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New Register of Deeds outlines software upgrade, public info plans and Act 235 readiness
Summary
Register of Deeds Jenny Lemmer told the committee she will upgrade the office LandShark software, hold public genealogy trainings and prepare for Act 235 redaction requirements that take effect in April.
Jenny Lemmer, Marathon County’s newly elected Register of Deeds, introduced herself to the Administration Committee and outlined near‑term priorities including a software upgrade, public information sessions and preparations for Act 235 redaction rules.
Lemmer said the office will upgrade its LandShark software on Jan. 31 and has scheduled a genealogy workshop for March 25. She told the committee the Wisconsin legislative Act 235 — which she said will require shielding certain documents and vital‑record information when requested — takes effect in April and the Register’s Association and the Wisconsin Counties Association are working with legislators on implementation and possible clean‑up language.
Lemmer said the register’s office is planning public informational sessions on genealogy and public access, and that the office is considering an ordinance to require parcel PIN numbers (and municipal PINs) on recorded deeds and mortgages to improve record keeping; the administrator said she had discussed drafting such an ordinance with the county corporation counsel. County staff and committee members suggested the register’s office could also help with title research for selected tax‑foreclosure parcels and work with conservation, planning and zoning and other departments on records needs.
Committee members welcomed Lemmer’s early outreach and asked the register’s office to coordinate with other departments on Act 235 implementation, including identifying what documents will be shielded and how to operationalize redaction requests. Lemmer said the Act 235 process as it applies to the register’s office will require requesters to identify the exact document(s) to be shielded, which will reduce guesswork for staff, but implementing shielding across multiple county systems will be a cross‑departmental effort.
The administrator praised the register’s office for revenue work completed in late 2024 — including revised access charges — and called Lemmer’s early work an opportunity to identify joint process improvements across property records, treasurer, and tax‑foreclosure work.
