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Russell Smith, of Wellborn Neighborhood Watch, Barry Baker, Suwannee County's Clerk of the Court, and County Commissioner Billy Maxwell brought to the Wellborn Neighborhood May Meeting a glimpse enabling some understanding of our county government fiscal responsibility and accountability.
The final Thursday of each month those interested in safety and well being in our Wellborn neighborhoods meet at the Blake Lowe Building next to the Wellborn Community Park. Jane Campbell, program chair, believes we need to grow in understanding the work of public servants we voted into office and what their work has to do with our own neighborhood safety and well being.
For May Meeting it was Barry Baker's turn to tell about his new job, Suwannee County Clerk of the Court.
Pat Bezaire asked the question we all wanted to ask. "What does the Clerk of the Court do?" The first thing Barry Baker did was to credit the staff he inherited as being The Best!!
Clerk of the Court job is all about monies. Taxes and fees we citizens pay must be processed. Income, outflow and budgets are involved. State legislated laws to be implemented in the Clerk of the Court office June 1, will have major increases in fees demanded for most court services., like death certificates, probate of a will, divorce, child support, small claims, property disagreements, traffic violation,etc.
The required budgetary cutbacks due to the economic slump now have been accomplished in the clerks office with as little pain as was possible. In another economy perhaps our Clerk would have had handouts for everyone. Instead he brought only a few copies which did add to our understanding.

An additional opportunity to meet and greet public servants ,Commissioner Billy Maxwell and Sheriff Tony Cameron, is offered by WNW on June 11 at 10 AM @ the Wellborn Whistlestop deli and cafe . This is a repeat because it was successful last month.