Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Barbie Higginbotham, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller for Dixie County, Florida was elected as the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller on November 2020. The Clerk of the Circuit Court is an elected office established according to the Florida Constitution for the purpose of serving the citizens of each county as a public trustee. As an elected official, the Clerk of the Circuit Court helps provide for the system of “checks and balances” that is the very foundation of the American form of government.
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Dixie County Clerk of Court
October 9, 2026
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
In an effort to be honest and transparent with the citizens of Dixie County, we want to inform you that on October 8th, we contacted Florida's Governor, Ron DeSantis, Florida's Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) and Blaise Ingoglia, Florida's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), per the Dixie County Board of County Commissioners request to ask for assistance regarding the serious financial circumstances we are facing.
Let me start by explaining that September is the end of the fiscal year, it runs from October to September. It is a very trying and tight time for small deficit counties as we wait for revenues to start coming in. Not to mention the fact that we are still trying to recover from four hurricanes in a two-year period and major flooding to our county.
We have requested that the State of Florida review our financial circumstances and give us guidance as to how to move forward.
If anyone has any questions, please come to the office and we will gladly sit down with you to address any concerns.