Function of Department

• Combine all valuations for each tax district and certify values to each tax district and the state
• Assist with preparation of township and cemetery budgets and annual reports
• Audit all budgets and file with the state
• Compute all tax levies and prepare levy sheets
• Prepare real estate, personal property and state assessed tax roll and certify to County Treasurer
• Prepare added and abated taxes to original tax statement/tax roll
• Balance and certify distribution of motor vehicle taxes to County Treasurer
• Accumulate and file a bonded indebtedness report of all county tax entities
• Homestead Refund Assistance    Homestead Refund 

Duties of Clerk

SECRETARY TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Keep County Commissioners’ official records

BOOKKEEPING

Process accounts payable for all county department
Process county payroll and prepare all reports necessary
Duplicate ledgers to the County Treasurer
Maintain duplicate check registers

PERSONNEL

Maintain personnel files
Collect applications for all county vacancies
Maintain copy of current county policy

County Election Office  

• Voter registration site
• Maintain registration database
• Verify registration validity
• Generate registration list and reports
• Accept filings for public office
• Prepare newspaper publications for elections
• Assist with selection of election board workers
• Prepare ballots
• Make available advanced voting for voters
• Prepare results and provisional ballots for County Board of Canvassers
• Certify election results to the public and Secretary of State
• Prepare Certificate of Nomination and Certificate of Election forms
• Record all election results in permanent record

County Election Page

Q. Where do I register to vote:
A. The County Clerk’s office or at the Driver’s License Examiner’s office when you renew your license. Sometimes political organizations set up booths at local businesses close to election time at which you can register also.

Q. Do we have county zoning?
A. Yes, Contact the Zoning & Planning Department

Q. Who takes care of the cemeteries?
A. For the Hugoton Cemetery contact the City of Hugoton.  For the Moscow Cemetery contact the City of Moscow.  The rest of the cemeteries are all handled by a variety of people.