the register of deeds office: where every property record contract is stored, protected and made...
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THE
REGISTER OF DEEDS
OFFICE:
Where every property record contract is stored,
protected and made available to all those who play a
part in the American economic system.
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It used to be so simple …
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CEO
Archive Specialist
CIO
Surveyor
Protector
Facilitator
VP of Sales &
Marketing
REGISTEROf
DEEDS
THE REGISTER OF DEEDS IS CALLED UPON TO FULFILL MANY ROLES TODAY,
UTILIZING MANY DIFFERENT SKILLS
Politician
CFO
Motivational
Speaker
Psychologist
Lightning Rod
Legislator
Cornerstone
…but not anymore
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CEO• There’s a business to run
• Everyone in the county is a customer and a stockholder
• Many other processes are dependant on the processes carried out in the office
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• The office is responsible for a century+ of information….
• ….that needs to be kept forever
• ….with media and technology that keeps changing
• And things get to be stored in salt mines!
Archive Specialist
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CFO• Daily responsible for a
meaningful amount of money….
• ….that represents significant revenue to the county budget
• ….that is handled by several people in the office
• The office is accountable for staying within annual budgets
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CIO• Megabyte ~ Gigabyte ~
Terabyte ~ they all mean something
• Maintain disaster recovery plans for countless possible perils
• Ensure that firewalls and other protective measures are in place in a global internet world
• Deal with software and software vendors
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Motivational Leader• Leadership of a team
• Process growing document volumes without additional help
• Assist the staff in handling every situation efficiently
• Train on new and changing procedures
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Protector• Monitor new documents
for Social Security Numbers and other personal information
• Search old documents endlessly for Social Security Numbers
• Alert the public about newly recorded documents of interest
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Politician• Hold countless
fundraisers
• Stay up all night on election day
• Help draft and support legislation
• Watch out for the welfare of constituents
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Lightning Rod• Take responsibility for
things that go wrong
• Take responsibility for things that people say went wrong but didn’t
• Take responsibility for things that people say will go wrong in the future but really won’t
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VP of Sales/Marketing• Promote new policies
and procedures to those that use them
• Promote electronic recording
• Promote remote access
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Cornerstone• The Register of Deeds
office plays a crucial role in making home ownership possible
• Recorded documents are the lynchpin for property value and property taxes
• The cornerstone of capitalism in the Western Hemisphere
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A WELL-DEVELOPED SYSTEM OF TRACKING PROPERTY
OWNERSHIP IS FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR ENTIRE ECONOMIC
SYSTEM IN AMERICA
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“Every developed nation in the world at one time went through the
transformation from predominantly informal, extralegal ownership to a
formal, unified legal property system. In the West we've forgotten that creating this system is also what
allowed people everywhere to leverage property into wealth.”
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CEO
Archive Specialist
CIO
Surveyor
Protector
Facilitator
VP of Sales &
Marketing
REGISTER OFDEEDS
Politician
CFO
Motivational
Speaker
Psychologist
Lightning Rod
Legislator
Cornerstone