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Payne County Clerk
Glenna Craig (Stillwater/Republican)
“Welcome to the Payne County Clerk's website. I, as well as my staff, strive to be a public service driven office. I hope that you find the website informative and helpful.” -Glenna Craig
Glenna Hall-Craig has dedicated more than 38 years to public service in Payne County, building a distinguished career in county government founded on integrity, transparency, fiscal responsibility, and exceptional customer service. Elected by the citizens of Payne County as County Clerk in 2012, she previously served as Secretary of the County Election Board and Chief Deputy Assessor, gaining extensive experience across multiple areas of county government.
A lifelong resident of Stillwater and Payne County, Glenna graduated from Stillwater High School and attended Oklahoma State University, where she pursued studies in Business Management and Finance. She and her husband, Gordy Craig, have been married for 38 years. They are the proud parents of Lauren Craig-O'Brien and her husband, Sean O’Brien, and Taylor Craig and his wife, Sarah Craig—all graduates of Oklahoma State University—and grandparents to Isla O'Brien and Knox Craig.
Throughout her career, Glenna has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to serving both her county and her community. She is a Past President of Stillwater Frontier Rotary and continues to serve on its Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Oklahoma Special Olympics Summer Games Committee where she has volunteered and support special needs across the state for a number of years, and has served on numerous local nonprofit boards, including Stillwater Group Homes and Empower, among others.
As Payne County Clerk, Glenna has led significant modernization efforts to improve government transparency, efficiency, and public access. Under her leadership, the Clerk's Office launched a free online land records search system, implemented complimentary property fraud alerts for county property owners, expanded online access to county records, and enhanced the County Clerk's website with board meeting minutes and recordings, county budgets, policies, bids, audit reports, land record forms, and other important public information. She and her staff have established a culture centered on professionalism, accountability, and outstanding customer service.
As the county's principal record keeper, Glenna oversees the preservation and management of all legal documents filed within the County Clerk's Office, including deeds, mortgages, plats, oil and gas leases, mineral leases, liens, military discharge papers, and other official records. In addition, the Clerk's Office administers county payroll, employee benefits, and human resources for all county employees.
Glenna also oversees the accounting and reporting of Payne County's dedicated sales tax funds, ensuring accurate calculation, collection, distribution, and financial analysis for departments receiving sales tax revenues. She serves as secretary to numerous county boards, including the Board of County Commissioners, Budget Board, Excise and Equalization Board, Tax Roll Corrections Board, Payne County Economic Development, and the Payne County Facilities Authority. Her office prepares agendas, minutes, official recordings, and maintains the permanent records of these public meetings.
Responsible for recording appropriations and expenditures across more than 150 county financial accounts, Glenna plays a key role in developing the county's annual budget, working closely with the county's certified public accountant to prepare and administer a budget exceeding $39 million. As County Purchasing Agent, she ensures that county purchasing, bidding, leasing, and procurement processes comply with Oklahoma law while safeguarding taxpayer dollars through sound fiscal oversight.
Committed to professional excellence, Glenna has completed all required County Clerk Basic, Advanced I, and Advanced II Certifications, as well as advanced County Assessor accreditation. She has also received specialized training in the preservation of historic land records, maps, and school records.
During her tenure, Glenna has implemented numerous operational improvements that have strengthened the security, efficiency, and integrity of county government. These initiatives include establishing secure cyber backup systems, enhancing network security, removing Social Security numbers from publicly accessible records, relocating confidential records to secure storage, restoring sound filing practices, improving purchasing and inventory systems, modernizing office software, expanding public access terminals, implementing over-the-counter document return procedures, tracking federal grant funding, strengthening financial accountability measures, and reinstating comprehensive staff certification and training programs.
Glenna Hall-Craig's leadership reflects a lifelong commitment to responsible government, transparent public service, and preserving the trust placed in her by the citizens of Payne County. Through decades of experience and a dedication to continuous improvement, she remains focused on delivering efficient, accessible, and accountable county government for the people she serves as well as mentoring young professionals as the next generation of leaders.
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