Assessor
Locates, appraises and records all of Douglas County's real and personal properties in accordance with the Colorado Constitution, State statutes, and Board of Equalization procedures.
Douglas County is in Stage 2 Fire Restrictions by order of the Sheriff. Visit the Douglas County Sherriff’s office page to learn more about what is allowed during a Stage 2 Fire Restriction.
Locates, appraises and records all of Douglas County's real and personal properties in accordance with the Colorado Constitution, State statutes, and Board of Equalization procedures.
Main policy-making body in the County and works to represent the interests of Douglas County citizens at local, state, and national levels.
Protects the safety of citizens in the built environment by providing quality enforcement of adopted codes.
Oversees the development, implementation, and monitoring of the annual budget, and multi-year capital improvement plans, long-range financial forecasts, and general government budget planning information.
Provides election, motor vehicle and recording services to the public.
Manages and protects the County’s resources, environment, and quality of life. Ensures the County grows in a manner that is fiscally sound and economically beneficial to all.
Provides program oversight, technical assistance, and programmatic monitoring of services for individuals involved in the criminal justice system.
In partnership with families and the community, Douglas County provides safety-net services for vulnerable residents that promote self-sufficiency.
Establishes the cause and manner of death for sudden or unexpected deaths, or persons not attended by a physician at the time of death, including investigations of deaths from accidents, acts of violence or other special circumstances.
Responsible for implementing policies set by the Board of County Commissioners, recommending improved management practices, and directing county operating divisions.
Provides legal advice and representation to the Board of County Commissioners, and all other County elected officials, County Manager, department and division heads, and appointed commissions, boards, and committees.
Conduct Douglas County's elections in a fair and accurate, manner and maintain accurate voter registration records.
Manages and maintains county facilities, and fleet assets and provides a safe, secure, comfortable, efficient, and sustainable environment for citizens and employees.
Provide functional facilities to accommodate a diversity of activities including civic, recreational, entertainment, business, traditional youth activities and the annual County Fair.
Provides all necessary accounting, approval of vouchers by the Board of County Commissioners, payroll, purchasing, sales tax rates, and information to County departments and citizens.
Committed to the delivery of exceptional public health services to Douglas County consistent with the specific needs of our communities.
Supports County departments by providing recruitment and selection, compensation, benefits administration, training, and employee relations.
Provides assistance for childcare, employment, energy, food, financial, medical, mental health, and emergency/general assistance.
Provides technology services to the offices and departments serving the citizens of Douglas County.
Registers vehicles and issues license plates and driver licenses to County citizens at three office locations.
Seeks to enhance the quality of life for residents by protecting wildlife habitats and natural resources in our public access properties, trails, historic sites and scenic views.
Serves as stewards for resource management by providing the design, development, maintenance, and patrol of all Douglas County local and regional parks and regional trail systems.
Evaluates land-use proposals for conformance with the regulations and Comprehensive Master Plan goals and policies.
Performs the functions and exercises the powers conferred by Title 38 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
Maintains County road and drainage system infrastructure in compliance with the 2040 Transportation Plan.
Responsible for recording, indexing, copying, and preserving permanent public documents, primarily real estate records.
Cultivates a safe environment for families to live and a place for businesses to thrive.
State law requires the County Surveyor to create and maintain a plat records file and indexing system for all survey plats.
Bills and collects property taxes based on assessed valuations provided by the Assessor and mill levies set by taxing authorities, and is responsible for all internal and external banking relationships.
Provides access to benefits, services and military retiree information, including resources, emergency funds and property tax exemptions for veterans and their families.
Coordinates local youth-serving efforts and assessing the needs of the youngest residents by envisioning a community in which youth are involved, valued, productive, protected and healthy.