Functions:

Investigates and examines claims presented to the County for payment in compliance with County policy and applicable statutes and regulations.

Functions: Administrates County Government

Functions:

- Maintains/runs county supply room
- Responsible for microfilm documents
- Handles all mail/shipping for the county

Functions:

- Subdivision and Zoning Regulation Oversight
- Subdivision Application Processing
- Zoning Application Processing
- Long Range Land Use Planning
- Transportation Planning

Functions:

- provides the primary administrative function for recording and maintaining the majority of all the legal documents relating to real estate records, land descriptions, county birth and death records and the records of the Board of County Commissioners.

Functions:

- provides the primary administrative function for the District Court of the 13th Judicial District Court
- issues marriage licenses
- handles several case types
- schedules Law & Motion

District Court Judges (email contacts):

Judge Jessica Fehr
Judge Rod Souza
Judge Donald Harris
Judge Brett Linneweber
Judge Thomas Pardy
Judge Mary Jane Knisely
Judge Colette B. Davies
Judge Ashley Harada

Clerk of District Court:

Terry Halpin, (406) 256-2861

Functions:

- represents the county in civil actions and prosecutes criminal charges
- cannot give legal advice to the public, take sides in a private issue, offer opinions as to the outcome of a case, or recommend specific private attorneys to callers

Other Contacts

Youth in Need of Care Division - 256-2714
Misdemeanor and Juvenile Criminal Division - 256-6942
Civil Division - 256-2832
Felony Criminal Division - 256-2870

Functions:

Functions:

- administers the maintenance of the voter registration files, candidate filings and all aspects of the election process.

Functions:

- Emergency Plans - DES is responsible for writing and updating the following emergency plans per federal and state laws (FEMA and Title 10, Montana Codes)
- Communications - DES coordinates the total emergency communications of emergency responders day to day and in a disaster
- Alerting & Warning - DES maintains a county-wide system of alerting sirens (24) to alert the public of an emergency
- Emergency Operations Center - this is a joint City/County facility located in the basement of the HQ Fire Station where key officials gather to conduct emergency operations
- Exercises - DES conducts and coordinates exercises with all emergency responders (fire, police, EMS, airport, hospitals, etc.) simulating emergencies that could happen in Yellowstone County
- Emergency Declarations and Levies - DES is responsible for preparing disaster resolutions, serves as the County's authorized agent for FEMA declared disasters (floods - 1978 and 1997), and manages the emergency levy
- Rural Fire Protection Program - the DES Director serves as the County Fire Chief, Fire Warden, and Administrator of the rural fire protection program
- Preparation Tips are available on the web site and in the office

Functions:

- Oversees all building/facilities maintenance

Functions:

- Administrates mill levies, grants, and all county finances

Functions:

- Mapping, addressing

Functions:

- Employment, payroll, benefits, conflict mediation, policies and procedures

Functions:

- Computer systems administration
- Network admin
- Backups
- Customized software development
- Hardware & software installation and maintenance
- Email and internet access
- County web site administration

Functions:

- Removal and disposal of junk and abandoned vehicles from county roads and private property

- Responds to code enforcement complaints

Justice Court Judges (email contacts):

David A. Carter
Jeanne M. Walker

Functions:

- Small Claims Court actions under $7,000
- Civil actions under $12,000
- Landlord Tenant Actions
- Domestic Protective Orders
- Highway Patrol Citations
- Sheriff's Department Citations
- County Attorney Complaints
- Misdemeanors
- Felony - Initial Appearances
- Fish and Game Citations
- MCS Department of Transportation Citations
- Montana Department of Livestock Citations
- Montana Public Service Citations

DO NOT HANDLE:

- Municipal Court Actions
- Billings Police Department Citations
- Laurel Police Department Citations
- City Code Violations

Functions:

- Concerts, entertainment, trade shows, county fair

Functions:

- Administrates motor vehicle titles and licensing

Functions:

- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- 4-H
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Functions:

- Road and bridge construction and maintenance
- Plat reviews
- Road and Access (driveway) permitting
- Right-of-way permitting
- Administration of Junk Vehicle, transportation infrastructure, and weed control programs within the county

Functions:

- Approves all purchases for county departments
- Handles bids for county jobs

Functions:

- Construction and maintenance of all county roads/bridges

Functions:

- maintain a law enforcement presence in Yellowstone County
- issue weapons permits
- maintain the sex and violent offender registry
- animal control within the county
- Coroner services
- Detective services
- Administrates the County Detention Center

Functions:

- provide general supervision of public and non-public schools in the county.
- Assist trustees with school supervision.
- Provide for supervision to any school with an enrollment of fewer than 150 students and not under the supervision of a district superintendent or principal.
- Hear and decide all matters of controversy arising as a result of decisions of the trustees of a district of the county
- Serves as Chief County School Financial Officer and calculates budgets and levies for several funds
- Responsible for records and registrations for all school districts within the county.

Functions:

- Bills and collects real, mobile home and personal property taxes
- Mobile home moving permits
- Tax Liens and assignments

Functions:

- Weed control and removal for the county

Functions:

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Museum's Focus: Prehistory of the Plains/Montana through to the 1950's. Exhibits/Archives include materials specific to 10 Northern Plains Indian Tribes, western expansion, mining, cattle/sheep herding industries, transportation industries, military (1870-1950's), various medical fields, music, textiles, household goods and personal goods.