Tanya Flanagan for Clark County Recorder

Records Office Priorities

Clark County Recorder’s Office

The Clark County Recorder’s Office plays a vital role in protecting property rights, preserving public records, administering statutory recording requirements, and ensuring transparency in government.

The Recorder’s Office is a constitutional office with statutory responsibilities that extend beyond customer service — it is responsible for preserving legal documents that protect property rights and ensure public accountability.

My priorities focus on strengthening institutional integrity, improving operational performance, safeguarding statutory compliance, and maintaining public trust through disciplined leadership and responsible modernization. The Recorder’s Office requires leadership that understands not only daily operations, but the systems, fiscal responsibilities, and legal framework that govern them.

Technology Modernization & Record Accessibility

Public records must be accessible, accurate, and secure in a digital-first environment. Modernization must be structured, compliant, and sustainable.

Key Initiatives:

  • Expand and optimize secure electronic recording platforms
  • Improve online search functionality and digital record accessibility
  • Enhance indexing precision and digital search accuracy
  • Strengthen system performance monitoring and operational continuity safeguards
  • Ensure all technology upgrades align with Nevada Revised Statutes, including NRS Chapter 247

Modernization must improve service delivery without compromising compliance, stability, or record integrity.

Strengthening Interagency Coordination

The Recorder’s Office works alongside the Assessor, Treasurer, Clerk, Planning Department, courts, and state agencies. Strong coordination improves efficiency and protects the reliability of public records.

Priority Actions:

  • Improve document flow between departments
  • Reduce redundancies and prevent processing delays
  • Strengthen data consistency across county systems
  • Enhance structured communication between agencies
  • Promote accountability through procedural alignment

Effective interagency coordination strengthens countywide governance and service delivery.

Enhancing Corporate & Professional Recording Services

Clark County processes a significant volume of recordings from title companies, lenders, attorneys, and other professional submitters. Structured engagement improves system-wide efficiency while maintaining neutrality and equal access.

Focus Areas:

  • Clarify submission standards and statutory compliance requirements
  • Improve communication with high-volume submitters
  • Strengthen e-recording workflow consistency
  • Reduce preventable rejections through clearer guidelines
  • Maintain fair and consistent service standards for all users

Professional engagement strengthens operational performance across the recording system.

Strengthening Record Accuracy & Internal Quality Control

Accuracy is foundational to the Recorder’s Office. Precise indexing and disciplined review procedures protect property rights and public trust.

Commitments Include:

  • Strengthening internal quality-control procedures
  • Expanding cross-training to improve indexing consistency
  • Standardizing workflow practices across divisions
  • Reducing preventable recording errors
  • Reinforcing performance accountability and procedural clarity

Operational precision ensures long-term institutional stability.

Protecting Against Property Fraud & Safeguarding Records

Property fraud and unauthorized filings are growing concerns nationwide. The Recorder’s Office must remain proactive in protecting document integrity while maintaining lawful public access.

Security Priorities:

  • Strengthen internal safeguards that support document authenticity
  • Promote enrollment in property notification alert systems
  • Expand fraud awareness resources for residents
  • Support secure recording practices that reduce vulnerability
  • Coordinate appropriately with relevant authorities when suspicious activity is identified

Protecting property rights requires vigilance, education, and disciplined oversight.

Fiscal Responsibility & Statutory Compliance

The Recorder’s Office carries important fiscal and statutory responsibilities, including the administration of recording fees and Real Property Transfer Tax under Nevada law.

Leadership Responsibilities:

  • Ensure responsible fiscal management and transparent oversight
  • Maintain strict compliance with Nevada Revised Statutes governing recording functions
  • Provide accountability in technology investments and operational expenditures
  • Protect the integrity of revenue processes associated with statutory recording duties

Sound fiscal discipline and statutory adherence are essential to institutional credibility.

Clark County Deserves a Recorder Who

Clark County deserves a Recorder who understands the operational, statutory, fiscal, and administrative responsibilities of this constitutional office. These priorities are designed to strengthen internal systems, protect public trust, preserve property rights, and ensure the Recorder’s Office operates with efficiency, accuracy, accountability, and long-term stability.

Service & Community Leadership

Tanya Flanagan has a long record of civic engagement, nonprofit leadership, and board governance throughout Clark County.

Executive & Board Leadership

  • President & Treasurer, National Association of Black Journalists – Las Vegas Chapter
  • President, Susan G. Komen Nevada Board of Directors
  • Interim Executive Director, Susan G. Komen Nevada
  • Chair, Las Vegas Urban League Community Action Agency Board of Directors
  • Founding Board Member, Las Vegas Urban League
  • Western Region Vice President, National Urban League Young Professionals
  • Founding President, Las Vegas Urban League Young Professionals
  • Member & Secretary, Urban Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
  • Member & Treasurer, Las Vegas Chapter of The Girl Friends, Inc.
  • Board Member, Greater Las Vegas After-School All-Stars
  • Board Member, Academy of Excellence Charter School

Civic & Community Engagement

  • Member, Sheriff’s African-American Advisory Council
  • Member, Advisory Council to Las Vegas Urban League
  • Member, Three Square Food Bank Capacity Building Team & Advisory Council
  • Chair, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Theta Theta Omega – Our Seniors Committee
  • Committee Lead, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Social Justice Public Servants Guide Committee
  • Financial Secretary, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Theta Theta Omega Chapter
  • Connections Committee Chair, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Recognitions & Honors

  • Leadership Development Award, Far Western Region, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (2023)
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Survivor Shero (2017)
  • Certificate of Recognition, Clark County Summer Business Institute (2017)
  • Community Service Award (2008)
  • Community Citizen of the Year Award (2007)
  • Nominated Top 40 Under 40 in Business Las Vegas (2006)
  • Nevada Press Association First Place Award (1996)