County Clerk

 

Angie Curley (D)
Dent County Courthouse
400 N. Main St.
Salem, MO 65560

Phone: 573-729-4144

Fax: 573-729-3350

Office hours are Monday thru Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (Closed major holidays)

Main duties of the County Clerk’s office:

  • Serve as the County Budget and Financial Officer
  • Handle county insurance and accounts payable
  • Responsible for employee benefits, payroll and personnel records
  • Conduct all elections held in the county
  • Responsible for voter registration
  • Custodian of records such as contracts with the county and all minutes of the county commission and files relating to the commission
  • Bid openings: Receive bids-file copies of bids and notices
  • Notary Publics: swear in notaries and certify to State
  • Board of Equalization: Schedule appointments for the Board of Equalization.
  • Keeper of the minutes and decisions of the board
  • Licenses-Issue county liquor and auctioneer licenses
  • Certification of value and rates of all political subdivisions
  • Certification and apportionment of revenue for railroad and utility companies
  • Certification of local real and personal revenues chargeable to the collector

June 30th Liquor license renewals
Auctioneers license renewals
Fees: ATV Permits $15.00,
& Plat Books $30.00

New Business’s merchants license due on annual bases.

All election needs: www.sos.mo.gov.