Mineral County, West Virginia

Government

County Commission

Mineral County is governed by a three member commission, one member to be elected every two years to a six year term of office. The County Commission, as the governing body, is responsible for the fiscal affairs and general administration of county government. The County Commission does not possess inherent rights of self government but are creations of the State with the authority to carry out those functions specified by the WV Constitution or by legislative enactment.

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• Commissioners:
• Cynthia L. Pyles, Democrat, Commission President: term ending 2007
• Janice LaRue, Republican: term ending 2009
• Wayne C. Spiggle, Democrat: term ending 2011
• County Coordinator:
• Michael C. Bland, appointed
• Secretary:
• Rhonda L. Flanagan, appointed
• Appointed Commissions
• Planning Commission - Administers ordences involved with land use and construction.
• Clyde Burdock - Chairperson
• Development Authority - Administers Industrial Parks, and seeks news business to the county.
• Kaye Vaughn - Chairperson

Office of Assessor

WV CODE 11-3-10 requires that you report in writing all taxable property owned by you to the Assessor between July 1 to October 1. Failure to file will result in a penalty along with difficulty in obtaining vehicle and boat licenses.

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• Assessor:
• Rose Anne Hanna-Maine, Republican: term ending 2009

Office of Circuit Clerk

The Ciruit Clerk is responsible for the following.

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• Absentee Voting
• Court Case Types
• Criminal Cases
• Civil Cases
• Domestic Cases
• Juvenile Cases
• Civil Appeals
• Adoption Cases
• Guardian and Conservator
• Passports and Visas
• Circuit Clerk
• Mary Margaret Rinehart, Republican: term ending 2009

County Clerk

The Clerk is elected to a six year term with the right to succeed himself/herself. The primary duties and responsibilities of the Clerk of the County Commission may be identified as two basic functions:

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• (1) to act as clerk (fiscal officer, secretary) of the County Commission, and
• (2) to act as the receiver of fees charged for the instruments to be filed and recorded within the county. The official books and papers of the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission are considered permanent public records.

The County Clerk shall have the custody of all deeds and other papers presented for record in their counties and they shall be preserved therein. They shall have jurisdiction in all matters of probate, the appointment and qualification of personal representatives, guardians, committees, curators and the settlement of their accounts. The Clerk shall have custody of all election records, payroll and budgetary accounting, and accounts payable. The legislature sets the recording fees.

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Hunting & Fishing licenses and Marriage license applications are available in the County Clerk's Office also.

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• County Clerk:
• Isaac "Sonny" Alt, Republican, term ending 2011

Source Mineral County Commission

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