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Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KansasDepartment Overview:2012 Amended and 2013 Operating BudgetDepartment OverviewRegister of DeedsThe Register of Deeds serves as custodian and maintains a perpetual, comprehensive set of publicrecords dating back to the late 1850’s (K.S.A. 19-1204). These include legal documents such asdeeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, subdivision plats, etc.Important Issues: The Register of Deeds greatest challenge is to preserve millions of documents recorded invarious formats. Future access to records cannot be guaranteed unless they can be preservedfor as long as needed. Plan for the use of the Register of Deeds technology resources by developing and schedulingrecord preservation and record reformatting projects..Highlights:Promote sound preservation practices that address archival and ease-of-use priorities.Implement statutory changes, system upgrades, program and procedure evaluation, and staffdevelopment to assure a high level of customer service for our citizens. Nancy Burns new Register of Deeds Susie Nelson Chief Deputy Register of Deeds Continuation of the records preservation process. Developing and implementing life-cyclemanagement policies for access and storage of the digital files created from reformattingprojects. These projects are funded under the Register of Deeds capital equipment technologyfund. Recordings are up approximately 30%New Initiatives:Forms have been added to the web site for the public.Free Property Fraud AlertPromote a customer-friendly environment within the office.207