What Tom Mowle Will Bring to El Paso County as Clerk and Recorder, Part 2: Service
Service
I believe government exists to serve the people. Its offices and the services they provide should be easily accessible. My Public Trustee office is open five days a week, even in bad weather, so people can stop their foreclosure or file papers. The information on my website is available free of charge, so people can find answers to many questions on their own schedule. We do this without spending more money, because I have made my office more efficient, and focused our efforts on our central missions. With my election, you will get excellent service in the office of Clerk and Recorder.
Right now, County offices are not offering good service. Most County offices are open only four days a week. One of the Commissioners has told me that people don’t seem to mind – at least, he never hears any complaints. I do. Almost every Friday, people are in the lobby of my building wondering why the Veterans Services office is closed. The current Clerk’s approach to service was to set up his phones so that if you called the published number, you could never reach a live person in the office. That’s not the service you deserve. My deputies answer their phones, and if you want to talk directly to me, you can.
When I am Clerk and Recorder, my staff and I will be available to serve the public during normal business hours. I will find a way to maintain early voting centers outside the City of Colorado Springs – restoring the ones the current Clerk shut down in the Fountain Valley, Tri-Lakes, and Falcon/Peyton. I will help people vote by collecting Mail-In Ballots at every polling place, a service the current Clerk opposed. I will improve the website so you can easily find information on elections and on recorded documents, without having to pay for it.
Read more: What Tom Mowle Will Bring to El Paso County as Clerk and Recorder, Part 3: Accountability
