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Clerk and Master seeks commission approval to fund successor’s pay via fee holdback

Hamilton County Commission · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Clerk and Master Miss Miller told county commissioners she will retire next month and asked them to approve allowing a 10% fee holdback under a cited statute so her deputy, Rachel Kapperman, can receive additional compensation for serving multiple courts; Miss Miller said mediation work and rising excess fees underwrite the request.

Miss Miller, who said she has served as Clerk and Master since 2014, told the Hamilton County Commission on April 15 that she will retire next month and asked commissioners to authorize a 10% holdback of excess fees under a cited statute (identified in the meeting as “824102”) so her successor, Rachel Kapperman, can be paid for handling matters across multiple courts.

"I hired her right out of UT law school," Miss Miller said, introducing Kapperman and describing the heavy mediation workload the office handles for indigent…

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