• The principal record keeper for the county, and preserves all legal instruments, including deeds, mortgages, plat maps, liens, and military discharge papers, filed by private citizens and public officials.
• Serves as the registrar of deeds and custodian of records.
• Serves as secretary to various boards, posting agendas and recording the proceedings.
• Reviews all claims, prepares warrants for payment, and keeps financial ledger.
• Maintains a "judgment docket" where orders from the district court on real property are entered.
• Maintains a list of fees that can be charged for copying documents which are classified as "open records".
• Undergoes annual check by the State Auditor and Inspector.

Some content may be extracted from OSU Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-802 and/or the County Training Program website. More complete information is available from these sources.