Department | Phone | Description |
Administrator's Office | 320-591-1620 | County Board of Commissioners and Board Meeting Times and Dates |
Assessor's Office | 320-591-1632 | Homestead Applications, Property Valuations, Classification, or Assessment information |
Attorney's Office | 320-591-1560 | Victims, Witnesses, and other parties involving Criminal Prosecutions |
Auditor's Office | 320-591-1670 | Land Transfers, Elections, Tobacco, 3.2, Liquor, Transient, and Auctioneer Licensing, Accounting, Real and Personal Tax Calculation, Delinquent Tax, and Forfeited Land |
Children's Services | 320-591-1570 | Child Protection/Child Welfare, Adoption, and Child care/Foster Care Licensing |
Child Support Office | 320-591-1570 | Location of Absent Parents, Establishment of Paternity, Establishment and Modification of Support Orders, and Enforcement of Support Orders |
Court Administration Office | 320-591-1500 | Orders from the Court including Traffic, Criminal, Civil, Family, Juvenile, Probate, Conciliation, Court Cases, Payment of Fines, and Jury Services |
Crime Victim Advocate | 320-591-1567 | Victims Rights and Information regarding cases |
Disability Services, Vulnerable Adult, and Foster Care Licensing - Adult | 320-216-4100 | Foster Care licensing (Adult), Mental Health (child/adult), Vulnerable Adult Protection, Elderly Screening, Developmental Disabilities (child/adult), and Chemical Dependency (child/adult) |
Extension Office | 320-591-1650 | Nutrition Education Program, 4-H Clubs and programs available, becoming a Master Gardener, Soil Samples, Farm Land, and University of MN Bulletins |
Financial Assistance Office | 320-591-1570 | Child Care, Financial, Medical Assistance, and Food Support |
Highway Office | 320-216-4200 | Surveying, culverts, problems with roads, county maps and plat books, road signs, access/entrance permits, Encroachments and Easements, and dead animals on roads |
Human Resources Office | 320-591-1622 | Employment Opportunities, Employee Benefit Programs, Recruitment and Selection Information or Classification/Compensation information |
Jail | 320-629-8400 | Inmate Visiting Hours, Inmate Bail, Work Release/STS, Jail Records, Fingerprinting |
Land Office | 320-216-4225 | Tax-Forfeited Lands, County Land Sales, and Timber Sales |
Probation Office | 320-591-1550 | Juvenile, adult misdemeanor and adult gross misdemeanor offenders subject to investigation or supervision under Court Order |
Public Health Office | 320-216-4100 | Public Health Nursing, Nursing Home Screening, Elderly Services, Children with Special Needs, and Health Education |
Recorder's Office | 320-591-1642 | Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates, Marriage Applications, Veteran Discharge Papers, Clergy and Notary Registry, Tract Searches, and Taxpayer’s Land Documents |
Sheriff's Office | 320-629-8380 |
Non-Emergency Gun permits, Background Check,Sheriff Records (accident, police reports), Civil Process, Bad Checks |
Treasurer's Office | 320-591-1660 | Current Year Property Tax |
Veteran's Service Office | 320-216-4250 | Veteran’s benefits including Compensation, Pension, Healthcare, Education, Home Loans, Burial Benefits, Veteran’s Preference, and Life Insurance |
WIC Office |
320-591-1596 |
WIC, Dental Varnishing, and Immunizations. 320-216-4150 in Sandstone |
Zoning Office | 320-216-4220 | Zoning and on-site Septic systems in shoreland or non-shoreland areas, subdivisions, and building site permits |