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The duties of the Clerk are prescribed by the State Statute and include: Clerk of the 55th Circuit Court including Family Court, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, Clerk to the Jury Commission, Clerk of the Concealed Weapons Board, Keeper of the Circuit Court Seal, Clerk to the Board of Canvassers, Clerk and member of the County Plat Board, member of the County Apportionment Commission, member of the County Election Commission, Registrar of Vital Statistics and Chief Election Official of the County.
Additional responsibilities of the Gladwin County Clerk include Health Insurance Administration, Flexible Spending Administration, County Freedom of Information Official, and COBRA Compliance Administration. The County Clerk also acts as the Public Information Official for the County Emergency Management Operations.
Other major functions of the Clerk's office are Bi-weekly Payroll, Personnel Records maintenance and Accounts Payable.
Credit Card Payments
As of June 1, 2005, the Gladwin County Clerk’s Office began accepting credit card payments for fees and for Circuit Court fines and costs. To use these services call Government Payment Service, Inc. (GPS) at 888-604-7888, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, or by logging on to the GPS website at www.governmentpayment.com. Most major credit cards are accepted-Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. GPS faxes us a confirmation immediately after payment has been made. That fax specifies the time and date the payment was made. Confirmations that arrive outside of business hours will be processed the next business day, but will be dated on the day the payment was made.
For ordinary fees there is a 5% service fee for this service that will be charged to your credit card. You will need to use Pay Location Code 5124.
For Circuit Court fines and costs the service fees will be charged to your credit card according to the following fee schedule. You will need to use Pay Location Code 5125.
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Payment Amount | Service Fee |
| $1.00 - $100.00 | $10.00 |
| $100.01 - $200.00 | $18.00 |
| $200.01 - $300.00 | $24.00 |
| $300.01 - $400.00 | $32.00 |
| $400.01 - and up | 8% |
County Board of Commissioners Minutes
One responsibility of the County Clerk is to maintain the official minutes of the meetings of the County Board of Commissioners. Meeting minutes become official once they have been approved by the majority vote of the Commissioners at the subsequent meeting. These minutes will be available on the county web site beginning with the minutes of the October 24, 2006 meeting. The minutes are posted in Adobe Acrobat format, and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to access them. - Get minutes here.
