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“The clerk’s office is your office. It’s not just for lawyers, it’s for all of you,” Diane Bruce told the audience at last Wednesday’s “meet the candidates” forum.
Bruce has served as county clerk since August, 1977, when she was appointed by judges Carlton Penn and Rayner Snead to fill the vacancy created by E. M. Jones’ resignation. In 1978, she ran for election to finish Jones’ term. “Now I’m running for another eight year term,” explained Bruce, who doesn’t have an opponent in her bid for the constitutional office.
The clerk of a small county wears three hats, she explained. “First, I serve the board of supervisors as clerk since Rappahannock doesn’t have a county administrator.” Bruce said she assists the supervisors with filing, scheduling meetings, completing reports, handling correspondence and other paper work and with personnel matters and payroll.
As clerk to the circuit court, she helps the judges administer court by keeping all court dockets, filing casfes, probating wills, managing jury selection and summonsing witnesses.
“The clerk is also recorder of deeds, wills and marriage licenses. We often have people in the office looking up geneologies. You can apply for a passport or a grower’s license there... We’re everything from soup to nuts. We do it all. And if we don’t know how to do it, we’ll find someone who does!” Bruce promised.
Commissioner Of Revenue
“Our office has three main areas of responsibility: first to the state of Virginia, second to local government and third to the taxpayers of Rappahannock County,” said commissioner of revenue Merle Scoggin.
Scoggin explained that her office processes state income taxes, receiving estimated taxes throughout the year. “We serve as the connection to the state on anything pertaining to taxes.”
For local government, the commissioner prepares personal property tax records for the real estate book which serves as a reference book as well as the basis for local taxes. The commissioner administers
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