County Jobs
Cities and Towns
Social Services
Special Purpose Districts
County names Beginning with the letter C
100
an elected official who is in charge of enforcing the law in a county or town of the U.S.
What is County Sherrif
100
Created By the people who live in them
What are Cities and Towns
100
federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease
What is Medicare
100
Eliminate fire hazards and protect life and property outside cities/towns, except where cities/towns have annexed.
What is the Fire Protection District
100
A Native American word meaning "deep water," referring to the lake in the Central Washington area.
What is Chelan
200
an elected county official who is responsible for local elections and maintaining public records.
What is County Clerk
200
Consists of an elected mayor who serves as the leader of an executive branch of city government
What is a Mayor-Council form of Government
200
protection for children who are at risk of, or are experiencing physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or emotional or physical neglect.
What are CPS or Child Protective Services
200
Provide leisure time activities, facilities, and recreational facilities.
What is the Park and recreation District
200
A Klallam word meaning "the strong people"
What is Clallam
300
A proper audit will point out deficiencies in accounting and other financial operations. Many counties have an appointed or elected Auditor to make independent audits of all governmental agencies in the county government.
What is County Auditor
300
Consists of an elected council, and the council members hire someone to be the city manager
What is Council-Manager form of government
300
long-term rental housing for people on low to moderate incomes with a housing need.
What is Community Housing
300
serves to operate local public primary and secondary schools, for formal academic or scholastic teaching, in various nations.
What is a school District
300
Named after the co-captain of the ______ and Clark Expedition
What is Clark
400
Local laws define the deaths a coroner must investigate, but most often include those that are sudden, unexpected, and have no attending physician—and deaths that are suspicious or violent. In some places in the United States, a coroner has other special powers, such as the ability to arrest the county sheriff.
What is County Coroner
400
Three elected commissioners who serve as city department directors. Only Used in Shelton, WA
What is a Municipal form of Government
400
a voucher issued by the government to those on low income, exchangeable for food.
What are food stamps
400
Plan, construct, and operate facilities to collect, treat, and dispose of sanitary, industrial, and other sewage.
What is the Sewage Improvement District
400
Named after the river dividing Washington and Oregan
What is Columbia
500
the public officer in a county, district, or other jurisdiction charged with carrying on the prosecution in criminal proceedings. Origin of prosecuting attorney.
What is County Prosecuting Attourney
500
These districts usually have one job. Such as Safeco Field
What is a Special Purpose District
500
These are the people you call first when Bats fly into your home.
Who is the county health department?
500
Acquire, construct, maintain, operate, develop, and regulate system of harbor improvements and related facilities. Acquire and construct toll bridges, tunnels, and beltline railways. Establish industrial development districts.
What is the Port District
500
considered to be the first regional inhabitants to engage in commerce as they traded extensively with other tribes in Western and Eastern Washington. This county was named after this tribe.
What is Cowlitz
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