Lawrence County Clerk Chris Jobe, attended the Kentucky County Clerk’s Association Spring Conference June 5th – 8th in Louisville. While at the conference, Jobe, who has served as county clerk since 2002, attended numerous training sessions that were geared toward helping county clerks become more knowledgeable about their offices.
Some of the sessions focused on election procedures, while others focused on new procedures for recordings, and titling and registration of motor vehicles.
Kentucky Secretary of State Allison Grimes and Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Mark Harmon were the featured speakers.
They discussed ways to work with local county clerks in finding ways for both to better serve the public. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky Auto Dealer Commission, Kentucky Library and Archives and Homeland Security were some of the other speakers at the Conference. US Custom & Border Patrol also gave a presentation regarding marriage fraud.
County Clerks who attended the conference received training credit for the sessions they attended as part of their continuing education.