The County Clerk's Office handles many administrative duties for Jefferson County. These duties include:
- Acts as the Secretary to the Board of County Commissioners by scheduling meetings, preparing and distributing the agenda and recording and distributing official meeting minutes.
- Responsible for keeping official record of the Board of County Commissioners
- Serves as the County Election Officer
- Responsible for Human Resources
- Administrator of County Payroll
- Administrator of Accounts Payable
- Review budgets for all County taxing entities
- Prepare budgets for cemeteries, townships, fire districts, drainage and watershed districts
- Calculate and set mill levies for all taxing entities
- Swears in elected officials and various board members
- Certifies Tax Unit Boundary Maps
- Issues Cereal Malt Beverage Licenses
- Register Scrap Metal Dealers
- Sell Kansas Wildlife and Parks permits
- Maintains inventory for Jefferson County
- Keeps Real Estate Ownership Records (Assessment Roll)
- Prepare and add special assessments and state assessed utilities to tax roll
- Prepares the tax roll for the County
News and Announcements
Election News No primary election will be necessary for August 2023. A primary is needed when more than 3 times the number of candidates file for the position. For example, for 1 position, if 4 people file it would require a primary. See the candidate list on the Elections Section of this website.