County Clerk

Mary Lutman

Benton County Clerk

Benton County Courthouse
PO Box 1238
Warsaw, Missouri 65355

Phone: (660) 438-7326
Fax: (660) 438-3275

Contact via email

Main duties of the County Clerk's office

  • Serve as the county budget and financial officer
  • Handle county insurance and accounts payable
  • Responsible for employee benefits, payroll, and personnel records
  • Conduct all elections held in the county
  • Responsible for voter registration and campaign finances
  • Custodian of records such as contracts with the county and all minutes of the county commission and files relating to the commission
  • Bid openings: Receive bids and file copies of bids and notices
  • Notary publics: Swear in notaries and certify to state
  • Board of Equalization: Schedule appointments for the Board of Equalization. Keeper of the minutes and decisions of the Board.
  • Licenses: Issue county liquor and auctioneer licenses
  • Certification of value and rates of all political subdivisions
  • Certification and apportionment of revenue for railroad and utility companies
  • Certification of local real and personal revenues chargeable to the Collector

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