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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