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Where is Scott County?Where is Scott County?

Where is Scott County?Where is Scott County?

PopulationPopulation Change per Change per monthmonth

Poverty Poverty RateRate

Mahnomen

5,0815,081 1 car out1 car out 15.1%15.1%

Cook 5,3175,317 1 car in1 car in 7.1%7.1%

Wright 106,889106,889 91 cars in91 cars in 4.9%4.9%

Scott 114,794114,794 121 cars in121 cars in 3.8%3.8%

Hennepin 1,120,8971,120,897 7 cars in7 cars in 9.1%9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Source: U.S. Census BureauBureau

What is a County?What is a County?

A County provides services to A County provides services to citizenscitizens

The structure of local government (cities and counties) dates back to Old EnglandThe U.S. Constitution does not address local governmentsStates create and grant power to countiesStates mandate 75% of what counties do

What Does a County What Does a County Worker Do?Worker Do?What Does a County What Does a County Worker Do?Worker Do?

•Sheriff’s ServicesSheriff’s Services

•Social ServicesSocial Services

•RoadsRoads

•Birth/Death Birth/Death RecordsRecords

•Veterans ServiceVeterans Service

•Environmental Environmental HealthHealth

•Courts/ProbationCourts/Probation

•ElectionsElections

•Tax CollectionTax Collection

•Land Land Use/DevelopmentUse/Development

•Building InspectionsBuilding Inspections

•LibrariesLibraries

•ParksParks

How a How a CountyCounty and and CityCity CompareCompare

County

Brown Uniforms

Regional Parks

Roads Throughout

87 in the State

City

Blue Uniforms Local Parks Roads Within 850 in the

State

Whom do you call?Whom do you call?

Elected OfficialsElected Officials

Scott County Board of Scott County Board of CommissionersCommissioners

Pat Pat CilibertoCiliberto

County County AttorneyAttorney

Dave Dave MendenMenden

County County SheriffSheriff

Elected Elected OfficialsOfficials

County StructureCounty Structure

Board of CommissionersCounty

AttorneyCounty

Administrator

County Sheriff

1st Judicial District

Court Administration

1st Judicial District

Court Services

Library System

Community Development

Social Services

Finance

Public Works

ServicesEmployee Relations

Citizens

Setting a Budget

Setting a Budget

Human Services 31%

Criminal Justice 26%

General 20%

Public Works 13%

Comm. Development 6%

Culture & Recreation 4%

Capital 26%

Where Does the Where Does the Money Come From?Money Come From?

Where Does the Where Does the Money Come From?Money Come From?

Property Taxes 54%

State & Federal Aids 24%

Miscellaneous 7%

Fees/Licenses/Permits 15%

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