Who's Who in Local Government?
County
Boards and Commissions
Create and Enable Laws
Watches over other departments
Sheriff
In charge of programs
D.A.R.E.
Crime Stoppers
k-9 Program
I Live Alone
Mainly law enforcement
Treasurer
County's financial banker
State's Attorney
Chief Prosecuting Officer
Lawyer for the County
Supervisor of Assessments
County Appraiser
County Recorder
In charge of records of land in the county
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Court Record Keeper
Helps out in court
Maintains Court Records
Collects fees
Processes paperwork
Coroner
Investigator of Cause of Death in victims of the county
Auditor
Accountant of the County
Engineer
Takes care of the roads and networks
Regional Superintendent of Schools
Supervises over school districts within the county
Municipal
City council or Village board of trustees
corporate
authorities
Mayor/President
Executive Officer
Manager
Chief Administrative Officer
In charge of all departments and divisions
Clerk
Keeps all the corporate seals and papers
In charge of keeping records of council/board meetings
Treasurer
In charge of the funds
Comptroller
Supervises all departments in charge of collecting revenue
Collector
Receives the Revenue
Officers and Employees
Officer is someone who a position created by statute; everyone else is an employee
Officers in a Municipal are:
Police Chief
Superintendent of the Streets
City Engineer
City Attorney
Building Inspector
Purchasing Officer
Finance Officer
Health Officer
Township
Trustee
Need to vote on matters
Create budgets and approves expenses
Supervisor
Chairperson for the trustees
Clerk
Keeps road district records
Highway Commissioners
Maintains construction and maintaince of roads
Assessor
Responsible for mass appraisal
Discovering, listing, and valuing all new construction within the
jurisdiction
Ensuring that existing property is valued at the appropriate statutory level
of market value
Determining that similar property is valued in a uniform manner
Tax Collector
Collects taxes in counties with more than 150,000 citizens