize former employers to disclose to the Clerk and Comptroller all reports, and/or other information related to suitability for employment, personal or otherwise, without providing prior notice of such disclosure.

Job applicants will be required to release to the Clerk and Comptroller, former employers and all listed references from any and all claims, demands or liabilities arising out of, or relating to, such investigations, or disclosures.

Any material misrepresentation or pertinent omission of fact in a candidate’s application may disqualify the candidate from employment with the Clerk and Comptroller’s office.

The Clerk and Comptroller requires successful job applicants to consent to and pass a pre-employment substance-screening test.

The Clerk and Comptroller is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans With Disabilities Act Employer.