Lancaster County Government

Lancaster County Government

Can you name the 13 cities/towns in Lancaster

County?

Can you name the 13 cities/towns in Lancaster

County?

Lincoln Hickman

Waverly

Bennet Davey

Denton

FirthHallam

Malcolm

Panama

Raymond

Roca

Sprague

Lancaster County Gov’tLancaster County Gov’t

Established 1855Organized 1859

Established 1855Organized 1859

County Board of CommissionersCounty Board of Commissioners

Power to make laws & enforce in county

Serve as Exec. & Leg. Branch

5 CommissionersEach represents

different district in county

Elected & Serve 4 yr. terms

Meets weekly

Power to make laws & enforce in county

Serve as Exec. & Leg. Branch

5 CommissionersEach represents

different district in county

Elected & Serve 4 yr. terms

Meets weekly

County Board of CommissionersCounty Board of Commissioners

DutiesWatch over towns & cities in countyOversee county budgetCounty BuildingsServices

Plowing snow country roadsRegistering votersMarriage/Drivers licenses

Sheriffs/CourtsBuild Bridges & roadsOversee rural libraries

DutiesWatch over towns & cities in countyOversee county budgetCounty BuildingsServices

Plowing snow country roadsRegistering votersMarriage/Drivers licenses

Sheriffs/CourtsBuild Bridges & roadsOversee rural libraries

Lancaster Counties Elected Administrators

Lancaster Counties Elected Administrators

County CommissionersDO NOT WRITE!!

County CommissionersDO NOT WRITE!!

Five Commissioners5 districtsSmoyer, Heier,

Schorr, Raybould, Hudkins

Has legislative and executive powers

Manage county funds, pass ordinances

Five Commissioners5 districtsSmoyer, Heier,

Schorr, Raybould, Hudkins

Has legislative and executive powers

Manage county funds, pass ordinances

County AssessorCounty Assessor

Supervises and directs assessment of all property in Lancaster county

Norman Agena

Supervises and directs assessment of all property in Lancaster county

Norman Agena

County AttorneyCounty Attorney

Serves legal counsel to Lancaster County and its elected officials

Prosecutes persons accused of breaking laws

Joe Kelly

Serves legal counsel to Lancaster County and its elected officials

Prosecutes persons accused of breaking laws

Joe Kelly

County ClerkCounty Clerk

Maintains official records for the countyi.e. marriage

licenses

Dan Nolte

Maintains official records for the countyi.e. marriage

licenses

Dan Nolte

County EngineerCounty Engineer

Designs, constructs, inspects, maintains, and repairs county roads, streets, and bridges

Don Thomas

Designs, constructs, inspects, maintains, and repairs county roads, streets, and bridges

Don Thomas

Public DefenderPublic Defender

Represents clients in felony and misdemeanor cases

Those that don’t pay for own lawyer

Dennis Keefe

Represents clients in felony and misdemeanor cases

Those that don’t pay for own lawyer

Dennis Keefe

Register of DeedsRegister of Deeds

Maintains records on deeds, mortgages, etc authorized by law

Norman Agena

Maintains records on deeds, mortgages, etc authorized by law

Norman Agena

County SheriffCounty Sheriff

Responsible for maintaining peace and enforcing law in rural areas of county and in towns and villages not having police departments

Terry Wagner

Responsible for maintaining peace and enforcing law in rural areas of county and in towns and villages not having police departments

Terry Wagner

County TreasurerCounty Treasurer

Receives all money collected by the county

Collects and distributes all taxes for county, school districts, and special districts

Andy Stebbing

Receives all money collected by the county

Collects and distributes all taxes for county, school districts, and special districts

Andy Stebbing