The County Clerk is elected in November for a term of four years, taking office the second Tuesday in January following the election.
The primary duties of the office, as required by law, are:
- Official secretary of the Board of County Commissioners
- Serves as the Leavenworth County Election Officer
- Signs the records of proceedings and attests the same with the seal of the County
- Prepares the tax roll for the county and then furnishes an abstract of the taxes to be collected by the County Treasurer
- Assists township and drainage districts with budget preparation
- Checks all budgets for legal limits and sets levies
- Maintains the record of all special assessments, both county and city
- Transfers ownership of all real estate for tax assessment roll, accepts new plats and checks for accuracy
- Registers temporary notes and bonds
- Issues hunting and fishing licenses
- Keeps records of all county receipts and expenditures
