The recording section deals with oil and gas leases, royalty deeds, warranty and quit claim deeds. Mortgages, oil and gas liens are also filed in this part of the clerk's office along with overriding royalties, affidavits of heir ship, survivorship and notary public, military discharges and powers of attorney.
The titling department handles titling of motor vehicles and filing of personal, federal and state tax liens. Motor vehicle titles issued totaled 19,455 in 2003. The Clerk's Office saw an increase in titling new vehicles again this year. We are continuing to scan old title documents as well as current title documents, so we can discard old records. This will help immensely with the accessability of documents and the problem with storing of these documents.
The payroll/accounts payable section of the Clerk's Office handles all areas of payroll from enrollment of new employees to issuing payroll checks and payment of all taxes and benefits associated with payroll. An average of 348 employees received paychecks from this office. On an average there are approximately 487 accounts payable checks issued per month.
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