Elected Officials
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Gem County Commissioner Bill Butticci 415 E. Main Street Emmett, ID 83617 Phone: (208) 477-2018 Fax: (208) 365-7795 Web Page: Commissioners |
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Gem County Commissioner Kirk Wille 415 E. Main Street Emmett, ID 83617 Phone: (208) 477-2019 Fax: (208) 365-7795 Web Page: Commissioners |
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Gem County Commissioner Mark Rekow 415 E. Main Street Emmett, ID 83617 Phone: (208) 477-2017 Fax: (208) 365-7795 Web Page: Commissioners |
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Gem County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder Shelly Tilton 415 E. Main Street Emmett, ID 83617-3096 Phone: (208) 365-4561 Fax: (208) 365-6172 Web Page: Clerk |
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Gem County Treasurer/Tax Collector Megan Keene 415 East Main Street Emmett, ID 83617 Phone: (208) 365-3272 Fax: (208) 365-2163 Web Page: Treasurer |
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Gem County Assessor Hollie Ann Strang 415 E. Main Street Emmett, ID 83617 Phone: (208) 365-2982 Fax: (208) 365-2163 Web Page: Assessor |
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Gem County Prosecuting Attorney Erick Thomson Box 671 Emmett, ID 83617 Phone: (208) 365-2106 Fax: (208) 365-9411 Web Page: Prosecuting Attorney |
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Gem County Sheriff Donnie Wunder 410 E. First Emmett, ID 83617 Phone: (208) 477-2026 Fax: (208) 365-7166 Web Page: Sheriff |
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Gem County Coroner John L. Buck Box 697 Phone: (208) 365-4491 Fax: (208) 365-4496 Emmett, ID 83617 Web Page: Coroner |
COUNTY OFFICIALS
Many people believe local government is most responsive to the needs of the people. County government, in particular, is responsive, largely because the people in charge of county government are elected locally. The Constitution of the State of Idaho (Article 18, Section 6) provides for the election, every four years, of a sheriff, a treasurer, an auditor-clerk-recorder, an assessor, and a coroner. §31-703, Idaho Code (I.C.), mandates that two county commissioners serve two-year terms and the third serves a four-year term. The four-year term alternates between the commissioners, based on the number of the district each represents.
Each official is charged with particular duties and responsibilities in the operation of county government. A person can better understand county government by examining each elected officer’s respective duties.
Enumeration of County Officers
§31-2001, I.C., lists the various County Officials required for county government. They include:
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Three County Commissioners
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A Clerk of the District Court (also serves as Auditor and Recorder)
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An Assessor
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A Prosecuting Attorney
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A Treasurer (also serves as Public Administrator and Tax Collector)
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A Coroner
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A Sheriff
Except for the County Commissioners, these officials are empowered to appoint such deputies as are necessary (§31-2003, I.C.) for the “prompt and faithful discharge of the duties of…office.”