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Area Code 304
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Assessor
358-2563
Circuit Court
358-7067
County
Clerk
358- 2505
Magistrates
358- 2343
Pendleton County
Commission
358-7573
Sheriff
358-2214
Surveyor
358-2506
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Pendleton County Commission
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Commission Members:
Bob Armentrout
Carl Hevener
Judy Hott
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Meeting schedule: The
first and third Tuesdays of each month unless otherwise noted
at the Courthouse: 9 a.m. These meetings
are open to the public, although if you wish to speak the
Commission, you are asked to call ahead to be placed on the
agenda. The agenda is posted on the Courthouse door several
days before the meeting.
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County Clerk's Records
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Pendleton County Community & Economic
Development Authority
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Executive Director -
Shawn Hershberger
Board of Directors:
Carl Warner, president
Jim Brown
Earl Dowdy
Michael Harman
Kenneth P. Harper
Alice Hartman
Jeff Hott
Betty Kimble
Scott Thompson
Reed Waggy
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If you wish to address the PC-ECDA, call to be placed on
the agenda: (304) 358-2074. Meetings are held on the fourth
Tuesday of each month.
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Meetings are held on the
first Tuesday of each month at the Pendleton Community Building.
Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. The mayor Pam Waybright and council
have stated that members of the public are invited to attend
these regular meetings.
Town Council Members
Pam Waybright, mayor
Nancy Scott, recorder Genevieve Glover, member
T.E. Wimer, Jr., member
Estyl Shreve, member
Buster Waybright, member
John David Eye, member
Kim Pitsenbarger,
clerk-treasurer
Mary Boyer,
administrative assistant
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Pendleton County Government • The
newly remodeled historic courthouse, located on Main Street
in Franklin, contains offices for the County Clerk, County
Commission, Assessor, Sheriff, Magistrates, Public Service
Commission and Circuit Court.
Pendleton County is governed by an elected 3-member commission.
Offices are open Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. •
Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon (July - September only).
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The current presiding judges are Donald
B. Cookman (above) and Jerry D. Moore (right). Phone: 358-7067
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Circuit
Court's Office • The
Circuit Court's Office is where jury duty notices are generated
and where the records and orders of the Circuit Court are
kept. The court is in session on an as-needed basis depending
on case load.
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Shalee Wilburn is
the clerk of the office, assisted by Heather Puffenbarger
and Susie Wagoner.
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County Clerk's
Office • The
County Clerk's office is the repository for all the
records of the county and where various legal transactions
from wills to real estate are recorded. It is also responsible
for county bookkeeping.
Along with their regular duties, Linda Rexrode and her
staff of Loretta Blankenship and Elise White willingly
provide competent, cheerful assistance to anyone needing
help in tracking down some particular record or document.
Phone: 358-2505
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County Assessor's
Office • The Assessor's
Office appraises property and prepares the personal and
real property tax reports that are sent out each July.
It is on the basis of these reports that property taxes
are levied each year. Building permits are also obtained
in this office.
Carolyn
Sponaugle and her staff of Anne Fischer, Kim Grace, Ashley
Ruddle and Sandie Smith are always available to help property
owners understand the process by which valuations are made
and to assist them with needed changes to the assessments.
Phone: 358-2563
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Kim Grace, Ashley Ruddle & Sandie Smith
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Anne Fischer |
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Sheriff's
Office • The Sheriff's
Office handles the collection of monies due the county —
primarily personal property and real property taxes as well
as fines and other fees. Law enforcement functions involve
activities related to court orders and state civil code, and
assisting State Police in criminal investigations. Sheriff
Kevin Puffenberger and Deputies Chad Bowers and Rick Pownell
are in charge of law enforcement. The office staff consists
of Julie Bland, Anna Mauzy and Jennifer Armentrout. Phone:
358-2214 |
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County
Commission's Office • The
Pendleton County Commission's office is staffed by administrative
assistant Karen Pittsenbarger.
It is here that anyone having business with the County Commission
comes. The bimonthly public meetings of the Commission are
held in a meeting room on the second floor of the Courthouse.
Phone: 358-7573 |
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The Magistrate's
Office • The Magistrate's Office is where arrest
warrants are issued, probable cause hearings are held, non-criminal
disputes are adjudicated, and misdemeanors including traffic
law violations, are handled The more serious crimes and
civil disputes over $5,000 will end up in Circuit Court.
Kevin C. Sponaugle is the County Attorney and represents
the County in Circuit Court.
Andrew Hinkle
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Leland Propst |
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The county has two
magistrates who alternate days of being on duty and are
on 24-hour call for cases of domestic violence. Leland Propst
and Andrew Hinkle are assisted by office staff of Sandra
Bennett, Mary-Ann Simpson and clerk Judy Grimm. Phone: 358-2343
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