County government in Nebraska

County government in Nebraska is organized in one of two models:

• Township counties: the county is subdivided into organized townships and governed by a 7-member board of supervisors. This is the form used by 27 counties.
• Commissioner counties: the county is governed by a 3-, 5- or 7-member board of commissioners, but is not subdivided into organized townships. This is the form used by 66 counties.

Counties in orange are township counties; counties in blue are commissioner counties

Elected county officials

• Board of Commissioners (commissioner counties) or Board of Supervisors (township counties)
• County assessor
• County attorney
• County clerk
• County sheriff
• County treasurer
• Register of Deeds

Other county officials (such as the county surveyor and the election commissioners) are appointed; in smaller counties, these officials may be shared by multiple counties.

External links

• Nebraska Blue Book
• Nebraska Association of County Officials Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine