County Clerk

Duties and Responsibilities

The County Clerk is responsible for a wide range of duties that are set out in the Oklahoma State Statues. The Clerk is elected into office every four years by the residents of Kiowa County.

Serve as Secretary to the Kiowa County Board of Commissioners; attend Commissioner meetings; prepare and post agendas and keep meeting minutes; maintain proceedings of Commissioners meeting, including all contracts and agreements entered into by the County.

Provide support to the Annual Budget process and prepare monthly and special meeting agendas.

Serve as Secretary to the County Excise Board, which is responsible for final approval of the County Budget and property tax levy.

Receives and compiles all budgets submitted by cities, towns and school districts in the County; presents budgets to the County Excise Board and on the State Auditor’s Office.

Receives all claims filed against the County.

Serves as records keeper for the County. All documents relating to real estate i.e. deeds, mortgages, mineral interests, plats liens, judgments as well as State and Federal liens and military discharge records. All records are open to the public under the State’s Open Records Act.

Is also secretary for the Equalization Board, Tax Roll Correction Board, and the Kiowa County Industrial Development Authority Board.

The County Clerk is responsible for all Payroll, Inventory, Accounts Payable, and process all Purchase Orders.