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Lancaster County Government. Can you name the 13 cities/towns in Lancaster County?. Denton. Roca. Hickman. Lincoln. Raymond. Firth. Hallam. Waverly. Panama. Sprague. Davey. Bennet. Malcolm. Lancaster County Gov’t. Established 1855 Organized 1859. County Board of Commissioners.
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Can you name the 13 cities/towns in Lancaster County? Denton Roca Hickman Lincoln Raymond Firth Hallam Waverly Panama Sprague Davey Bennet Malcolm
Lancaster County Gov’t • 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
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
County CommissionersDO NOT WRITE!! • 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
County Attorney • 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
County Engineer • 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
Register of Deeds • 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
County Treasurer • Receives all money collected by the county • Collects and distributes all taxes for county, school districts, and special districts • Andy Stebbing