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County clerk flags election and e-recording costs, asks board to note possible primary expense
Summary
County Clerk Nancy said staffing and election expenses (a potential $38,000 primary) and declining transfer-stamp revenue are affecting the clerk's budget; she highlighted savings from a new insert publication and growing e-recording workloads that require two staff in the recording software.
Nancy, the county clerk, said her office’s overall request is similar to last year but identified several pressure points: a new hire in the election department (reflected as a $35,000 increase in full-time salaries), the possibility of an expensive February primary ("That's gonna run, unfortunately, $38,000 if we have to do a primary"), and volatility in postage and recording-related revenue.
She explained that transfer/recording stamp revenue has dropped with market activity and that recording fees are set by county ordinance. Nancy also described the growth of e-recording: "Now... the e-recording world is exploding... you have to have 2 people that work in that same software at the same time to process these documents." Committee members asked how fees are set and were told fee rates are established by county ordinance and presented to the board for changes.
