County government in Nebraska is organized in one of two models: *Township counties: the county is subdivided into organized

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s and governed by a 7-member

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. This is the form used by 27 counties. *Commissioner counties: the county is governed by a 3-, 5- or 7-member board of commissioners, but is ''not'' subdivided into organized townships. This is the form used by 66 counties.

Elected county officials

Board of Commissioners A county commission (or a board of county commissioners) is a group of elected officials (county commissioners) collectively charged with administering the county government in some states of the United States; such commissions usually comprise ...

(commissioner counties) or Board of Supervisors (township counties) *

County assessor Tax assessment, or assessment, is the job of determining the value, and sometimes determining the use, of property, usually to calculate a property tax. This is usually done by an office called the assessor or tax assessor. Governments need to ...

County attorney In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, or state attorney is the chief prosecutor and/or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a loc ...

County clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ...

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* County treasurer *

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Other county officials (such as the county

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and the election commissioners) are appointed; in smaller counties, these officials may be shared by multiple counties.

External links

Nebraska Blue BookNebraska Association of County Officials

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

County A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...