County Clerk

The County Clerk is a constitutional officer and is elected by the people for a term of four years.  The specific work of the office is prescribed by the Legislature.  Duties of the office range from being secretary to the County Commission, taking and maintaining the official minutes which are available for public viewing, to conducting a great deal of the State’s taxation duties within the County.  The Clerk also serves as a member of the County Records Commission.  Other duties relating to licenses including issuing vehicle registrations, boat registrations, marriage license, business license, as well as game and fish license.  Applications for Notary Publics and county beer license are also processed by the County Clerk .  In addition, various and numerous public records generated by other offices within the county are  kept on file by the Clerk.