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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welk me.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection right here

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<v Speaker 1>on K one, the one you trust. And first Fridays

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<v Speaker 1>we always talked to our friends at the county and.

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<v Speaker 2>Then that's Methy is here with us today. How are

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<v Speaker 2>you doing, Annette?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great. How are you Tom?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's always great to have you on board. You

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<v Speaker 1>got so much going on here. It's been a busy fall.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes it has.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I understand. We have a couple of per cent

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<v Speaker 1>IT bills. It take effects shortly that they could affect

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<v Speaker 1>people here in Washington.

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<v Speaker 4>County, and that is correct, a couple of them that

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<v Speaker 4>take effect November first this year, one of them, and

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<v Speaker 4>the County Clerks Association has worked for like ten years

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<v Speaker 4>to get this passed. It is the documents that come

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<v Speaker 4>in our office, and it's regarding the margins on the documents.

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<v Speaker 4>Right now it's one inch on the top and then

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<v Speaker 4>half inch on the sides, and effective November first, it'll

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<v Speaker 4>be two inches on the top one inch on the

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<v Speaker 4>sides for all pages. And what this allows us, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>when counties record documents in multiple counties, we run out

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<v Speaker 4>of room to put our stamps in our book and page.

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<v Speaker 4>So this has been a ongoing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, can you please make your way to you

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<v Speaker 1>get this day garage so we can do our jobs better.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, So that was Cenebille at fifty seven. It's called

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<v Speaker 4>increased margins for County Clerk documents. So this is a

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<v Speaker 4>very important one that finally got passed.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. Good, then that way you don't have your stamp

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<v Speaker 1>covering up everything needs to be that it's correct.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, and also when it's when we don't have room.

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<v Speaker 4>It allows the county clerks to charge a non conforming fee,

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<v Speaker 4>which is very expensive for oil and gas companies. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it's twenty five dollars for the first page, ten for

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<v Speaker 4>each additional so it can.

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<v Speaker 3>Get costly, but it allows us.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, We'reshton County is pretty good about not trying

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<v Speaker 4>to charge that at all. But I know the counties

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<v Speaker 4>in western Oklahoma that have a lot of oil and gas.

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<v Speaker 2>They just have to do it.

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<v Speaker 3>That is correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Wow, what's the other one is coming down the pike.

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<v Speaker 4>The other one is sin Bill five five six. It

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<v Speaker 4>is a notary Enforcement Act that Tulca County Clerk was

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<v Speaker 4>involved in getting this bill written and passed a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of fraudulent notaries out there, you know, where people want

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<v Speaker 4>to you know, go and have you know, like a deed.

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<v Speaker 4>Somebody can sign off the deed, get a fraudulent notary

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<v Speaker 4>to say, hey, you know, they will notarize the document.

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<v Speaker 4>Somebody will come in and file a document, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>and change ownership. So this kind of gives like as

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<v Speaker 4>a misdemeanor for this. So it kind of gives some

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<v Speaker 4>teeth on the notaries that hey, we mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Business, do not be a naughty notary.

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<v Speaker 3>Correct.

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<v Speaker 4>So some states have a little bit more enforcement where

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<v Speaker 4>it's a felony ten thousand dollars you know.

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<v Speaker 3>Fine, so kind of working on that. But this is

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<v Speaker 3>a very good start.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a good start.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you gotta start somewhere here and that way these

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<v Speaker 1>people know that you're on the radar.

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<v Speaker 3>That is correct.

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<v Speaker 4>We do check that and we can go online and

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<v Speaker 4>check a notary if need be. Rushing County really doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>have this issue. I know Tulsa County has had some

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<v Speaker 4>issues and some other counties.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's why.

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<v Speaker 2>This was because we play fair here.

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<v Speaker 3>That's correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, tell us.

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<v Speaker 1>About the clerk's office for the folks who you know.

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<v Speaker 1>They hear, okay, well I got to go to the

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<v Speaker 1>county Clerk's office. Well, the clerk's office does a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of things. I was amazed. Get a lot under your.

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<v Speaker 3>Umbrellaut Yes, we do.

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<v Speaker 4>Besides filing deeds mortgages on the land side, we also

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<v Speaker 4>do purchasing. We do the bidding for Washington County. We

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<v Speaker 4>do the payroll for about one hundred and thirty five employees.

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<v Speaker 4>We get together the budget. I work with Melissa the

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<v Speaker 4>treasure really close on getting our budget done, and then

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<v Speaker 4>we work with the assessor on you know, the tax levies,

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<v Speaker 4>and we do we sign up new.

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<v Speaker 3>Employees, We pay all bills.

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<v Speaker 4>For Washington County. So we're quite busy. And that's just

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you guys go through a lot of ink, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we do, Yes.

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<v Speaker 4>And the county clerk also serves as secretary to a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of boards, tax rew excise, budget board commissioners, and

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<v Speaker 4>so it's busy, but it's very interesting.

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<v Speaker 3>I've always liked it.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that is amazing, you know, and of course you've

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<v Speaker 1>made it over the year. It's a lot easier to

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<v Speaker 1>do transactions too, as a lot of county offices have

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<v Speaker 1>for the longest time you had to write a check

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<v Speaker 1>or bring cash. But now the plastic works and that's

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<v Speaker 1>probably expedited of things will a bit.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, it has. That's gone over really well the last

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<v Speaker 4>few years. I think we started taking credit cards back

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<v Speaker 4>in twenty nineteen, yeah, November, and then we've just increased

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<v Speaker 4>with you know how like Apple pay and some of

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<v Speaker 4>the other stuff that I'm not too familiar with.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't use. But it allows you know, your customers.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, and somebody can call in and request a copy

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<v Speaker 4>and they can give us their credit card, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>online and we can charge them, you know for their

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<v Speaker 4>copy because it is a dollar per page, and.

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<v Speaker 3>We can you know, forward them their document.

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<v Speaker 2>Wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>You know this when you talk about making it easier,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that people they feel kind of threatened a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit when they have to do anything they have

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<v Speaker 1>to do with walking into a courthouse or walking into

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<v Speaker 1>any kind of a government building. It's actually once you

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<v Speaker 1>get past security, it's pretty welcoming.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, Yes, we try to make it welcome, so.

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<v Speaker 1>That's there for everybody's benefit there, Yes, and that's usually

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty quick process.

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<v Speaker 2>But how long you been doing this.

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<v Speaker 4>And I've been in the County Clerk's office for thirty

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<v Speaker 4>four years.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, you're not old enough to be anywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>Thirty four years.

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<v Speaker 4>And then I've been county clerk since June of twenty nineteen.

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<v Speaker 3>So I do get sworn back in January first.

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<v Speaker 4>Huh next year, so I'm looking forward to another four years.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's great, that is great. And if folks need.

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<v Speaker 1>To find out what's going on, we have a wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>website that's pretty easy to get around in. So in

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<v Speaker 1>case they have questions that may come to your office,

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<v Speaker 1>how do we find that?

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<v Speaker 4>Go to courthouse dot org and you can look up

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<v Speaker 4>any office. You can look up county clerk, and it

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<v Speaker 4>will tell us, you know, our filing fees for documents,

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<v Speaker 4>what is required for purchasing forbids, how to contact us now?

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<v Speaker 2>Now the bid thing.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're somebody who does business and you've never gone

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<v Speaker 1>through the process before, go to the website before you

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<v Speaker 1>start asking questions, and toll answer most of them for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Won't it Yes, it will, yes.

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<v Speaker 2>And you can do a little bit of research on

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<v Speaker 2>there too.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, like I said, it's it's one of

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<v Speaker 1>those things folks that you're going to have to have

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<v Speaker 1>contact with once in a while, and it's nice to

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<v Speaker 1>know the people who you're going to do business with,

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<v Speaker 1>and then that you're one of the nicest.

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<v Speaker 2>Folks I ever met.

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<v Speaker 3>So thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just telling folks right now. It's cool. It's all

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<v Speaker 2>right now. You're very busy. I mean people you got

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<v Speaker 2>in your office.

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<v Speaker 4>I love six six yes, and they work really great

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<v Speaker 4>and we all get along. It's enjoyable to come to

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<v Speaker 4>work every day good and it's cross trained also, the

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<v Speaker 4>girls are cross trained so they can work. But keeping

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<v Speaker 4>our landsides so for shorthanded somebody can fill in at

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<v Speaker 4>all times, you know something, that's.

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<v Speaker 1>The wisest way to go. And when you've got just

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<v Speaker 1>a short staff, everybody knows a little bit of everything

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<v Speaker 1>and get her done just as well as anybody.

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<v Speaker 3>That is correct.

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<v Speaker 4>And then sometimes if somebody has to work from home

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<v Speaker 4>because of a sick child or something. With our software

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<v Speaker 4>allows us to index or take in some documents on

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<v Speaker 4>the land side, so that's been very helpful through our

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<v Speaker 4>software vendors.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yes, yes, well so do you get to talk

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<v Speaker 1>with the commissioners much except for when you know you've

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<v Speaker 1>got to do the bills and everything.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, talk to them almost every day. They're great to

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<v Speaker 3>work with, they really are. They are very receptive. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>they just work well. All of all. The elected officials

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<v Speaker 3>were great.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that is good. It is good. And once again,

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<v Speaker 2>what's the name of.

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<v Speaker 3>The website County Courthouse dot org. How, Yes, very easy.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, And they can get a hold of my office

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<v Speaker 4>at clerk at County Courthouse dot org.

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<v Speaker 3>It's very easy.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody in the office gets that email besides the individual emails.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's really cool. Han thattt thank you. Is there

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<v Speaker 1>anything else we need to bring up here?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, THEO Yeah, there's a couple of other deals and center.

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<v Speaker 4>Bill two twelve, which was passed last year, took effect

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<v Speaker 4>November first of last year.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the ownership affidavit.

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<v Speaker 4>It is required by each deed that the new buyer

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<v Speaker 4>has to sign off that they are legal to own property.

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<v Speaker 3>And this is the state of Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 4>So you can get the forms on the Attorney General's

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<v Speaker 4>website and call our.

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<v Speaker 3>Office if you have any questions.

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<v Speaker 4>But it must be attached to any deed change of

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<v Speaker 4>ownership and it has to be notarized. My office doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>do any notaries since we do record the documents in

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<v Speaker 4>our office, so we asked that they have it all notarized.

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<v Speaker 1>And there are plenty of notaries out there that a

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<v Speaker 1>big old piece of papers.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, yes, yes, And then a kind of an update

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<v Speaker 4>on the monitoring system. I think touch base last year

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<v Speaker 4>with and last year I did have a green card

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<v Speaker 4>that went out with the tax statements explaining the monitoring system.

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<v Speaker 4>It is through kelpro through Okaycounty Records dot com. Kel

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<v Speaker 4>Proer software vendor does manage that, but it's just where

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<v Speaker 4>you can sign up. You can be notified of any

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<v Speaker 4>transaction that takes place on your property or under your name.

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<v Speaker 3>And if anybody you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know needs help, more than welcome to call my office

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<v Speaker 4>or email us and say how do I sign up?

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<v Speaker 4>We do have some instructions that we can email on

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<v Speaker 4>how to do that. We we had a really great

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<v Speaker 4>response last year when the cards went out and.

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<v Speaker 2>So very resourceful.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, yes, this year I won't be sending out any

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<v Speaker 4>cards because it went out so you know, for to

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<v Speaker 4>so many people.

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<v Speaker 3>But it is still available.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So once again, just get a hold of a

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<v Speaker 1>hold of an et there through the website and you

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<v Speaker 1>can get that taken care of We're just making a

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<v Speaker 1>phone call and get that taken care of it as well.

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<v Speaker 3>That's correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, thanks for being with us.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.