Government of Clay County, Missouri
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| Seat: Liberty |
| Population (2020): 253,335 |
| County Commissioners: 7 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Clay County is located in Liberty, Missouri. The county was incorporated in 1822.[1]
Elections
2024
Clay County, Missouri, held general elections for assessor, county commission, sheriff, 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.
2022
Clay County, Missouri, held general elections for auditor, county commission, prosecutor, and circuit court judges and associate judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 29, 2022.
A general election for the Metropolitan community college board of trustees was scheduled for April 5, 2022. The filing deadline was December 28, 2021.
2020
Clay County, Missouri, held general elections for county commissioners, assessor, public administrator, sheriff, treasurer, and circuit court and associate circuit 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
Clay 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. Most boards also control county land usage, oversee environmental issues and possess executive powers, meaning they have the authority to appoint or remove departmental heads. Clay County commissioners are elected to four-year terms.
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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| Clay County Commission Eastern District At large | JoAnn Lawson | January 1, 2023 | January 1, 2029 |
| Clay County Commission Eastern District Seat 1 | Megan Thompson | January 1, 2021 | January 1, 2029 |
| Clay County Commission Eastern District Seat 2 | Jay Johnson | January 1, 2023 | January 1, 2027 |
| Clay County Commission Western District At large | Jason Withington | January 1, 2023 | January 1, 2029 |
| Clay County Commission Western District Seat 1 | Jon Carpenter | January 1, 2021 | January 1, 2029 |
| Clay County Commission Western District Seat 2 | Scott Wagner | January 1, 2023 | January 1, 2027 |
| Clay County Presiding Commissioner | Jerry Nolte | 2015 | January 1, 2027 |
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
Clay County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Clay County Assessor | Tracy Baldwin | September 1, 2021 |
| Clay County Auditor | Victor Hurlbert | 2019 |
| Clay County Prosecutor | Zachary Thompson | January 1, 2023 |
| Clay County Sheriff | Will Akin | January 1, 2021 |
Note: In January 2023, the offices of county clerk, treasurer, collector, recorder of deeds, and public administrator were switched from elected to appointed positions. As of January 2023, Ballotpedia no longer covered these appointed positions in Clay County, Missouri.[2]
Community college district
Clay County residents also elect members to the community college district board of trustees:
Recent news
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See also
| Clay County, Missouri | Missouri | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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