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Tami Pearce Simmons, Glades County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Glades County, FL | Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
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Clerk to Board

Article V and Article VIII of the Florida Constitution provide the basis for the role of the Clerk. Pursuant to these sections of the Florida Constitution, the offices of clerks of the circuit courts in each county are designated as the “ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners, auditor, recorder, and custodian of all county funds.”

The Glades County Finance Department is under the supervision of the Glades County Clerk of the Court & County Comptroller, Tami Pearce Simmons.

Duties of the Clerk

  1. Keep the records and minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
  2. Custodian of the Board seal and has the authority to affix the seal to any instrument when necessary
  3. Give copies of writings in his or her custody as the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
  4. Perform such other duties as the Board may direct
  1. Keeping the Board’s accounts
  2. Receiving and depositing funds of the county
  3. Keeping an accurate and complete set of books
  4. Investing excess county funds
  1. Verify expenditures are for lawful and public purposes
  2. Inspect and examine all accounts of the Board at all times
  3. Act as a “watchdog” of the Board’s financial activities
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