RESPONSIBILITIES (County Clerk)

The County Clerk handles voter registration, (both absentee and early voting), marriage licensing, accounts payable, and payroll for the Courthouse. The County Clerk’s office also handles Quorum Court Ordinances, Resolutions, and Minutes of Meetings.

The County Clerk’s office houses the County Court Records, Annexations, Articles of Incorporation, Levy of taxes, Board appointments, bonds, improvement districts, right of way acquisition, contracts, and agreements signed by the County Judge. This office also holds the administrative details for the County Board of Election Commissioners. The County Clerk’s office has information on the Board of Equalization and the financial information of the entire County government. They also hold the budgets for each department of the county.

RESPONSIBILITIES (Circuit Clerk)

The Circuit Clerk is the clerk of the Circuit and Juvenile Courts and acts as the ex-officio recorder of Searcy County.

Administrative duties of the Circuit Clerk are to maintain a record of all proceedings of the Circuit Courts and to prepare the dockets for these Courts. The Circuit Clerk issues summons, warrants, subpoenas and writs authorized by the Circuit Court for delivery by the Searcy County Sheriff. The Clerk also maintains a file of all cases pending with the Circuit Court, as well as a record of all past court cases and their depositions.

The Circuit Clerk is also the Ex-Officio county recorder; and is responsible for recording deeds, mortgages, liens, and surety bonds, and many other orders and instruments which involve property within the county. The Circuit Clerk maintains a record of many miscellaneous items, and files certain licenses. The Circuit Clerk also swears in notaries public.