1. Lancaster County Government

2. Can you name the 13 cities/towns in Lancaster County? Lincoln Hickman Waverly Bennet Davey Denton Firth Hallam Malcolm Panama Raymond Roca Sprague

3. Lancaster County Gov’t  Established 1855  Organized 1859  Established 1855  Organized 1859

4. 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

5. 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

6. Lancaster Counties Elected Administrators

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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