Types of County Employees
What is a County Assessor?
Decides how much property (land, buildings, and business equipment) is worth.
What county do we live in?
King County
What is the number one thing cities spend their money on?
Law and Justice
What percentage of property taxes go to the city government?
23%
What is the largest city in Washington?
What is a County Treasurer?
Sends people bills for property tax, and make sure they pay it.
How many counties does Washington have?
39 counties
What is the second thing our cities spend their money on?
Natural Resources
What is the percentage of money that goes to state and federal shared revenue and grants?
11%
What is the smallest city in Washington?
Krupp
What is a County Clerk?
They are in charge of keeping all of the paper work for the courts and help people who want to get divorced, sue someone, or deal with other legal matters.
What county has the most islands?
San Juan County
What is the third thing cities use their money on?
Fire and Emergencies
What is the percentage of money that goes to business and utility taxes?
21%
What is it called when a city is outside the county limits?
A Unincorporated Area
What are Superior Court Judges?
Are elected court officials who handle all serious crimes, civil cases, child custody case, juvenile offenses and lawsuits.
What is one of the counties that boarder Idaho?
Spokane, Whitman, Asotin, and Pend Orellie
What is the fourth thing our cities spend their money on?
General Government
What is the percentage of charges for services, impact fees, and lodging tax?
24%
Social Services is also called?
Human Services
What are District Court Judges?
They deal with minor crimes such as traffic tickets.
What county has the same name as one of our Presidents?
Adams
What is the least amount of money cities spend their money on?
Debt Services
What is the percentage of sales and use taxes?
21%
What is a county government responsible for?
Provide certain services to people who live in the county