Lancaster County Government
Can you name the 13 cities/towns in Lancaster County? Lincoln Hickman Waverly Bennet Davey Denton Firth Hallam Malcolm Panama Raymond Roca Sprague
Lancaster County Gov’t Established 1855 Organized 1859 Established 1855 Organized 1859
County Board of Commissioners Power to make laws & enforce in county Serve as Exec. & Leg. Branch 5 Commissioners Each 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 Commissioners Each represents different district in county Elected & Serve 4 yr. terms Meets weekly
County Board of Commissioners Duties Watch over towns & cities in county Oversee county budget County Buildings Services Plowing snow country roads Registering voters Marriage/Drivers licenses Sheriffs/Courts Build Bridges & roads Oversee rural libraries Duties Watch over towns & cities in county Oversee county budget County Buildings Services Plowing snow country roads Registering voters Marriage/Drivers licenses Sheriffs/Courts Build Bridges & roads Oversee rural libraries
Lancaster Counties Elected Administrators
County Commissioners DO NOT WRITE!! Five Commissioners 5 districts Smoyer, Heier, Schorr, Raybould, Hudkins Has legislative and executive powers Manage county funds, pass ordinances Five Commissioners 5 districts Smoyer, Heier, Schorr, Raybould, Hudkins Has legislative and executive powers Manage county funds, pass ordinances
County 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 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 Clerk Maintains official records for the county i.e. marriage licenses Dan Nolte Maintains official records for the county i.e. marriage licenses Dan Nolte
County 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 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 Deeds Maintains records on deeds, mortgages, etc authorized by law Norman Agena Maintains records on deeds, mortgages, etc authorized by law Norman Agena
County 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 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