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County clerk reports $16,000 grant for scanners, system outage recovery and planned move to state e-filing
Summary
The county clerk told commissioners that a November system outage was handled with minimal overtime, the office won a $16,000 grant for new scanners to replace aging equipment, and the clerk's office will migrate to the state's e-filing system (no cost to county taxpayers).
The Okanogan County Clerk updated the board on recent operational work: a November outage of state court administration systems, an awarded grant for document scanners, and an upcoming conversion to the state's e-filing platform.
The clerk said the November outage (Nov. 4–18) forced manual processes but her staff scanned paperwork by day to reduce backlog and used a small amount of overtime. "I am happy to report I only used 467.95 which equals 13.5 hours of overtime," she told commissioners.
On technology, the clerk said the office was awarded a $16,000 grant that will fund replacement scanners for the Clerk's Office and District Court. The clerk said she would contribute a limited local amount (roughly $3,000) to complete the purchase and that she signed the contract to proceed.
The clerk also said the office will convert to the state's e-filing system, which the county said will replace a system that previously charged users $5; the state-provided e-filing will be no cost to county users and is planned for implementation in March.
Commissioners thanked the clerk and noted the grants and operational work; no formal action was required.
