Government of Platte County, Missouri
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| Seat: Platte City |
| Population (2020): 106,718 |
| County Commissioners: 3 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Platte County is located in Platte City, Missouri. The county was established in 1838 and covers a total of 420 square miles.[1][2]
Elections
2024
Platte County, Missouri, is holding general elections for assessor, public administrator, sheriff, treasurer, county commission, circuit court judges, and associate circuit court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was March 26, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was July 30, 2024.
An election for two seats on the metropolitan community college district was scheduled for April 2, 2024. The general election was canceled because only one candidate qualified to appear on the ballot for each seat. The filing deadline for this election was December 26, 2023.
2022
Platte County, Missouri, held general elections for auditor, clerk, presiding commissioner, prosecutor, recorder, tax collector, circuit court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 29, 2022.
2020
Platte County, Missouri, held general elections for county commissioners, assessor, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, treasurer, and associate court judges on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 31, 2020.
2018
Platte County, Missouri, held general elections for county commissioner, county clerk, prosecuting attorney, county collector, recorder of deeds, and county auditor on April 3, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was January 16, 2018.
Elected officials
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County commissioners
- See also: County commission
The county commission functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. County commissioners are tasked with approving an annual budget, enacting ordinances, approving county contracts, and making appointments to public offices. Platte County has three commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. The presiding commissioner is elected at large, while two commissioners are elected by district.[3]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Platte County Commission District 1 | Dagmar Wood | January 1, 2017 |
| Platte County Commission District 2 | Joe Vanover | January 1, 2021 |
| Platte County Commission Presiding Commissioner | Scott Fricker | January 1, 2023 |
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Platte County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Platte County Assessor | David Cox | |
| Platte County Auditor | Kevin Robinson | 2014 |
| Platte County Clerk | Jera Pruitt | January 1, 2023 |
| Platte County Prosecutor | Eric Zahnd | 2014 |
| Platte County Public Administrator | Shanna Burns | January 1, 2021 |
| Platte County Recorder | Christopher Wright | January 1, 2023 |
| Platte County Sheriff | Mark Owen | |
| Platte County Tax Collector | Sheila Palmer | 2014 |
| Platte County Treasurer | Rob Willard |
Community college district
Platte County residents also elect members to the community college district board of trustees:
Recent news
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See also
| Platte County, Missouri | Missouri | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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