1. 11 St. Louis County Recorders Department Todays Discussion History of the recording feeHistory of the recording fee How did we get to where we are todayHow did we get to where we are today Overview of MN Statute 357.18 and 357.182Overview of MN Statute 357.18 and 357.182 Recorders Technology Fund Recorders Technology Fund County Integration Fund County Integration Fund Recording Standards/Performance Measures Recording Standards/Performance Measures

2. 2 In the beginning St. Louis County Recorders Department County recorders worked in a paper based world… Hand scribed records Manual Typewriters Electric Typewriters/Memory Cards Microfilm, Copiers, etc. Then Computers…

3. 33 Recording Fee St. Louis County Recorders Department 1989-MN Statute 383C.725 raised the St. Louis County recording fee to $15.00 $5.00 per doc./Equipment Fund 1991-Recording fee raised to $15.00 statewide 1992-State added a $2.00 surcharge $1.60/state &.40 retained by counties

4. 4 Recording Fee St. Louis County Recorders Department 1993 State increased the surcharge $4.50 $4.00/state &.50/counites Recording fee was $19.50 1994 $1.00 Equipment Fund Created 2001 State increased the surcharge $5.00.50 increase went to MN eRecording Task force Recording fee was $20.00

5. 55 Recording Fee St. Louis County Recorders Department 2002-I began to lobby MCRA to increase the recording fee 2004 MCRA passed resolution & developed strategy to increase the fee Kay Wrucke, Martin County Rec. 8/2005 County Fees and Recording Standards for Recording of Real Estate Documents passed into law

6. 66 How does it work? St. Louis County Recorders Department The base recording fee is now a flat $46.00 per document Created the Recorders Tech. Fund Created the County Integration Fund Created Performance Measures

7. 777 Performance Measures St. Louis County Recorders Department YEAR RECORDING DAYS PERCENTAGE 2006 No time limit 2007 15 60% 2008 15 70% 2009 15 80% 2010 15 90% 2011 10 90%

8. 888 New County Recording Fee St. Louis County Recorders Department Base fee is $46.00 pursuant to MN Statute 357.182 & prohibits counties from adding any type of add on fee 357.18, Subd. 1 (1) $10.50 State Surcharge $10.00 Recorders Technology Fund 357.18, Subd. 4 - D iscretion of the Recorder $ 25.50 in the County General Fund 357.182, Subd. 7, Creates the Integration Fund - $11.00 from the $25.50 General Fund. How?

9. 999 Recording Fee Structure St. Louis County Recorders Department Each county shall segregate the additional unallocated fee…) Base fee is $46.00 $ 10.50 State Surcharge $ 10.00 Recorders Technology Fund $ 11.00 Integration Fund $ 14.50 in the County General Fund

10. 10 Thank You Questions?