Berks County Prothonotary
The Prothonotary is the chief clerk of the Civil Division of the Court of Common Pleas. The prothonotary is responsible for keeping all records pertaining to civil cases and maintaining court dockets.The prothonotary records all judgements and awards made by the Curt and when they are paid. Divorce records, municipal tax records, merchandise liens, and jury records are also the prothonotary’s responsibility. This office processes applications for passports.Term: 4 years. 2025 salary: $101,694Your ballot may contain more races than you see here
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Jonathan K. Del Collo
(Rep)
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(Dem)
1. What skills, knowledge, and experience do you have to help you be an effective Prothonotary?
2. What are your top 3 priorities should you be elected Prothonotary?
3. The Prothonotary is responsible for filing, recording, and processing all civil actions, judgements, liens, family court matters, and similar items. What ideas do you have for improving access to records while maintaining the security of personal identifying information?
Education, Experience
BA Degree - American University; 19 years working in Prothonotary Office - 10 as Chief Deputy and 9 as Acting Prothonotary/Prothonotary.
Qualifications
19 years of experience working in the office, first as Chief Deputy Prothonotary for 10 years, followed by Acting Prothonotary/Prothonotary for 9 years.
Campaign Phone
6107633702
I have been doing the job the last nine years and believe I have made a positive difference and have succeeded. I also believe that having been Chief Deputy Prothonotary for ten years helped prepare me with the requisite knowledge and experience to perform the job.
1. Implement a new case management, e-filing, cashiering/payments system to replace the degrading one we currently are using.
2. Continue to cross-train staff to make the office as efficient and effective as possible. By cross-training, we have saved Berks County taxpayers over $2 million by eliminating positions mostly through attrition.
3. Continue to preserve historic documents. We have preserved thus far in my tenure almost 1 million records, but there is more work to be done!
Improving secure access to our records has always been a main goal of mine. During my first term, I implemented the first of its kind mobile application for our customers and visitors so information could be accessed securely 24/7/365. This mobile application also gives users the ability to communicate with me directly. We have also upgraded our website to provide more resources. Our new case management and e-filing system will greatly enhance safe and secure access to records.
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