Lynn M. Todaro - Stark County Clerk of Common Pleas Court
Lynn Miller Todaro was elected to a full term as Stark County Clerk of Courts on November 3, 2020. A long-time employee of The Timken Company, she has been a life-long resident of Stark County, with the exception of time having worked in Iowa and Tennessee for Electrolux Home Products. Her past employment has been many years in Records Control and Purchasing Departments. Lynn has volunteered for a variety of organizations in the local area. She has been a member of Stanwood Community Church and St. Johns United Church of Christ. She is a graduate of Tuslaw High School and Hiram College. Lynn Has 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren.
The Clerk of Court's Duties
In Ohio, the Clerk of Common Pleas Court provides two fundamental but distinctive services.
The Clerk of Court's office, is the "core of the Court", playing a vital role in serving the interests of justice. Some of the duties include filing, docketing, indexing and preserving all court pleadings for civil, felony criminal and domestic relations cases. The Clerk also collects and disburses fines and court costs on behalf of the Court. The solid foundation for an organized smoothly functioning court system is the Clerk of Courts. The Stark County Clerk of Courts has taken an innovative approach in an attempt to automate the entire criminal justice cycle, in order to perform these duties more efficiently.
The Clerk of Common Pleas Court is also the agent for the State of Ohio's Automobile and Watercraft Title Division issuing nearly 400,000 vehicle title transactions per year. A certificate of title is documented proof of ownership of a vehicle. The Stark County Clerk has located four Auto Title Offices with a State of Ohio Deputy Registrar, making it possible to transfer an auto title and obtain license plates at the same location.