County Officials
Duties of Elected Officials
Most of the elected offices are required by the Constitution and their qualifications are set by the Constitution. County officials perform a wide variety of duties and are summarized below:
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Acts as the presiding officer and member of the Fiscal Court and serves as the county's executive and administrative official. |
Assesses or estimates the value of property for taxation purposes. |
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Constables
Charged with and serve various court documents such as summons, civil actions, and warrants. |
Serve as members of Fiscal Court and conduct business of the county. |
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Investigates certain types of deaths and attempts to determine their cause. |
Has custody of the county jail and all persons committed to the jail. |
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Serves as the legal counsel for county government and represents the county when they are named as parties in legal actions. |
Acts as a law enforcement official, collects real property taxes, provides court security, performs various other duties. |
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Automobile licenses, registers voters, and performs other election-related duties, files and stores various legal records and county records, and is responsible for county tax bills. |
Receipt of lawsuits and papers for the courts, being present during trials, receiving fines, issuing drivers' licenses, scheduling juries, handling bond money and operating the tape recording equipment which records District ,Circuit, & Family Court proceedings. |
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