- The county recorder is responsible for keeping and indexing records of legally essential documents and making them easily accessible to the public
- The recorder manages real estate paperwork, such as deeds, mortgages, and liens. Legal records, including those on bankruptcy, power of attorney, recognizance bonds, and partnerships, are also maintained by the county recorder. 
- The county recorder records subdivision parcel maps and local zoning resolutions and amendments. To keep records accessible, the recorder updates technology and copies old documents.
- The county recorder is elected every four years through a partisan election, with salaries ranging from $57,200 to $98,600 based on county population. 

Record keeper for important local documents

Monroe

Ohio

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Administration

County Recorder

- The County Coroner runs the Coroner’s Office, which is responsible for conducting an unbiased investigation on the cause, manner, and circumstance of death.  
- The Coroner is responsible for pronouncing someone dead, for photographing and documenting the place of death, and for releasing remains to be cremated, transported to another state, or autopsied. 
- They are also responsible for collecting evidence at the location of death. This includes physical evidence and interviews from witnesses. 
- Coroners are responsible for removing the body from the place of death, and informing their family of their death in a timely manner. 
- Coroners are elected to four year terms in nonpartisan elections. 

The head of the coroner's office in your county.

Criminal Justice

Public Health

Public Safety

County Coroner

- The county treasurer manages the collection, investment, and distribution of money from property taxes and other county funds. The treasurer can implement programs for installment tax payments and low-cost loans for small businesses.
- This role ensures the county maintains good financial health and stability.
- The treasurer serves on various boards, including the county budget commission and investment advisory committee.
- They collaborate with the county prosecutor to collect delinquent taxes and have the authority to accept partial tax payments.
- Elected every four years, the treasurer's salary varies based on county population, ranging from $59,800 to $100,500.

Corruption

Taxes

Financial Management

County Treasurer

- County commissioners are in charge of county renewal projects and maintaining the streets, roads, and public utilities. These projects try to improve the quality of life in the county, like increasing access to food or award grants to bring jobs. 
- County commissioners control budgeting and appropriations in the county. This means that county commissioners control what organizations and individuals receive the money from the county budget. 
- County commissioners have authority over government taxing and purchasing, and they hold the titles to all of the county property. 
- County commissioners in Ohio are typically elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Depending on your county, you may vote for the seat in your County Commission District, or all of them at-large. 

Member of the governing body for the county, has authority over taxing, budgeting, county property, and public services like utilities. 

Montgomery

Public Transportation

Economy

Transportation & Infrastructure

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

Healthcare

County Commission Member

- The Court of Common Pleas handles criminal felony cases and civil cases where more than $5,000 is at stake.
- The courts are divided into four divisions: general, domestic relations, probate, and juvenile. Each specializes in different types of cases, such as civil and criminal trials, divorces and child custody matters, inheritances and adoptions, and juvenile offenses.
- Ohio has a court of common pleas in each of its 88 counties.
- Common pleas judges are elected to six-year terms in nonpartisan elections.
- Common pleas judges earn $163,792 annually.

Serves as a judge on Ohio’s primary trial court. 

Legal Experience

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

County Common Pleas Judge

Avon

Beavercreek

Bellevue

Berea

Brecksville

Broadview Heights

Brookville

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Canal Fulton

Canfield

Carlisle

Centerville

Cheviot

Clayton

Cleveland Heights

Columbiana

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Hubbard

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Oregon

Oxford

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Pepper Pike

Rittman

Riverside

Rossford

Sandusky

Springfield

Strongsville

The Village of Indian Hill

Toledo

Twinsburg

Vermilion

Whitehall

Worthington

Xenia

Youngstown

Addyston

Albany

Amesville

Ashley

Bay View

Berlin Heights

Bratenahl

Castalia

Chagrin Falls

Craig Beach

Custar

Elmore

Galena

Gates Mills

Genoa

Glendale

Glouster

Golf Manor

Greenhills

Haskins

Highland Hills

Hunting Valley

Jamestown

Kelleys Island

Lakemore

Lockbourne

Lodi

Magnolia

Marblehead

Milan

Millbury

Milton Center

Minerva

New Miami

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North Baltimore

North Bend

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Orange

Phillipsburg

Plain City

Poland

Sebring

Seville

Shawnee Hills

Valley View

Verona

Wayne

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Monroe County Recorder

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Monroe County Coroner

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Monroe County Treasurer

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Montgomery County Commission Member

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Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge

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Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge

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Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge

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Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge

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Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge

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