Donna Flood says she will be a “hard worker” if elected Murray County clerk of Superior Court.
A Republican, Flood faces incumbent Democrat Connie Gallman Reed in the Nov. 6 election.
This is Flood’s first race for elected office. Asked why she decided to run, she said, “Because I care about our community and our residents. I feel that I would do a great job in that position and I feel that I can help our community out.”
Asked what she would do differently from Reed, Flood said she will “offer experience in record keeping and customer service.”
“I deal with people day in and day out,” said Flood. “I work as an (on-call) nurse at the Murray Medical Center where I deal with families and patients. I deal with vendors and accounts at Shaw (Industries). I do it because I want to help people.”
Flood said she has done a “great job” at Shaw where she has worked for 24 years.
“My responsibility as (accounts payable department lead and records management coordinator) is to maintain records in our department to ensure they are in compliance,” said Flood. “I ensure it is accurate, complete, and the required retention meets the company’s legal, fiscal and operational needs.”
Flood said she is confident her skills will fit the clerk position. She said first she will “sit down with individual clerks and see if they know how to improve the office in a way that saves taxpayer money.”
“Technology is out there and that office can be updated,” said Flood. “We need to expand. I would like to grow things like child support payments to allow individuals to print out their records by keying in their information. They need information at ease.”
Extending office hours would be another priority.
“We need to be open after 5 to help people who can’t get over there in time,” said Flood. “If done, it would make some positions more flexible with schedules and keep our hourly positions at eight hours.”
Flood is a lifelong resident of Murray County and graduated from Murray County High School in 1988. She has been attending Dalton State College part time since 2008 in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in management. She has an adult son and is a member of Victory Baptist Church in Dalton.
Local News
October 20, 2012
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Police and Fire Games: Dalton firefighter snags second place
Mason Martin, back right, cheers on his mother, Serena Martin, an officer with the Dalton Police Department, as she pushes a patrol car as part of an obstacle course to determine the “Toughest Overall” during the Georgia Police and Fire Games on Monday at the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Department’s firing range. (Misty Watson/The Daily Citizen)
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