Mark Ladd
 

OPERATING AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE

The Register of Deeds office is established in the constitution of the State of Wisconsin with its duties prescribed by State Statutes, predominately section 59.43. The office is the custodian of real estate recordings, vital records and Uniform Commercial Code filings for Racine County. The real estate records maintained in the office form the foundation of the County's Geographic Information System, which is maintained by the Planning & Development department.

 EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES

One of our goals for this year was to smoothly, efficiently and cost-effectively record the 55,000-plus document presented for recording each year, and we are on track to achieve that goal. Although the office is currently staffed to process 175 real estate documents each day, the actual number of documents being processed is 250 per day.

2003 GOALS AND BUDGET STRATEGIES

•    Continue to pursue implementation of credit card payment for Vital Records requests.
   
•    Continue participation in the development of national data standards necessary to implement and maintain electronic recording of real estate documents.
   
•    Expand implementation of the electronic recording system.
   
•    Work with the IS department to maximize office efficiency and public access via technology .