COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE

Emily K Pullen, COUNTY CLERK

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Mississippi County Clerk, Emily K Pullen was elected to office in November of 2018. 

Emily K Pullen officially took office on January 1, 2019. 

The County Clerk holds a four year term and is a seat that is elected by the county at large. 

The County Clerk's office is the "nerve center" of the county government:  ranging from the daily administration of the county's business to conducting elections to personnel administration to risk management to flood plain management to a host of other administrative functions, the County Clerk is considered the Chief Administrative Officer of the county




Office Staff
Christina Branam, Deputy County Clerk
cbranam@misscomo.net

Lori Adams, Registrar of Voters
ladams@misscomo.net

 

Responsibilities and Duties

FINANCIAL
  • The County Clerk is the Budget/Accounting officer for the county and accounts for all monies expended from and received into the multiple varied funds of the County.
  • The County Clerk's office is responsible for the processing of accounts payable and payroll for the county.
  • The County Clerk is responsible for the preparation and publication of the county's annual financial statement.
  • The County Clerk's office maintains account books for both the Treasurer and the Collector as a system of "checks and balances" on county funds.

                                                  

ELECTIONS

The County Clerk is the local election authority and is responsible for conducting all elections in the county, whether the election is for federal, state, county, school, city, or special purpose district candidates or issues.

The County Clerk's office maintains the voter registration files for the county and conducts voter registration throughout the county.

The County Clerk maintains files on any local candidate or committee who is required to file a Campaign Finance Disclosure Statement.

www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register


You may register to vote at the following locations:

                • CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL
                • EAST PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
                • CHARLESTON CITY HALL
                • EAST PRAIRIE CITY HALL
                • WYATT CITY HALL
                • ANNISTON CITY HALL
                • BERTRAND CITY HALL
                • MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
                • DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES
                • HEALTH DEPARTMENT

FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT
The County Clerk is the Administrator of the county's Flood Plain Management program.  A "Development Permit" must be obtained from the County Clerk's office prior to any development of the unincorporated area of the county.


E-911 ADDRESSING
The County Clerk's office issues all E-911 addresses for the rural areas of the county.  A Flood Plain Permit or Exemption is also required in addition to the addressing of a property.


LIQUOR LICENSE
The County Clerk's office issues liquor license for the county.  Any establishment offering intoxicating beverages for sale at retail in the county, whether in an incorporated or unincorporated areas, is required to have a county liquor license in addition to a state and municipal license (unincorporated areas only).

OAK GROVE CEMETERY
Mississippi County owns, maintains, and operates the Oak Grove Cemetery located on West Highway 60, approximately two miles west of Charleston.

The County Clerk's office issues permits for the Oak Grove Cemetery for the following:
Grave Spaces
  Grave Openings
Grave Markers

The County Clerk's office has a record of grave markers for the Oak Grove Cemetery as complied by the Mississippi County Genealogical Society.  These are the only Oak Grove Cemetery records in existence.


MISCELLANEOUS

The County Clerk maintains a permanent record of the proceedings of the County Commission (formerly the County Court), the governing body of the county.  These records date back to 1845; the year Mississippi County was organized.

The County Clerk's office issues Notary Public Commissions.

The County Clerk's office administers the personnel system for the county as it pertains to employee salary, benefits, and other related personnel issues.



FINANCIAL:

MISSOURI STATE AUDITOR
www.auditor.mo.gov

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
www.dor.mo.gov

ELECTIONS:

MISSOURI SECRETARY OF STATE
www.sos.mo.gov

FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION
www.fec.gov

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
www.mec.mo.gov

FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT:

STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (SEMA)
www.sema.dps.mo.gov

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
www.fema.gov

LIQUOR LICENSE:

DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL
www.atc.dps.mo.gov


Contact Information:

200 N Main St.
PO Box 369

Charleston, MO  63834

PHONE:
(573)-683-2146 Ext. 2221 or 2223
Direct Line (573) 683-2959

FAX:

(573) 683-6071 

Email:
epullen@misscomo.net

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