Author: Eric Schmitz

Due to the rapid spreading of the novel coronavirus, our annual Spring Recorders Conference is to be postponed and rescheduled. We are looking at August 18-20. Check back for updates. The Indiana State Board of Accounts has sent the following letter to all Indiana Recorders: Recorders, As you are aware the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is starting Read More …

Fellow Recorders, The agenda for our 2020 annual conference is complete. We know many of you have been asking about it for your Auditors. Wait no more! 2020 IRA Conference Agenda

Attention Recorders! We are having a “lanyard drive” this year at our conference. If you would like to gather up all the old lanyards and plastic badge holders from past conferences, we will have a box at registration to collect them for re-use. (I found nine of the things in my desks! -Eric) This is Read More …

We are happy to report that the Getting Started Guide for Indiana Recorders has been updated and published. Our deep thanks to the Education Committee for getting this accomplished! We will begin working on a 2020 revision of the Indiana Recorders Manual very soon, with a targeted release date of July 31.

All Recorders are encouraged to join us for our annual conference on April 14-16, 2020, at the Hilton Downtown Indianapolis. We are expecting to have an agenda from the State Board of Accounts in early March, and our own detailed schedule should follow soon after. For now, you can find registration forms (for Recorders and Read More …

The Association of Indiana Counties is holding the 2019 Annual Conference from September 30 to October 3 in French Lick. The golf outing is at 11am on Monday (Sept. 3), and conference registration opens at 3pm. Our affiliate meeting runs from 8am to Noon on Tuesday. Breakfast will be available, provided by AIC. Our association Read More …

We received this very nice thank you note from the St. Vincent Foundation for the donations to benefit the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital!

The Indiana Electronic Recording Commission has completed its mission and published the Electronic Recording Commission Standards. We thank all commission members for their work: Jamie Chapman, Daviess County Recorder; Nichole Keller, Clay County Recorder; Anita Mather, Allen County Recorder; Jessica McAlpin, Underwriting Counsel at Fidelity National Title Group; and Kevin Quinn, Senior Vice President of Retail Lending Read More …

Here are some of the slide show presentations from the Indiana Recorders Association’s 2019 annual conference: Topic: E-Recording Bob Grohol (eRecording Partners Network): e-Recording for Submitters Joe DeLuca (Corporation Services Company): e-Recording – Getting Started Big Scary Topic: Blockchain Nick Fankhauser (Doxpop): Blockchain for Smarties Kevin Cook (Computer Systems, Inc.): Blockchain – What does it mean for Read More …

[Update: The district meeting agendas are now available here. There are also some meeting materials posted here for you to print out ahead of time.] Save the date(s)! The district meetings of the Indiana Recorders Association are coming up in June. Dates and information are as follows: 19 June 2019: South Districts meeting, The Seasons Read More …