County Government

Type of County County Owned Buildings/Property
Seventh Class County Elected, three member Board of Commissioners Courthouse
County Jail
Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock
Robinson Building (Human Services) Eaton Township
County Seat - Tunkhannock, PA

 

1998 Budget
Yearly Expenses: General Fund $6,358,350.00

 

Departmental Breakdown
Department Function Number of Employees
Assessor's Office Assess land and buildings 4
Auditor's Office Audit county expenses/revenues 3
Children and Youth Services Service to children and families 11
Commissioner's Office Executive Offices 8
Communications Centralized county dispatching 10
Coroner's Office Determine cause of death 2
District Attorney Chief prosecutor 5
Domestic Relations Support payments 8
Jail Incarceration of offenders 24
Judge's Chambers Judiciary 5
Maintenance Maintenance of buildings and grounds 6
Magistrate's Office Pretrial hearings 7
Planning Commission Planning/subdivision administration 3
Probation Parole enforcement 8
Prothonotary Legal recording for courts 4
Public Defender Defense for those unable to afford council 2
Register and Recorder Recorder of deeds and wills 3
Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement 4
Tax Claim Collection of delinquent taxes 2
Total 124

 

County Regulations

Planning Commission
Subdivision and Land Development Regulations
Zoning Regulations by municipality
Building Codes by municipality

 

State Police

Barracks Location: Route 6, Tunkhannock

Distance from Tunkhannock:  3 miles

Number of Officers: 20

Number of Patrol Vehicles:  11

 

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