Dottie Staab, Democratic Candidate for Ellis County Clerk, today announced her plan to solve the controversy surrounding the proposed expansion of County offices. Staab, in a press release, announced her plan that would save huge amounts of space in the courthouse, this saving 8$-$10 million in proposed expenditures by the proponents of buying and refitting the Hadley Center.

If elected, Staab would ask the County Commission and other elected office holders to designate her as the Records and Documents and Information Officer for Ellis County. With this new authority, she will digitalize all county records and documents, starting with all of the records of the County Clerk's office.

"Much of the floor space in the Ellis County Courthouse is consumed by shelving, file cabinets and records and documents that can be replaced by one personal computer, if the records are properly scanned and saved. Every office in the courthouse has a printer, copier, and other space eating equipment which is redundant, outmoded, expensive to maintain, and unnecessary under my plan," explained Staab.

Staab pointed out that the county is likely to realize other savings from scanning and storing, such as better use of labor and workforce. “Many county employees that now are buried under piles of paperwork will one day be able to focus on serving their offices and providing better customer service in other ways.”

"Preliminary research tells us that the initial startup costs of going to a Less Paper system will be modest, especially compared to the capital costs and maintenance costs of adding 35,000 square feet of office space and spreading government out even further, geographically. People should have one-stop shopping in government, too, and if we can figure out a way to keep all elected offices under one roof, they will have that," Staab explained.

Adding that her "plan for responsible leadership on this issue is an example of what can be done by using common sense for the common good.” Staab asked interested people to go to her website, DottieStaab.com, to see more details of this and other proposals. She hopes that Ellis County residents will interact with her at her website and make comments and suggestions.

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