To the editor:
With absentee voting starting Oct. 10 and the general election on Nov. 6, it’s time for you, the taxpayer and voter, to do your job review on your employee, the incumbent for circuit court clerk, Brenda Woods. As her boss, you can decide with your vote if she has done a good job or not. If you think she is not fulfilling her duties, then vote for her challenger.
But first, let’s look at Brenda’s resume. She started working in the circuit court office in 1998 as deputy clerk before accepting a position in the clerk’s office in 2005. In July 2013, she was promoted to first deputy clerk, and in 2015, she was elected clerk. That’s 20 years of experience in the court and clerks offices, learning the codes, statues, rules and regulations that you have to know to get the job done right. You can’t just walk in off the street to have the knowledge that it takes to be able to be clerk.
Brenda is always wanting to be the best clerk possible, attending state and southern district clerk’s meetings for child support, Indiana voter registration, and the Association of Indiana Counties. She was recently awarded a scholarship from the Indiana secretary of state to attend an inaugural certificate program (CEATS) in election administration, technology and security through Ball State University. This class will be a major asset to our elections and voter registration.
Elections are just one part of the clerk’s many duties, which also include child support, civil collections, mortgage foreclosures, traffic violations, estates, guardianships, adoptions, marriage licenses, divorces, and all of the computer programs. I firmly believe that to be a circuit court clerk, you need to have worked in that office for years to gather the skill and expertise that is necessary to lead the deputy clerks. Every day, something new comes up and a deputy clerk has to go to Brenda and ask how to handle it. A circuit court clerk must have a certain level of knowledge and experience, and Brenda has proven she is fit for the job every second she has been in office.
Please help re-elect Brenda Woods. Remember: if it’s not broke, don’t try to fix it.
James Owens, Brown County
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