Recorder asks council to fund multi‑phase digitization from perpetuation fund; quotes $222,000 estimate for early phases
Sep 11, 2025
Recorder Kylie outlined a multi‑phase project to digitize deed, grantee/grantor and miscellaneous books back to 1830; she proposed using recorder perpetuation funds and a part‑time backfile position to help process indexing and redaction, with staged vendor estimates totalling roughly $222,000 for two early phases.
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Recorder Kylie presented a proposal at the budget hearing to digitize legacy land records and expedite public access using the recorder's perpetuation fund. She said the office has already generated online revenue through a private document service and proposed a staged plan to image and index deed books, grantee/grantor indexes and miscellaneous records dating back to 1830.
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