ABOUT THE CLERK & COMPTROLLER

The current Osceola Clerk of the Circuit Court & County Comptroller is Kelvin Soto, Esq. Elected in 2020, Clerk & Comptroller Soto previously served two terms on the Osceola County School Board A US Navy veteran and native of Puerto Rico, Clerk & Comptroller Soto holds a bachelor's degree in business, a master's degree in public health from San Diego State University, and a juris doctorate degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

One of the oldest constitutional officers in Florida, the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court was created in 1838 Over the past 185 years, the role has expanded to serving as a check and balance on county spending

The Clerk & Comptroller exercises duties outlined by the Florida Constitution, Florida Statute, court rules, and other regulations, and serves in five main roles which encompass more than 1,000 individual duties on the public's behalf:

Clerk of Courts; County Comptroller; Ex-Officio Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners; County Recorder; and County Auditor