• The principal record keeper for the county and preserves all legal instruments, including deeds, mortgages, plat maps, liens and military discharge papers, filed by private citizens and public officials.
• Serves as the secretary to several boards and posts the agenda for their meetings, records all of the proceedings and files all pertinent documents.
• Assists the county in its financial affairs including claims, warrants, payroll, budgeting.
• Serves as the purchasing agent for the county through a regulated, systematic process to make certain tax dollars are being spent appropriately
• Ensures that all the financial transactions of the county comply with state law
• Is responsible for recording all appropriations and expenditures for each county office and department

Some content may be extracted from OSU Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-802 and/or the County Training Program website. More complete information is available from these sources.