# April Long (R)

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### County Clerk
(Johnson)

Entered Office: 01-2023 Term Ends: 12-31-2030

April Long - Texas State Directory Online

April Long currently serves as Johnson County Clerk. She took office in January 2023.

2026 Texas General Election

Long: I have worked in the County Clerk’s
Office for 8 years, 2 as a Deputy Clerk, 2 as
the Recording Supervisor and 4 as the Chief
dDeputy of the Court Section. One of my
responsibilities as Chief Deputy is verifying
and submitting reports to OCA in a timely
manner as well as ensuring our computer
system is programmed to report correctly.
The last two Legislative years have come
with some major court fee changes, each
one takes months of work to review, update
our fee schedules and office procedures.

Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 12, 2022 - Page 3 of 36 - The Portal to Texas History

Question: What changes, if any, will you
make to improve customer service?
Keeton: In order to improve customer ser-
vice you must improve the working relation-
ship between the District Clerk and County
Clerk offices. I will focus on improving
employee efficiency, employee morale,
employee retention, employee training, pro-
motions within the office. I will do away with
the micromanaging style of leadership that
currently exists in the office. By working to
lessen the 15-20% employee turnover that
has affected the office in the past 4 years,
employees are more likely to stay where
they are appreciated. With these changes
this will improve customer service.
Long: Customer service will always be a
top priority to me. With the challenges we all
have faced through the current pandemic
and my responsibility as Chief Deputy; I
have ensured that those I manage under-
stand the importance that the citizens of our
County and those doing business with John-
son County receive the highest level of cus-
tomer service at all times.

The last two Legislative years have come
with some major court fee changes, each
one takes months of work to review, update
our fee schedules and office procedures.
Reviewing statute changes and updating our
procedures and policies to comply with
those changes is a crucial part of my job cur-
rently and of the County Clerk. Ensuring the
integrity of our records is another huge part
of the job of County Clerk, this is something
we take very seriously and review monthly to
ensure the accuracy of all records as well as
the security of non-public records.

...Reviewing statute changes and updating our
procedures and policies to comply with
those changes is a crucial part of my job cur-
rently and of the County Clerk. Ensuring the
integrity of our records is another huge part
of the job of County Clerk, this is something
we take very seriously and review monthly to
ensure the accuracy of all records as well as
the security of non-public records.

Prioritizes timely and accurate computer-system reporting.

Prioritizes customer service by directing staff to provide high-level service to county residents and businesses.

Prioritizes reviewing statutory changes and updating office procedures and policies to comply with them.

Prioritizes monthly reviews to maintain accurate records and protect nonpublic records.

- Prioritizes timely and accurate computer-system reporting.
- Prioritizes customer service by directing staff to provide high-level service to county residents and businesses.
- Prioritizes reviewing statutory changes and updating office procedures and policies to comply with them.
- Prioritizes monthly reviews to maintain accurate records and protect nonpublic records.

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April Long

April Long's campaign for Johnson County Clerk is her first entry into politics.

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Said, "I want to make sure that the public has access to information and that we are accountable to the citizens of Johnson County."

Plans to implement new technology to improve efficiency in the Clerk's office.

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- Serves as clerk of county’s commissioners court, attending and recording all sessions, as well as holding all records associated with the Court. Also assists county judge in court agenda preparation and posting notice for each meeting, along with other services requested by the Court.
- Works with judges, defendants, jurors, and attorneys of various courts, doing things like filing cases, issuing processes, maintaining minutes of court proceedings, collecting costs and fines, and arranging for commitments and appeals.
Administers all county and state elections as chief elections officer, except when the Commissioners Court has the tax assessor-collector or county elections administrator do that.
- Can serve as county recorder, where they determine whether a document is suitable for filing.They maintain documents like birth, death, and marriage certificates and real estate records, and act as a liaison to the Vital Statistics Section of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- County clerks are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county clerks range from $42,000 to $183,999, set by the county’s commissioners court.

Serves as clerk of county court and commissioners court.