Trendsetters in public serviceDebbie Rollins, 51Occupation: Chief deputy clerkClaim to fame: Reporter for the Hamilton County Comm-ission, top admin-istrator under County Clerk Bill Knowles.Quote: “I love working with the public. I love the public service aspect to it.Mildred E. Smith, 70Occupation: Deputy court clerkClaim to fame: Clerks for Judge Jacqueline Bolton; has worked in the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for 36 years.Quote: “It’s interesting. You have a widespread (sample) of everything, all the different cases. You learn so much when you call the docket.”Carrie Millard, 39Occupation: Chief deputyClaim to fame: Does recording, scanning, indexing, book-keeping and payroll for the Register of Deeds Office.Quote: “I’m a very detailed person, which this really requires. I have to pay attention to every image recorded to make sure it’s captured properly … I’ve always been perfect for office work.”
The voice people hear reading resolutions when they attend Hamilton County Commission meetings belongs to a man who is changing the way the commission keeps records of those meetings.
Meet Michael Clark, the County Commission Records and Archive clerk who also works on special assignments. He works in the County Clerk’s office. The 28-year-old attended Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., and has bachelor of science degree in management and information systems. That is not the kind of degree normally associated with a clerk, but County Clerk Bill Knowles said Mr. Clark excels at the job.
“It does lend itself a lot to the position I’m in,” Mr. Clark said of his degree.
His duties include attending meetings, maintaining the audio and video equipment during the meeting, reading resolutions and maintaining them in a resolution-index system. He also handles resolution records requests for the commission and maintains audio recordings.