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Map of the current commission districts: Republic County Commissioner Districts.
The Republic County Commission meets Mondays, barring holidays, 8:30 - noon. For Monday holidays, the Commission meeting is moved to the following Tuesday, 8:30 - noon.
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The Commissioners' weekly Agenda is published on the Friday afternoon preceding the meeting.
Click here Weekly Agenda for a copy of the upcoming or most recent meeting Agenda.
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Our Responsibilities
Our office maintains maps of the county, ownership and valuation records of each property in the county. By Kansas statute our office is responsible for the valuation of all property in Republic County, which includes real estate, personal property, oil and gas, and severed minerals.
Please contact our office with any questions you may have about your property.
About the County Clerk’s Office
The County Clerk, an Elected Position, plays a unique role in County Government and in the Kansas Constitution. This is the Office of Record for the Board of County Commissioners and acts as the official secretary to the Board of Commissioners; keeps the seal, records the papers of the board, signs the records of proceedings, and attests the same with the official seal of the county, and is the official repository for all board records and county documents.
Tax Administration – The County Clerk must finalize the assessed values on all real estate and personal property in the county and maintains tax accounts. The County Clerk sets the county wide mill levy and after the tax levies are set, special assessments are applied, the County Clerk prepares the tax roll and tax statements for the Treasurer to print.
Financial Administration – The County Clerk, by law shall observe all claims against the county, certify that the budget is available to cover all claims, and then charges the County Treasurer with those claim payments. The Clerk has a good working knowledge of all County Department Budgets and expenditures in order to present the claims to the County Commissioners. The Clerk keeps a clear audit trail for the accounting of all receipts and disbursements. The Clerk must Balance, Distribute and Certify the Motor Vehicle Tax.
Public Information Officer – The County Clerk is the “Freedom of Information Officer. ” Provides educational materials and information concerning the “Open Records Act,” assists any public agency and members of the general public to resolve disputes and responds to inquires relating to it.
A Kansas County Treasurer performs both County and State functions.
The County Treasurer is responsible for tax billing, collection of county property tax on real estate and personal property and distributions to all County entities (city, school districts, townships, etc.) for their use.
The Treasurer’s Office also works with the Kansas Department of Revenue in the Vehicle department with the registration, tagging, titling, vehicle title changes of motor vehicles, Commercial vehicles and driver’s license renewals.
The Treasurer is also responsible for all other moneys belonging to the County and/or directed by law to be paid to the Treasurer.
Drivers License Services are available on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, by appointment only. Please call 785-527-7236 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make an appointment.
Second half taxes are due May 10th, notices WILL NOT BE MAILED OUT.
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