Our Services

What Does the County Government Do For You

• Collect all of your property taxes, invest them, and distribute them to schools, cities, towns, and every special district
• Collect any delinquent taxes for all these entities
• Maintain all of your land records and property transactions
• Record vital statistics such as births, deaths, and marriages
• License your motor vehicles and boats
• The County funds recycling and refuse burial services
• Build, maintain, and plow public roads and bridges
• The County works with State officials to immunize your children and provides health care services to citizens
• Contribute to your libraries and senior citizen center
• Provide law enforcement, a circuit court system, and a district court system
• Call all juries and provide for the defense of the indigent
• Prosecute all felonies, and when criminals are found guilty, they provide detention centers to keep them off the street
• Provide emergency dispatch services for fire, law enforcement, and ambulances
• Provide search and rescue operations when people are lost or in danger
• Provide ambulance services when a private provider is not available
• Provide fairgrounds and parks for children to play in, as well as weed and animal control
• Provide fire protection and preparation and response to disasters such as fires, floods, and earthquakes
• Provide land-use planning and extension services such as 4-H and agricultural assistance
• Sponsor economic development loans to expand the economy