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Lincoln County reviews clerk and recorder budget after state raises recording fees
Summary
County officials reviewed the clerk and recorder’s general fund budget, noting salary and benefit lines remain tentative pending countywide wage decisions and citing a 2025 statutory change that raised recording fees to $20 for the first page and $10 for each additional page.
The Lincoln County budget hearing reviewed the clerk and recorder’s general fund budget, with the department warning that salary and benefit lines remain preliminary pending countywide wage and cost-of-living adjustments.
The clerk and recorder told commissioners that line items 110, 140 and 148 are “subject to change” based on forthcoming salary committee and COLA decisions. The presenter also summarized modest changes to supplies and contracted services, noting security paper for vital records is now supplied by the state.
On revenues, the office said a 2025 legislative change altered recording fees effective in October. “We went from $8 per page for recording to $20 for the first page and $10 for each additional page,” the clerk and recorder said, adding the office does not expect a major revenue shift for the current fiscal year because the change took effect late in the period.
The presenter flagged a reallocation of GIS costs to a county land fund (removing some items from the 1000 account), and said planning and addressing fees were down last year due to fewer recorded subdivisions, though preliminary plats in the pipeline could bring future revenue.
Officials also projected a roughly 6% increase in insurance costs for the coming year; a short transcription anomaly later in the discussion rendered a secondary percentage unclear, so the clerk’s 6% figure is reported as the stated expectation.
The clerk and recorder concluded that final budget numbers hinge on countywide wage and benefit updates. The hearing recessed for a short break and resumed with the IT presentation.
