In Her Own Words
In the Florida Constitution the position of Clerk was established for two purposes. First, there needed to be a secure place to file the land records so the Clerk became the “Public Trustee” of all records. As Public Trustee, all the records processed have to be microfilmed or imaged to ensure preservation of the public records for future generations as this is the history of our county. Second, the Clerk’s position was created so there would be a check and balance within county government for the Board of County Commissioners and the Courts. I feel that we are the hub of county government as just about everything goes through our office and most of it stays so maintaining accurate accessible records and good customer service is our top priority. The Clerk operates under the Florida Constitution, Florida Statutes, Supreme Court Rules, Local Orders and Ordinances so everything we do is established by law.