Citizens of Manatee County elect the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller to a 4 year term. Angelina M. Colonneso oversees a staff of more than 275 people, responsible for performing nearly 1,000 constitutional or statutory functions.
The Florida Constitution established the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller as a public trustee, independently elected to protect public funds and public records while executing the functions of Clerk of the Circuit Court, County Comptroller, Treasurer and Auditor, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners and County Recorder.
The citizens of Manatee County elect the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller to a term of four years. Angelina M. Colonneso is the current Clerk of the Court. R.B. "Chips" Shore served as Manatee County's Clerk & Comptroller from 1976 through July of 2015. The Clerk oversees a staff of more than 275 people, responsible for performing nearly 1,000 constitutional or statutory functions or duties, representing the broadest and most diverse mantle of responsibility of any locally elected official.
