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My Dedication To
Serving You
The County Clerk is important to daily business in the courthouse,
and fulfills many duties. To better acquaint you with my future
duties and my vision as your County Clerk, please also review
my job description
and, especially, my vision and
my personal pledge
to you. As your Ellis County Clerk, my highest goal is to serve
you. In these roles, I will be mindful that I am a public
servant and do everything in my power to see to it that all Ellis
County residents have a positive and
helpful experience in their interactions with my office. I will
proudly:
- Serve as the County Election Officer for Ellis County and
assume all responsibilities for all
elections held in Ellis County. In addition to conducting
elections, I will be responsible for voter registration,
maintaining voter files and election records. (Please also see
my personal
pledge to increasing voter participation in our county and
improving overall voter satisfaction with the voting processes
in Ellis County.)
- Fulfill all of the statutory
requirements to
serve as Secretary to the Board of Commissioners and take
minutes of all meetings, sign and issue all orders approved by
the Board of Commissioners, and keep a record of all orders and
contracts that create a liability against county funds. In this
role, I will be forever mindful of my responsibilities as the
purveyor of information, not just to the County Commissioners
but for all county residents as well. I will
be responsible for scheduling County Commission
meetings and preparing meeting agendas.
As your County Clerk, I will also make sure that all county
residents have easy access to these public records. I will be
committed to ensuring that county residents are fully informed
of all business conducted by the County Commission. (Please also
see my personal
pledge to you to open the government and increasing
the accessibility of information for county residents.)
- Serve as the Ellis County budgetary accountant,
accounts payable clerk, and payroll officer. I
will carefully review all accounts prior to payment as to budget and cash
authority. I will also set the tax levies, compute
the tax roll, and certify the tax roll to the County Treasurer
for collection. I will have the authority to
administer oaths.
- Provide information readily to the public. I will research available vital statistics records from 1876 to
1911 and respond to requests from
the public for information.
- Be responsible for many records and permit issues, including
Homestead Claim preparations, moving permits, building permits
within a three-mile radius of the city limits, cereal malt
beverage and caterer and drinking establishment licenses within
rural areas, and other similar services.
I will also serve as passport agent for Ellis County residents.
I will
be prompt, professional, thorough, friendly and helpful to you in providing these
services for you.
I commit to you to bring this renewal of
leadership and positive change to the Clerk’s
office in Ellis County.
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