County records set to go digital by 2024

By Charlie Denison, editor

April 12, 2023

735ac69074a5d8e21e05e4a49ac5b4c5 — Clerk and Recorder Ginger Kunz takes a look through a book of deeds from the 1940s. The county is currently seeking bids to digitize all records in the clerk and recorder’s office (and district court). (Charlie Denison/The Monitor).

Having records available and accessible is important to Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Ginger Kunz and District Court Clerk Dori Woods. The county is seeking bids to ensure the records are secure and easy for the public to attain. The bid consists of two separate proposals to digitize the respective offices.

This Request for Proposal is a long time coming, as it started with previous clerk and recorder Bonnie Ramey, who retired in May of 2021.

“She started it two to three years before she left,” Kunz said. “She knew this was important and wanted to be proactive. It’s a big process, but one that’s important. The books and the microfilm are fragile.”