Lee County Clerk’s Office earns statewide awards for best practices
The Lee County Clerk’s Office was recognized with 10 awards of excellence by the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers association for its commitment to demonstrating high professional standards.
Clerk Karnes accepts the Best Practices Awards from 2023-24 FCCC President and Suwannee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Barry Baker & FCCC Best Practices Committee Chair and Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court Laura E. Roth.
The clerk’s office was presented with an award of excellence in all of the state association’s Best Practices Excellence Program categories.
The FCCC’s Best Practices Excellence Program evaluated and recognized clerks and comptrollers across the state in the following areas: appeals, civil contraband forfeiture, court record retention and destruction, Department of Revenue parenting plan fee waivers, determination of indigency, marriage licenses, public records requests, risk protection orders, service of documents by Clerks for pro se litigants, and vexatious litigants.
“It is an honor to be continually recognized by the FCCC for our commitment and dedication to serving our community,” said Clerk Kevin Karnes. “I couldn’t be prouder of the entire Lee Clerk team. These awards really speak to the hard work they put forth every day to make our office the premier model of exceptional government, and I can’t thank them enough for all that they do.”
In addition to receiving certificates of excellence, the FCCC also reappointed Karnes to its 2024-2025 Board of Directors, where he will continue to serve as director of district seven. Karnes was reelected to this position by the Clerks of this district. The board is comprised of 15 members, and all are elected county Clerks & Comptrollers.
The FCCC is a statewide, nonprofit organization comprised of Florida’s Clerks of the Circuit Court and Comptrollers. The FCCC’s Best Practices Excellence Program was established in 2020, and since that time, the Lee County Clerk’s Office has received awards in all categories offered each year.