The role of the elected Treasurer is to serve the citizens of the County by performing all duties set forth by Missouri Statutes, mainly, but not limited to, Chapter 54 RSMo. The Treasurer is the custodian of all county money. The primary task is careful accounting of revenues and expenditures and allocation of each one to approximately 62 different funds. The Treasurer fulfills administrative and executive duties for the County and exercises oversight and caretaker roles in regard to County funds. The Treasurer maintains an office that implements accounting systems that emphasize integrity, transparency, and quality performance. The County Treasurer strives at all times to foster and maintain good relationships with citizens, fellow officeholders, employees, and legislators and assists in any way feasible to enhance county services.

County Treasurers provide a variety of duties and services to the citizens of the great state of Missouri.

Listed below is a generalized overview:

» Obtain adequate surety bond coverage.

» Collateralization of all County monies.

» Chief liaison with the County’s banking depository.

» Responsible for the procurement and execution of the County’s Investment Policy.

» Calculate/allocate interest to all funds and accounts.

» Monitor, balance, and reconcile all activity in County bank accounts making daily deposits/disbursements as needed.

» Prepare and present financial reports.

» Provide data on various County revenues and monitor all incoming revenue streams.

» Liaison to County Commission in financial management.

» Payables from specific funds of the Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney, Recorder and Sheriff offices.

» Account maintenance and payables to the County Employees Retirement Fund.

» County Administrator for the federal government’s System of Award Management (SAM) grant account.

» Educate, inform, and assist the public, media, and others of the County financial status as requested.

Monthly tax collections are disbursed with reports to 7 County Public School Districts, 8 County Fire Protection Districts, Mercy – Lincoln Medical Center, L.C. Ambulance District, L.C. Health Department, Clarence Cannon Watershed, and Community Opportunities (Senate Bill 40). These disbursements may include (but are not limited to): County monthly taxes, Railroad and Utilities, Fines and Forfeitures, Private Car Tax, Payments in Lieu of Taxes, Over/Plus Land Sale Surplus, Unclaimed fees, Bond Forfeitures, and Missouri Office of Prosecution Funds.

History of Lincoln County Treasurer:

(Missouri Blue Books served as the primary source of this historical information.)

1825 – 1826: Daniel Draper

1826 – 1827: Henry Watts

1828 – 1833: Francis Parker

1834 – 1835: R.H. Woolfolk

1836 – 1842: Charles Wheeler

1843 – 1846: William Young

1847 – 1852: James H. Britton

1853 – 1858: Charles Wheeler

1859 – 1866: S.R. Woolfolk

1867 – 1868: Frederick Wing

1869 – 1870: James D. Shelton

1871 – 1872: James K. Cannon

1873 – 1878: J. McDonald

1879 – 1884: Thomas J. Nalley

1885 – 1888: W. S. Bragg

1888 – 1889: H. W. Perkins (Interim)

1889 – 1892: John M. Barton

1893 – 1896: Riley L. Birkhead

1897 – 1900: Isaac N. Cannon

1901 – 1904: John T. Henry

1905 – 1908: John R. Thornhill

1909 – 1912: James A. Brown

1913 – 1916: Clarence B. Tucker

1917 – 1924: John M. Reed

1925 – 1932: M. Claude Finley

1933 – 1936: Leslie G. Graven

1937 – 1938: Harry L. Achor

1939 – 1958: Tom L. Hammack*

1959 – 1966: William T. Richardson

1967 – 1974: Rose Richardson

1975 – 1982: Mary Lou Edgar

1983 – 2002: Betty McClellan*

2003 – 2010: Betsy K. Calvin

2011 – 2012: Krysti Henke

2013 – 2015: Kristen M. Burkemper

2015 – 2016: Carrie E. Ward (Interim)

2016 – Present: Brenda K. O’Brien

*Denotes 20 Years of Service