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News Release
Online Access Coming to Allen County Recorder’s Office
New
records system will enhance identity theft
protection, permit electronic recording
(April 6, 2007)
– The Allen County Recorder’s Office has launched a project that
will safeguard identity related information and provide online
access to decades’ worth of documents.
Once completed, the project will also make it possible for users of
the office to record documents online, making Allen County’s the
first recorder’s office in Indiana to achieve that capability.
“Government has a duty to advance with the times and to think of new
and more efficient ways to deliver services,” Allen County Recorder
John McGauley said. “This new system will allow customers to access
our services more reliably and more conveniently, from wherever they
may be.“
On Friday (April 6, 2007), the Allen County Recorder’s Office signed
a contract with Fidlar Software for the replacement of the
recorder’s computerized land records system. The current system,
purchased in 1995, allows users to electronically search for
mortgages, deeds, liens, restrictive covenants and a host of other
property records going back to 1986. In the near future, users will
be able to search back to 1970, with older records still available
in the office in hard copy form.
The maker of the existing land records system has been out of
business for many years, making it difficult and cost-prohibitive to
expand its capabilities. Implementing a new system will:
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Give
Allen County the tools necessary to meet the State of Indiana’s
year-end deadline for Recorder’s Offices to begin automatically
redacting Social Security numbers from public records, making
the job of a would-be identity thief more difficult.
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Provide measurable productivity gains that will enhance customer
service and provide faster turnaround time for recorded
documents.
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Allow
users to search and view approximately 1.6 million documents
online, a number that will rise to over 2 million documents in
the near future.
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Allow
users to record documents via the Internet, making the Allen
County Recorder’s Office the first in Indiana to achieve an
e-recording capability.
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Provide online access to valuable community information, such as
neighborhood association restrictive covenants.
The new
system should be installed and operational by mid-summer.
Approximately 80,000 documents a year are recorded by the Allen
County Recorder’s Office.
Cost of the project will be paid from the Recorder’s Identity
Security Fund, established in 2006 specifically to pay for redaction
technology, and from the Recorder’s Records Perpetuation Fund, which
derives from user fees. Allen County will pay a one-time cost of
$77,870 for data conversion and $107,810 per year for three years
for software, online service, updates, support and training.
Prior to the launch of the new system later this year, training
sessions will be offered by Fidlar Software for customers as well as
for Recorder’s Office personnel.
“Our goal in the Allen County Recorder’s Office is to contribute to
making local government a proactive partner in the success and
competitiveness of our community and its businesses,” McGauley
added. “This project is a big step toward achieving that objective.”
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