Operates office equipment such as keyboards, calculators, copy machines, computers and peripheral equipment; Prepares important and confidential material from dictated or written copy; Reads incoming mail and distributes to appropriate person or organizational unit; Maintains correspondence and operating file for department; Receives and handles inquiries, complaints and requests concerning department activities either in person or via telephone; Schedules appointments and meetings and takes notes of meetings and prepares minutes; Compiles or researches data and prepares reports; Supervises and participates in administrative functions such as departmental budget preparation and control, and the requisitioning and control of office supplies; Participates in the financial accounting operations of the department; Relays directives to subordinate personnel and follows up on their completion in accordance with delegated responsibility; Composes correspondence independently as delegated, or from brief direction; Performs a variety of complex clerical tasks; May supervise subordinate clerical staff; May participate in preparing department payrolls involving verifications and computations.