Franklin County Fiscal Court Members

County Judge/Executive - Ted Collins
County Attorney - Rick Sparks
1st District Magistrate - Jill Robinson
2nd District Magistrate - Phillip Kring
3rd District Magistrate - Don Sturgeon
4th District Magistrate - Larry B. Perkins
5th District Magistrate - Huston Wells
6th District Magistrate - Lambert Moore

Most of the elected offices are required by the Constitution and their qualifications are set by the Constitution.  County officials perform a wide variety of duties and are summarized below:

County Judge Executive - Acts as presiding officer and member of Fiscal Court and serves as county's executive and administrative official.

Jailer - Has custody of the county jail and all persons committed to the jail.

Magistrates - Serve as members of Fiscal Court to conduct business of the county.

Constables - Charged with and serve various court documents such as summons, civil actions, and warrants.

Coroner - Investigates certain types of deaths and attempts to determine the cause.

Property Valuation Administrator - Assesses or estimates property value for taxation purposes.

County Attorney - Serves as legal counsel for county government and represents the county when named as parties in legal actions.

Sheriff - Acts as a law enforcement official, collects real property taxes, provides court security, and performs various other duties.

County Clerk -  Issues licenses, registers voters, performs election-related duties, files and stores various legal and county records, and prepares county tax bills.