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County Clerk gets $208,676 reimbursement grant for electronic recording upgrades
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Summary
The Board approved accepting a reimbursement grant from the Electronic Recording Technology Board for $208,676 to cover prior upgrades and equipment for the clerk’s office and authorized the chair to sign the award letter.
Garfield County Clerk Jackie Harmon told the Board on Aug. 18 that the Electronic Recording Technology Board approved a reimbursement grant to cover previous equipment purchases and system upgrades. Harmon said the clerk’s office applied for reimbursement for work completed in 2023 and 2024, and the board awarded $208,676 to the county’s electronic recording fund.
Harmon said the county had previously financed monitors, scanners and system upgrades and sought reimbursement via the recording board’s program; Finance staff will bring a supplemental budget item forward to move the award into the recording fund. County commissioners voted to accept the award and to authorize the chair to sign the grant award letter.
Why it matters: The award reimburses prior capital purchases that modernize document recording operations and helps the clerk’s office maintain electronic recording services for the county.
