Washington

Organization 27

Departments

• Washington County Assessor's Office Assessment

  Lists, values and maintains records on each piece of real and personal property in Washington County, appraising all property annually at market value.

  435-301-7020 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Attorney's Office Legal

  The County's legal branch, with criminal, civil and investigations divisions. Provides legal counsel to County officials, prosecutes criminal cases, and runs victim services.

  435-301-7100 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Auditor's Office Finance

  Oversees the County's financial affairs, including budget allocations, revenue projections and rate settings, expenditures, capital outlays, tax abatements and internal auditing.

  435-301-7220 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Building Maintenance Public Works

  www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Children's Justice Center Human Services

  Child-friendly center where alleged victims of child abuse receive coordinated services during investigations, working with Child Protective Services, law enforcement and prosecution.

  435-301-7190 cjcwc.com
• Washington County Clerk's Office Clerk

  Runs County, State and National elections held in Washington County, issues marriage licenses, accepts passport applications and handles GRAMA records requests. The County Clerk is not the Clerk of the Courts.

  435-301-7220 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Commission Office Administration

  Office of the County Commission and County Administrator. The Budget Officer serves as the liaison between the Commissioners and the Clerk/Auditor in developing the County Budget.

  435-301-7000 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Community Development Planning

  Building, GIS and Planning divisions: building permits and inspections, zoning and subdivision review, business licensing, code compliance and floodplain management for unincorporated Washington County. Planning & Zoning and Building merged into this department.

  435-301-7250 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Convention & Tourism Office Economic Development

  Promotes Washington County (Greater Zion) as a vacation and convention destination; funded by hotel room tax.

  435-301-7400 greaterzion.com
• Washington County Council on Aging Human Services

  Services for senior citizens 60 and older: classes, tax assistance, in-house meals and Meals on Wheels at senior centers in Enterprise (435-878-2557), Hurricane (435-635-2089) and St. George (435-301-7290).

  435-301-7290 coa.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Economic Development Economic Development

  435-301-7011 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Emergency Management Emergency Management

  Plans, trains and coordinates County resources and personnel for emergencies on behalf of the Board of Commissioners.

  435-301-7360 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  Maintains Washington County mapping data and provides maps and GIS support to County offices and regional partners.

  435-301-7390 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Environment

  Implements and protects the County's incidental take permit, protecting critical wildlife habitat, recreation areas and open space (Red Cliffs Desert Reserve).

  435-301-7430 www.redcliffsdesertreserve.com
• Washington County Human Resources Human Resources

  Handles County hiring, transfers, orientation, wage and benefit recommendations, performance records and training.

  435-301-7450 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County IT Services Information Technology

  Administers County servers, network, websites, telephones, email and backups, and provides data to the public.

  435-301-7460 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Justice Court Courts

  Utah justice court serving Washington County: traffic citations, misdemeanors, fines and fingerprinting services.

  435-301-7480 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Legacy Park Parks & Recreation

  About 40-acre event park with horse stalls, indoor and outdoor arenas, exhibit buildings and a racetrack; home of the Washington County Fair and Rodeo.

  435-652-4000 thelegacypark.com
• Washington County Library System Library

  Main library in St. George (435-301-7580) with branches in Enterprise (435-878-2574), Hurricane (435-301-7540), New Harmony (435-867-0065), Santa Clara (435-301-7630), Springdale (435-772-3676) and Washington (435-301-7650).

  435-301-7580 library.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Noxious Weed Control

  435-634-5702 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Public Information

  435-301-7000 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Public Works Public Works

  Responsible for surveying, engineering, building construction and inspection, maintenance of public streets, highways, bridges and drainage, and other County public works projects.

  435-301-7670 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Recorder/Surveyor Office Clerk

  Records documents and maps, maintains cross-reference indexes and ownership plats for every tract of land in the County, records military discharges, and keeps the survey map depository.

  435-301-7680 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Roads Department Public Works

  Maintains roads, borrow ditches and flood channels in the unincorporated areas of the County and runs the noxious weed program.

  435-301-7710 www.washco.utah.gov
• Washington County Sheriff's Office Police

  The County's elected law enforcement office: patrol of about 2,500 square miles, operation of Purgatory Correctional Facility (the county jail), court bailiff and security, and civil process. Non-emergency dispatch: (435) 634-5730.

  435-656-6500 news.washeriff.net
• Washington County Solid Waste Utilities

  Manages solid waste for Washington County residents and commercial entities.

  435-673-2813 www.washcosolidwasteut.gov
• Washington County Treasurer's Office Finance

  Bills and collects real property taxes and handles banking, investment and cash management of all County funds; sends notices of delinquent taxes.

  435-301-7720 www.washco.utah.gov