SHERIFF• Scott Lindsey
• Office: 519 N. Grand Ave., Suite 101; 417-967-4165
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2020
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/sheriff
The sheriff’s office patrols the county, responds to calls for service and investigates crimes. The office also oversees the Texas County Jail.
CORONER• Marie Lasater
• Office: P.O. Box 894, Licking; 573-247-1672
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2020
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/coroner
The coroner investigates deaths that are the result of violence by homicide, suicide or accident, as well as unforeseen sudden deaths where a physician has not been consulted in the previous 36 hours.
SURVEYOR• Chuck Manier
• Office: 100 E. Walnut; 417-967-2777
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2020
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/surveyor
The county surveyor does not receive a salary from the county. It is the responsibility of the county or an individual wanting a survey to pay for services. The county surveyor records all surveys in a county surveyors plat book. The county surveyor is a member of the board of equalization. Since 1993, the county surveyor and county commission have worked with Missouri to document 10 sections or quarter section corners per year.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR• Connie Thompson
• Office: 519 N. Grand Ave., Suite 205; 417-967-2669
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2020
The public administrator is responsible for the custodial and administrative tasks for estates of the deceased and estates of minors and incapacitated or disabled people where there is no legal guardian or conservator. The public administrator also serves as the court-appointed guardian, conservator, personal representative, fiduciary or surrogate for people or descendants when no one is willing or qualified.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY• Parke Stevens Jr.
• Office: 519 N. Grand Ave.; 417-967-2029
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2022
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/prosecuting-attorney
The prosecutor represents the state in all criminal cases in the county. The office also collects delinquent child support and performs bad check collection.
COLLECTOR-TREASURER• Tammy Cantrell
• Offices: 210 N. Grand Ave., Suite 101 (collector); 210 N. Grand Ave., Suite 107 (treasurer); 417-967-2580
• Term: expires March 31, 2021
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/collector-treasurer
The treasurer is responsible for receiving, disbursing and investing all funds for the county and ensuring money is segregated into separate funds. The collector is responsible for collecting real estate and personal property taxes. It also generates licenses for county merchants.
COUNTY CLERK• Laura Crowley
• Office: 210 N. Grand Ave., Suite 311; 417-967-2112
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2022
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/county-clerk
The county clerk is responsible for responsible for managing and conducting elections. The office also is charged with keeping accurate records of the orders and meetings of the county commission. The clerk is the budget/accounting officer for the county and accounts for all monies expended from and received into the various county funds. The clerk maintains payroll files, administers employee benefits and processes account payables. The office issues county liquor and auctioneers licenses. The clerk’s office also certifies the county assessed valuation totals and assists political subdivisions in setting tax levies.
COUNTY ASSESSOR• Debbie James
• Office: 210 N. Grand Ave., Suite 201; 417-967-4709
• Term: expires Aug. 31, 2021
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/assessor
The assessor is responsible for tracking all taxable real and tangible personal property in Texas County and assessing the property annually. Assessed valuation provides the tax base for property taxes levied by the county and its political subdivisions, including schools, townships, the county library, sheltered workshop and municipalities.
ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGE• Douglas Gaston
• Office: 519 N. Grand Ave.; 417-967-3663
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2022
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/associate-circuit-judge
Criminal and civil cases are handled from the Texas County Justice Center. The associate division hears and resolves a wide variety of cases. Texas County is included in the 25th Judicial Circuit along with Phelps, Pulaski and Maries counties.
CIRCUIT CLERK • Marci Mosley
• Office: 519 N. Grand Ave.; 417-967-3742
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2022
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/circuit-clerk
The court clerk’s office maintains records of criminal and civil cases in the circuit and associate circuit courts. Collection of court costs is performed by the office, and it is the responsibility of the office to see that jury members are summoned for terms.
RECORDER OF DEEDS• Lindsay Koch
• Office: 210 N. Grand, Suite 209; 417-967-8438
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2022
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/departments/recorder-of-deeds
The recorder is responsible for recording documents in three main areas: real estate, uniform commercial code and marriage licenses. In addition, servicemen’s records, tax liens and miscellaneous documents not in these areas might be recorded.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR• Clinton Schwarz
• Office: 210 N. Grand, Suite 209; 417-967-6536 or 619-405-9826 (cell)
• Term: appointed by county commission
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov/emergency-management
The office works to protect lives and property in the county that are natural and manmade. It develops a county emergency operations plan to address the coordination of government departments and agencies in the event of an emergency.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
• Offices: Texas County Administrative Center, 210 N. Grand Ave., Suite 301; 417-967-3222.
• Email: commission@texascountymissouri.gov
• Website: www.texascountymissouri.gov
The county commission serves as the county executive body, establishing policy and management of the budget. At least one commissioner is in the administrative center from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. every weekday. Commission sessions are Wednesday and Thursday.
Presiding Commissioner Scott Long
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2022
District 1 Commissioner John Casey
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2020
District 2 Commissioner Doyle Heiney
• Term: expires Dec. 31, 2020