THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1980. RECORDER OF DEEDS WITNESSES MARGURITE C. STOKES, ACTING RECORDER, RECORDER OF DEEDS MARY L. COLEMAN, BUDGET DIRECTOR The Office of the Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia records and files all documents relating to right and title in real and personal property. The recording and filing scope of this office includes corporations, partnerships, soldiers' discharge papers, Federal and District tax liens, judgments, foreclosures, mechanics' liens, hospital liens and materialmen's liens. The agency develops a daily alphabetical and lot and square index of all land transactions and furnishes information daily to satisfy a wide public interest in important documents among its records. The FY 1981 appropriated budget request for operating program is 64 positions and $1,065,200, and increase of $40,000 over FY 1980. The increase will provide for initial installation of costs of microfiche equipment. This request will provide the minimum basic staff and funds to maintain the current level of services with some adjustments. The Agency is greatly in need of the manpower provided through the CETA program which partially offsets understaffing in some divisions of this office. During the transition, and contemplated terminations of this program, every effort is being made in order that the programs of the agency will not suffer. It is estimated that approximately $14,000,000 in revenue will SCHEDULE 1 OPERATING BUDGET PAGE DG-1 |