County Clerk highlights digitization, mobile notary and staffing changes

Sep 23, 2026

County Clerk Emily Bersani said her office expanded outreach with mobile notary services and library visits, has digitized thousands of records, and requested replacing an outdated photocopy-machine operator role with a clerk 3 to create career-ladder opportunities.

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Emily Bersani, the Onondaga County Clerk, told the Ways and Means Committee her priorities since taking office have been accessibility, customer service and record integrity. She said the office has increased extended hours, offered mobile notary services (including in Liverpool), and visited most county libraries to promote services. Bersani said the office has digitized thousands of records in 2026 and plans to accelerate work using a records-management improvement fund accumulated through recording fees.

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