Your County Recorder

• Makes a complete, accurate, and permanent record of every document concerning the conveyance and encumbrance of land within the county
• Maintains permanent land records, retains them in archival form, and ensures those records are always accessible to the public
• Enforces more than 1,200 sections of the Ohio Revised Code pertaining to the duties of the Recorder’s Office
• Takes great care to ensure that every document received is accurately filed, recorded, and indexed
• Serves on the Belmont County Records Commission, which authorizes the retention of county records and determines when or how these county records may be disposed
• Collects fees for documents filed in the Recorder’s Office and pays these monies into the county’s general fund and the Ohio Housing Trust Fund
• Maintains an accurate record of all monies appropriated to the Recorder’s Office for its operation
• Performs all accounting functions necessary to the operation of the office including preparation of annual budgets and reports, vouchers, purchase orders, etc., and maintains all payroll records, sick and vacation leave records, and other records pertaining to the Recorder’s staff
• Files an annual ethics report and inventory of office equipment, as well as every other report required by law
• Notifies annually the Belmont County Board of County Commissioners and all 16 Boards of Township Trustees of their duty to file zoning resolutions, maps, and amendments