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Hamilton County clerk requests 0.4% budget increase, cites high title-and-tag volumes and kiosk pilot
Summary
County Clerk Knowles asked the budget committee for a 0.4% increase ($10,006.46), described heavy title-and-tag transaction volumes, a pilot kiosk in Hixson Food City and seven vacant positions, and said his office remitted more than $2.63 million in excess fees last year.
Hamilton County Clerk Mister Knowles told the county budget committee he is seeking a 0.4% budget increase — $10,006.46 — and said his office will not request additional staff this year.
Knowles said his staff budget covers anticipated benefits and salaries, that the office remitted “over $2,630,000 in excess fees” last year, and that seven positions remain vacant. He described high service volumes and a kiosk pilot intended to reduce downtown traffic.
The request, Knowles said at the committee hearing, includes no new permanent hires. “We remitted over $2,630,000 in excess fees…
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