Shelby County Commissioners
COMMISSIONERS: John Laws(chairman), Dale DeLoye, and
Larry Kleinhans.
LOCATION: First floor of Shelby County Annex, 129 E. Court St.
HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Commissioners hold
meetings on Tuesday and Thursday.
DUTIES: The commissioners are responsible for the proper management of
county funds, buildings and property as well as for approving and entering into all
contracts for Shelby County. The commissioners are elected and serve four-year terms.
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Shelby County Adult Probation Department
JUDGE: John D. Schmitt.
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER: Cindy Miller.
LOCATION: Third floor, Shelby County Courthouse.
HOURS: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: To supervise criminal defendants who are on probation
coordination for the court's community service program, and to conduct background checks
on defendants and make recommendations to the judge concerning sentencing.
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Shelby County Auditor
AUDITOR: Joseph Deweese.
LOCATION: Shelby County Annex, second floor.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
DUTIES: Chief fiscal officer for county, responsible for accounting for
all receipt and issuing payment for all county obligations. Responsible for administering
real estate, personal property, trailer tax, and special assessments. Maintains record for
real estate appraisal information. The office also inspects weights and measuring
instruments in the county and issues licenses for dogs, kennel, vendors and cigarettes.
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Shelby County Clerk of Courts
CLERK OF COURTS: Judy Snodgrass.
LOCATION: Shelby County Courthouse, third floor.
HOURS: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 6 p.m.
DUTIES: Maintains records of criminal, civil and domestic (divorces and
dissolutions) cases filed in Shelby County Common Pleas Court as well as costs associated
with cases. Conducts draws for jury pools in cases that need a jury. Passports can be
obtained at this office also.
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Shelby County Title Department
CLERK OF COURTS: Judy Snodgrass (this is a division of the
clerk of courts office).
LOCATION: 1000 Milligan Court, east of downtown Sidney along Ohio 47.
HOURS: Mondays from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.
DUTIES: Handles issuance and transfer of ownership titles on vehicles and
some watercraft, trailers and motors. Issues watercraft registration. Maintains records on
titles.
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Shelby County Board of Elections
DIRECTOR: Kay Baker
LOCATION: Shelby County Annex, first floor.
BOARD MEMBERS: Jim Bashore (chairman), Stanley Shuster, Ralph Elarman,
Ralph Bauer.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Prepare and maintain voter records and ballors; register voters
and keep information on individual registrations; provide and maintain petitions for
candidates and check their validity; count ballots on election nights; assure a polling
place in each county precinct and staff on election days; prepare and maintain all
financial records of candidates and political action committees.
List of local polling places.
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Shelby County Educational Service Center
(formerly Board of Education)
SUPERINTENDENT: Mary Lou Holly.
BOARD MEMBERS: Jeffery Replogle, Randy Sailor, Roger L. Lentz,
Dennis York, Madeline Maurer and Sharon Waldsmith (Treasurer).
LOCATION: Shelby County Annex, Fourth floor.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Guide and provide support for educational program in the seven
local school districts in Shelby County (excluding Sidney City Schools).
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Shelby County Child Support Enforcement
Agency
DIRECTOR:
LOCATION: Shelby County Courthouse, ground floor.
HOURS: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Collects payments from absent parents and distributes the money
to custodial parents in Shelby County. Investigates cases of paternity for Shelby County
Probate Court.
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Shelby County Children's Services
DIRECTOR: Thomas Bey
LOCATION: 401 E. Court St.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Investigates matters involving children in Shelby County.
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Shelby County Recorder
COUNTY RECORDER: Janet Becker.
LOCATION: Second floor of the Shelby County Annex.
HOURS: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
DUTIES: Records all land transactions, mortages, military discharge
papers and other legal documents. Also provides assistance to persons doing genealogical
research.
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Shelby County Sheriff's Department
SHERIFF: Mark Schemmel.
LOCATION: 555 Gearhart Road.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Chief law enforcement agency in Shelby County. Also in charge of crime prevention
services, dispatching of emergency services and operation of the Shelby County Jail.
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Shelby County Common Pleas Court
JUDGE: John D. Schmitt.
MAGISTRATE: Gary Carter.
LOCATION: Shelby County Courthouse, third floor.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: The court has countywide jurisdiction in all felony criminal
cases, all civil cases, and all divorces and dissolutions. Carter hears domestic cases
(divorces and dissolutions) and makes recommendations to Schmitt.
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Shelby County Engineer
COUNTY ENGINEER: Robert B. Geuy
LOCATION: 500 Gearhart Road.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Maintains roads and bridges, inspect bridges annually, erects
roadside signs, investigates drainage problems for county commissioners.
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Sidney-Shelby County Health Department
HEALTH COMMISSIONER: Dr. Fred Boyer.
LOCATION: 202 E. Poplar St.
BOARD MEMBERS: Gwen Stevenson (chair), Dr. Brad Berlekamp, Dr. Jerome
Mestemaker, Joe Seger.
HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: The staff of nurses provides clinics, education and nursing
services in schools and to individuals. Sanitarians provide inspections for public safety
of food service, swimming and recreation facilities and solid waste disposal facilities.
Vital statistics for the county are recorded.
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Shelby County Department of Human Services
DIRECTOR: Terry Pellman
LOCATION: Third floor, Shelby County Annex.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DUTIES: Provide financial assistance in the form of medical coverage,
child care, food stamps, etc. Also offered is an adult protection program, a domestic
violence program and a work fair program.
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Shelby County Juvenile Court
JUDGE: Norman P. Smith.
LOCATION: Second floor, courthouse.
HOURS: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
DUTIES: The court handles criminal cases involving Shelby County youths
under age 18 charged with deliquency, unruliness or a traffic offense. Cases of child
neglect, dependency and abuse are heard by the court. The court's probation department
keeps track of offenders. This is a division of Common Pleas Court.
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Shelby County Probate Court
JUDGE: Norman P. Smith.
LOCATION: Second floor, courthouse.
HOURS: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
DUTIES: Probably best-known as the place where marriage licenses are
issued, the court also is responsible for admissions of wills to probate, settlement of
estates, appointment and supervision of guardians, adoptions, hearings on mental illness
and committments to state institutions, trusts, name changes, birth certificate
corrections and storage of birth and death records from 1867 to 1908. This is a division
of Common Pleas Court.
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Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney
COUNTY PROSECUTOR: James Stevenson.
LOCATION: 126 N. Main Ave.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DUTIES: The prosecutor and staff advise and represent county and township
officials and agenies; handle legal proceedings for felony criminal cases in cases in
Shelby County Common Please Court and Sidney Municipal Court; and seeks collections for
child support and delinquent real estate taxes.
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Shelby County Public Defender
PUBLIC DEFENDER: William Zimmerman.
LOCATION: Fourth floor, Ohio Building, 113 N. Ohio Ave.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DUTIES: Representation of indigent people in court cases where there's
the possibility of jail time being served. The Public Defender's Office also handles a
variety of other cases, such as child support, and juveniles in juvenile court. The office
also handles appeals.
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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
DIRECTOR: Mike Martz
LOCATION: 800 Fair Road.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Development and coordination of an emergency operations plan for
response to disasters that might occur in the county. Also provides information to the
public concerning disaster preparedness. Formerly called Shelby County Civil Defense.
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Shelby County Treasurer
TREASURER: Mary Ellen Allenbaugh.
LOCATION: Second floor of the Shelby County Annex.
HOURS: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
DUTIES: Collects taxes for the county, including real extate and personal
property taxes. Also handles investments of county funds.
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Shelby County Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES OFFICER: Tom Clay.
BOARD MEMBERS: Weldon Oakley (president), Frank Lunsford, Mike Jones, Don
Harp and Harry Phlipot.
LOCATION: Monumental Building, ground floor.
HOURS: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DUTIES: Provide assistance to veterans of Shelby County. The assistance
includes financial aid to veterans in need, transportation to medical facilities and helby
in filling out forms for Veterans Administration assistance.
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Shelby County Coroner
COUNTY CORONER: Dr. Phillip A. Edwards.
LOCATION: 915 W. Michigan St.
HOURS: On call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
DUTIES: Investigate all criminal, violent, and suspicious deaths in the
county as well as all deaths in public places and during surgical procedures.
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Shelby County Park District
MANAGER: Richard Millhouse.
BOARD MEMBERS: Richard Bryan (president), Dean Kimpel, Jim Overholt.
LOCATION: Fessler-Buxton Road, Lockington.
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
DUTIES: The Park District operates preserved recreational areas at
Lockington Reserve, Bornhorst Woods, Hardin Park and Helen's Cove.
BOARD MEETINGS: Third Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the park
office.
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