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Register of Deeds asks to hold Emergency Management budget; flags $7,000 annual ADA web compliance cost
Summary
Joel Davis briefed Commissioners on proposed 2027 budgets for Register of Deeds and Emergency Management, noted deed fees are set by state statute, and warned a new ADA-accessibility mandate for county web and social media may cost about $7,000 annually.
Joel Davis, Pawnee County Register of Deeds and Emergency Manager, presented his proposed 2027 budgets and explained that requested increases reflect the possibility of a 2027 cost-of-living adjustment. He told the board that research and recording fees are set by state statute and thus uniform across the state.
Davis also flagged a new law requiring county websites and social media to be ADA accessible by April 2027 and estimated annual compliance costs at about $7,000. He told Commissioners Civic Plus, the county’s website vendor, is leading on compliance work and said Emergency Management’s budget could be held flat to allow purchase of a fuel tank for a volunteer storm spotter.
