This facility was originally built in 1915
What is the Sibley County Jail?
This is the term for a county's primary administrative officer, responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of county government.
Who is the county administrator?
John Glisczinski has been our County Administrator since 2019
This department is the custodian of all legal records pertaining to real estate in the county.
What is the County Recorder's Office?
Formerly know as the Register of Deeds
This elected official is typically responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of a county, property taxes, administering elections, and serving as the secretary and treasurer of the drainage ditch systems.
Who is the County Auditor-Treasurer?
There have been 19 individuals that have held this title in the history of Sibley County
Who is the County Sheriff?
This body is the legislative branch of a county government, is made up of 5 elected members who make laws and policies for the county.
What is the county board of commissioners?
Lyle Grochow, Keith Hennen, Peter Koch, Christian Lilienthal, Steve Saxton
This city was the location of Sibley's County Attorney office from 1979 to 2018.
What is Winthrop?
David Schauer was the part-time County Attorney during that time.
Check, cash, credit card, electronic check, partial payments, ACH payments, escrowed, the public drop box, in-person, through the mail, over the phone, and via the website are the various methods property owners can use to pay this
What are your property taxes?
These county employees drive nearly 500,000 miles per year
Who are the Sibley County Sheriff's Deputies?
High Island, Rush River, and Clear Lake are the names of the 3 of these located in Sibley County
What are the County parks?
Clear Lake Park - south of Gibbon
High Island Park - northeast of Arlington
Rush River Park - outside of Henderson
Minnesota Statute requires the County Assessor, or her staff, to physically view property at this frequency
What is 5 years?
They may visit more often if you add on to your property such as a deck or shed.
Starting 46 days before this state-wide event, you can do this in-person at the Auditor-Treasurer's Department
What is vote?
In 1973, Chief Deputy Doug Schulte was the last person to use the Sibley County jail in this capacity
What is his family’s residence?
Bismarck, Cornish, Green Isle, and Henderson, are all examples of these located in Sibley County
What are townships?….Sibley County has 7 cities and 17 townships.
By Minnesota statute, you legally have this long to update a name change or address change on your Minnesota drivers license
What is 30 days?
Out of the 24 jurisdictions in Sibley County, 8 of their local councils/boards have decided to vote by this method
What is mail balloting?
The MN Department of Corrections closed the jail in 1992. It was remodeled at a cost of $2,000,000 and re-opened in this year
What is 1995?
In each of the past 4 years, Sibley County has been able to limit the increase of this to less than 3%
What is the tax levy?
2025: 2% 2024: 2.4% 2023: 1.00% 2022: 2.6%
Budget - Non-property tax revenue (aid, grants, fees) = Property tax levy
This jurisdiction has the highest estimated market value in Sibley County
What is Moltke Township?
You will lose your property through the tax forfeiture process this many years after your property taxes become delinquent
What is 3 years?