DEPARTMENT: Property Taxation and Records
FILE TYPE: Regular Information
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Overview Of New Property Document Services, Recommended New Fees Associated With Services And Update On Mapping Prejudice Project
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Provide overview of new Property Document Services, recommended new fees associated with the services and provide an update on the Mapping Prejudice Project in Dakota County.
SUMMARY
The Property Taxation and Records Department is introducing two new online property document retrieval services to provide additional access to recorded documents and keep property owners informed. Staff will present an overview of the new services and the recommendation of associated fees.
RecordEASE Occasional User: Property Taxation and Records Department implemented RecordEASE Land Records system from West Central Indexing (WCI) in May 2015 and has since digitized all historic abstract and Torrens documents, which are now searchable in RecordEASE. The public currently may research these digitized documents online via a RecordEASE subscription account with monthly fees - paid by the user - or by using public terminals in County buildings.
The RecordEASE Occasional User Online Portal will allow one-time or infrequent users to search Dakota County property records remotely and download documents without maintaining a subscription and payment of the monthly subscription fee. The occasional users pay individual fees by credit card to Dakota County for remote access to property documents, which may be more cost effective than a subscription. In addition to enhancing customer service, this service will result in greater internal efficiencies for staff. The recommended RecordEASE Occasional User Fees are as follows:
2024 RecordEASE Occasional User Fees
Online Access $5.00
Search $1.00
View Document $2.00
View Certificate (Torrens) $3.00
View Tract Page $3.00
View Tract Card $3.00
The proposed fees are comparable to services provide...
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