The State mandates many responsibilities to the County Clerk.

• Property tax levies and tax roll preparation.
• Furnishes an abstract of taxes to be collected to the County Treasurer.
• Review budgets for school districts, cities, townships and other taxing authorities.
• Sets the official mill levies for each taxing district.
• Balance and certify distribution of motor vehicle taxes to the County Treasurer.
• Record transfer of ownership from deeds, probates, divorce, death certificates, etc.
• Maintains the real estate file by address, property description and name.
• Vacation and relocation of county roads.
• Attachment/detachment of rural water districts.
• Economic development and industrial revenue bond issues pertaining to exempt properties.
• Issuance of various licenses, i.e., cereal malt beverage, transient and peddlers.
• Assists taxpayers with preparation of Homestead and Food Sales Tax returns.
• Accounts payable for all county departments.
• The County Clerk serves as the Local Freedom of Information Officer for Shawnee County.